Top 10 things to do in and around Taunton, Somerset (UK)
Top 10 things to do in and around Taunton, Somerset (UK)
Taunton is the county town of Somerset, in the South West of England. I recently visited the town for a long weekend, staying in Castle House thanks to Classic Cottages - visit classic.co.uk for more details and see my video tour of the apartment at
While we were in Taunton, we found lots of interesting things to do and explore. It's a lovely town to visit, even in the British winter!
Here are my top ten suggestions for things to do when visiting Taunton
1 - Museum of Somerset -
2 - Somerset Military Museum
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3 - Hestercombe House and Gardens -
4 - Vivary Park -
5 - Watch Somerset play cricket at the County Ground -
6 - Visit the Somerset Cricket Museum -
7 - Admire Taunton's Architecture on a walk around town
8 - Enjoy a glass of local cider
9 - Sheppy's House of Cider -
10 - West Somerset Railway -
I'll be taking another look at Hestercombe House and the West Somerset Railway in upcoming videos. Hit the notification bell to make sure you know when they go live!
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Taunton Farmers' Market GoldenDay
For the 2nd year in a row Taste of the West awarded us with another Gold, so we decided to celebrate.
See some of our producers & customers enjoying the atmosphere & celebrating our accolade.
Please feel free to share the love of great local food & drink & join us on Facebook & Twitter @TauntonFMarket #FoodieThursday
Halse to Taunton, Somerset, England. Bike Ride.
Bike Ride, Halse village to Taunton, Somerset, England. Recorded with DRIFT HD 1080 video camera. Riding Bike Friday folding bikes. Also bonus footage of Taunton Farmers Market.
Project Taunton
Taunton in Somerset is undergoing a transformation that will make it one of the best places to live and work in the UK. Set alongside the River Tone it is close to Rail, Motorway and Air links and yet manages to maintain the sort of ambience you'd expect from a rural market town.
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Markets, Malls and Marts Travel Blog: All three Taunton malls
This episode of Markets, Malls and Marts Travel Blog I visit Taunton in Somerset, just off the M5. It has minimum three town centre malls, Crown Walk, County Walk and Orchard.
They are very much typical of a town with a high street, in this case pedestrianised. The Orchard mall is built on the old market, and known locally as the pig market.
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Beautiful winter in the middle of spring. Taunton 26th of April, UK
Fruit and Veg Taunton
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Phamton 2 Vision Plus - Another fly over Taunton Market UK
Here are some great shots of Taunton market..
26th Sept 2014
Blorenge Guest House Limited, Taunton
Blorenge Guest House Limited, 57 Staplegrove Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1DG, England
Click on the blue link above to read more about the Blorenge Guest House Limited or to book your stay there.Or visit for bargain prices on many more hotels in Somerset in the UK and around the globe.
Taunton Visitor Centre
Now based in the western wing of the landmark Market House, the Taunton Visitor Centre is the place to go to make the most of your time in Taunton Deane. The county town has plenty to offer from individual boutiques to historic architecture, modern dining to unspoilt views across the Blackdown Hills and the Quantock Hills (both Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty). Taunton offers a wide mix of activities, attractions and events - we can’t wait to help you plan the perfect trip!
Lexington Farmers' Market at UK
Every Wednesday of the summer. From 3PM-6PM
Wilsons Estate Agents Taunton
If you're looking to buy a property in Taunton, Somerset you've come to the right place! We're a close knit family owned firm, embracing new technology to stay ahead in this fast moving world. Managing Director Chris Willey is ably assisted by his two co-directors, his wife Julia Willey and his son Michael Willey. All of us here have lived in the town most of our lives, so we know its people and property pretty well -- if anyone can identify with our clients' needs, we can!
Finding houses, cottages and bungalows for sale in and around Taunton isn't difficult but finding an estate agent in Taunton who can empathise with YOU and your special requirements isn't quite so easy -- That's where Wilsons Estate Agents come in!
If you are thinking of selling your property then please contact us for a FREE market appraisal. Our patch extends to a 20 mile radius of the town and we operate on a No Sale - No Fee basis. Visit our selling soon section for more information.
Wilsons sell property with a difference. You'll always find a varied and interesting selection of houses on our register in many popular locations. Whether first time buyers or 'high flyers' Wilsons have an ever changing register of homes for sale and are always on the lookout for top quality and unusual properties in every price range. When we present our properties we strive to provide a detailed description, with high quality photographs, floorplans and honest, helpful information.
You may be searching here for your next home or just 'surfing' to see what's on the market inTaunton and for how much. No matter what, it's our intention that every visit to our website should be rewarded by a different experience each time, with an ever changing property list together with a roundup of interesting local housing market activity in Taunton and comment in our regular 'Latest News' feature.
Whatever the case -- If you're buying, selling or just curious - Call us first!
Dunster Tithe Barn Farmers Market Christmas 2012 with Famished Folk in West Somerset, UK
Famished Folk is the name given to the local Half Pace Irish folk music session that meets up mainly on Wednesdays in West Somerset, UK to play Irish tunes, although a lot of other tunes from various traditions have crept in recently.
Here we see played a Klezmer tune and then Newlyn Reel which sounds very much like a Klezmer tune but which apparently is a Cornish tune influenced by visiting Russian sailors.
