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 some of Taunton best cities to visit near Taunton.

Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral are great places to visit near Taunton if you like historic buildings.

Taunton has some unmissable towns nearby like Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare.

Ancient Sites to visit near Taunton include Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

Hills to visit near Taunton include Glastonbury Tor.

Don't miss Glastonbury Abbey's ruins if visiting the area around Taunton.

Taunton has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.

There are a number of lakes near Taunton including Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare.

Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole are great places to visit near Taunton if you like villages.

Don't miss Bristol Airport's airports if visiting the area around Taunton.

There are a number of beaches near to Taunton including Weston-super-Mare Beach.

Taunton is near some unmissable islands like Knightstone Island,

River Axe is a great place to visit close to Taunton if you like rivers and streams.

There are a number of hiking areas near to Taunton including Cheddar Gorge.

Taunton has some unmissable caves nearby like Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.

Taunton History

There are some historic monuments around Taunton:

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