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Wells

Surf town · United States

Score a trip to Wells

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Beds: 24 places

24 places to stay within 2 km, 4 of them campsites.

Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.

Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

All 24 places to stay · Booking.com

Spots near here: 8 surf spots

Surf · this week

  • Kennebunk beach · about 20 min by car · stays in Kennebunk · Not for beginners

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  • Long Sands,York Beach,ME · about 35 min by car · stays in York · Not for beginners

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  • Ogunquit Beach · about 15 min by car · stays in Ogunquit · Not for beginners

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  • Ogunquit Rivermouth · about 15 min by car · stays in Ogunquit · Not for beginners

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  • Short Sands · about 30 min by car · stays in York · Not for beginners

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  • Short Sands Beach · about 30 min by car · stays in York · Not for beginners

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  • Timber Island · about 30 min by car · stays in Kennebunkport · Not for beginners

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  • Wells Beach · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners

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Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Wells.

Places to eat

6 near Wells

Places to eat near Wells

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Map

the town and every place near it

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 20 km from Wells.

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Photos of Wells

Wells, United States (Unsplash 6dfqPcThFnw)
Photo: Nicolas Cool shotz, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
IGA in Wells Maine July 2021
Photo: Cybah, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Historic Home Rte 109 Wells, ME
Photo: InAweofGod'sCreation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Wells

where it is, what is near

Wells is a town in Maine, United States.

From Wells you can reach 8 surf spots.

The nearest is Wells Beach, a surf spot 2.2 km from the centre.

Overture lists 24 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites.

The nearest airport is Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (PSM), 34 km away.

In Maine · Northeast · United States

  • 24 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (PSM), 34 km, Portland International Jetport (PWM), 42 km, Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT), 82 km

Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).