Well who knows? Perhaps only the ladies who entertained the Russian sailors!
Ah well! It's folk music :-)
Taunton Attractions – A Local Guide by Premier Inn
Find out about some of the best ways to spend the day in Taunton with the help of Luke, your local guide from our Taunton East Premier Inn hotel. He tells us about great attractions like Taunton Castle, Hestercombe Gardens, Bath Place, Taunton Flower Show, and the Taunton Farmers’ Market.
Read our local guide to Taunton attractions:
Wells, Somerset, England
The City of Wells is the second smallest cathedral city in England, after the City of London, but it packs a lot into it's small space. The cathedral, with it's magnificent west front, scissor arches, and it's 'sea of steps' leading up to the Chapter House. Vicars Close, thought to be the only complete medieval street in England; the moated Bishops Palace; and the twice weekly farmers market.
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Zane Trace Inn and Craft Farm - Somerset Farmer's Market
Join Christi as she interviews Somerset's Mayor about the joy and beauty of the Somerset Farmer's Market.
Little Dorset's Farm! Bacon Review From New Glasgow's Farmers Market
Here is the review folks from Little Dorset Farm.... Bacon Bacon Bacon YUMMMMY! Check here out!
Places to see in ( Langport - UK )
Places to see in ( Langport - UK )
Langport is a small town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 5 miles west of Somerton in the South Somerset district. The parish has a population of 1,081. The parish includes the hamlets of Bowdens and Combe. Langport is contiguous with Huish Episcopi, a separate parish which includes much of the town's outskirts.
Langport (old forms are Langeberga, Langeport) consists of two parts, one on the hill and one by the river. The former owed its origin to its defensible position, and the latter its growth to its facilities for trade on the chief river of Somerset.[2] Its name looks like Anglo-Saxon for long port, but it may well be long market place which could have been on the causeway which is now Bow Street. Many of the houses in Bow Street tilt backwards due to settlement of the land behind the causeway. It is speculated that Langport is the place mentioned in old Welsh sources as Llongborth = Ship-port, where the Battle of Llongborth happened. Longphort is a term used in Ireland for a Viking ship enclosure or shore fortress, using an identical etymology. Langport was previously also known as Langport Eastover, with the part on the western bank being Langport Westover, now known just as Westover. Langport is on the ancient way from Glastonbury to Taunton.
Langport could well have been important during the Roman occupation as there were several villas in the vicinity. It was one of the forts listed in the Burghal Hidage indicating its strategic position to King Alfred, as well as being close to the royal centre of Somerton. In 1086 according to Domesday Book it had 34 resident burgesses and was worth the large sum of £79-10s-7d. The parish of Combe was part of the Kilmersdon Hundred, while Langport Eastover was within the Hundred of Pitney.
Langport lies on the east bank of the River Parrett, below the point where that river is joined by the River Yeo (Ivel). There is a causeway across the moor and an important bridge over the river. Below Langport the Parrett is tidal. The rivers flow from the southern hills through Thorney Moor and Kings Moor, through a gap between the upland areas around Somerton and Curry Rivel, onto the Somerset Levels through which it flows past Bridgwater to the Bristol Channel. During the winter the low-lying areas around Langport are sometimes flooded. Langport Railway Cutting is a Geological Conservation Review site where Gravels are exposed which show scour-and-fill structures consistent with braided stream deposition from the Pleistocene age.
Two buildings in the town, the Tudor House and The Warehouse in Great Bow Yard, have been restored by the Somerset Buildings Preservation Trust. Close to All Saints Church, an archway crosses the road, bearing a Perpendicular building known as The Hanging Chapel. After serving this purpose it housed first the grammar school (founded 1675), then the Quekett museum, named after John Thomas Quekett (1815–61) the histologist, a native of the town, whose father was master of the school. The hanging chapel afterwards became a masonic hall.
( Langport - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Langport . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Langport - UK
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Anonymous For The Voiceless. Taunton, Somerset #VEGANUARY #AnonymousForTheVoiceless 12 January 2018
ANONYMOUS FOR THE VOICELESS (#AnonymousForTheVoiceless) staged their Cube Of Truth (#CubeOfTruth) awareness demonstration in Taunton, Somerset, UK on Saturday 12th January 2019, to educate the general public regarding farmed~animal cruelty and the dire conditions and attitudes that livestock, destined for the dinner table via the slaughter house, have to endure.
With the meat and animal products market taking a bit of a right hook from the vegetarian, vegan and animal welfare advocates in recent years, the meat trade must surely have to clean up their approach if it is to curtail the rise in 'veggies' and the anti~cruelty bodies.
Much of the recent increase against the 'meat trade' can be attributed to the headline news makers such as the barbaric halal and kosher meats, although animal advocacy, rights, rescue and welfare groups have been campaigning for decades to help put an end to the misery.
There is still so very much to do.
Anonymous For The Voiceless may take at least two positives from their day in Taunton, those being that i personally gave up dairy cheese from the moment i was encouraged to by one of the members (just eggs left now) and that they have attracted another supporter as i hold these caring people in very high regard for their endeavors and commitment to the cause of animal rights and welfare.
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Paul Bashir, Co-Founder of Anonymous for the Voiceless, Animal Liberationist, Plant-Based Nutritionist.
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