Taunton is a Town in the county of Somerset.

Taunton postcode: TA1 1JD

Retail in Taunton

There are great places to visit near Taunton including some great cities, historic buildings, towns, ancient sites, hills, ruins, historic monuments, lakes, villages, airports, beaches, islands, rivers and streams, hiking areas and caves.

Bath, and Wells are great places to visit near Taunton if you like cities.

There are a number of historic buildings near Taunton including Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral.

There are a number of towns near Taunton including Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare.

Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well are some of Taunton best ancient sites to visit near Taunton.

Glastonbury Tor is a great place to visit close to Taunton if you like hills.

Glastonbury Abbey is a great place to visit close to Taunton if you like ruins.

The area around Taunton boasts some of the best historic monuments including Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.

Taunton has some unmissable lakes nearby like Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare.

Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole are some of Taunton best villages to visit near Taunton.

The area close to Taunton boasts some of the best airports including Bristol Airport.

Weston-super-Mare Beach is one of Taunton's best, nearby beaches to visit in Taunton.

The area around Taunton's best islands can be found at Knightstone Island.

The area close to Taunton boasts some of the best rivers and streams including River Axe.

Don't miss Cheddar Gorge's hiking areas if visiting the area around Taunton.

The area around Taunton features a number of interesting caves including Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.

Taunton History

There are some historic monuments around Taunton:

• Poundisford Park pale
• Three round cairns on Wills Neck
• Ruborough Camp large univallate hillfort
• World War II fighter pens and other airfield remains and defences of the former airfield of RAF Culmhead, at Trickey Warren Farm
• Two groups of World War II pillboxes in the north eastern and north western sectors of the former airfield of RAF Culmhead, Trickey Warren
• The Chapel, Shearston
• Bowl barrow on Cothelstone Hill, 885m NNE of St Agnes' Well
• Two cairns, 780m ESE of Triscombe Farm
• Two crosses in St Mary's churchyard
• Borough Bank, a section of medieval town defences 70m north of St Mary Magdalene Church
• Bowl barrow and folly ruins on Cothelstone Hill, 1km north east of St Agnes' Well
• Bowl barrow 840m north east of Bagborough House
• Bowl barrow on Cothelstone Hill, 1.07km north east of St Agnes' Well
• Two World War II air traffic control buildings, 620m west and 560m WSW of Whitewall Corner, on the former airfield of RAF Culmhead, Trickey Warren
• Castle Neroche: a motte and bailey castle and earlier defences above Castle Plantation
• Two bowl barrows and a round cairn on Lydeard Hill, 750m north of Tilbury Farm
• Churchyard cross in All Saints' churchyard
• Churchyard cross in St Mary the Virgin's churchyard
• Two bowl barrows, 530m and 670m north east of Plantation Cottage
• Taunton Castle: a motte and bailey castle, part of the outer bailey, an Anglo-Saxon cemetery and a Civil War artillery platform
• Cairn 280m south of Triscombe Stone
• Round barrow cemetery 100m south of School Farm
• Churchyard cross in St Michael's churchyard
• Bradford Bridge
• Bowl barrow at the west end of Cothelstone Hill, 825m NNE of St Agnes' Well
• Norton Camp large univallate hillfort