Taunton

Taunton Somerset

Photographs, information, and places of interest, in and around the town of Taunton in Somerset.

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The day of the annual Flower Show in Vivary Park, Taunton, Somerset. An event not to be missed.

Taunton is a large town in the west of Somerset. It is the County town of Somerset and ideally situated as a base to tour Exmoor, the Quantock Hills, or anywhere indeed almost anywhere in West Somerset.

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Accommodation in the Taunton: Castle Hotel; Meryan House Hotel; Salisbury House Hotel

Recommended local pubs and restaurants: Crown and Sceptre; Shepherd's Rest; Winchester Inn; Castle Green Inn

Local places of interest: Fyne Court; Hestercombe Gardens; Sheppy's Cider Farm

Nearby towns and villages: Aisholt; Bishops Lydeard; Broomfield; Coombe Florey; Cotford St Luke; Crowcombe; Fitzhead, Halse; Hillcommon; Kingston St. Mary; Milverton; Nether Stowey; Norton Fitzwarren; Oake; Over Stowey, Preston Bowyer; Triscombe; Wellington; West Bagborough

Offsite Taunton Link: Taunton (Taunton in old postcards)