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.

Taunton has some unmissable cities nearby like Bath, and Wells.

Taunton's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral.

Towns to visit near Taunton include Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare.

Taunton has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

The area around Taunton's best hills can be found at Glastonbury Tor.

There are a number of ruins near to Taunton including Glastonbury Abbey.

Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross are some of Taunton best historic monuments to visit near Taunton.

Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare are great places to visit near Taunton if you like lakes.

There are a several good villages in the Taunton area like Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole.

Airports to visit near Taunton include Bristol Airport.

Weston-super-Mare Beach is a great place to visit close to Taunton if you like beaches.

There are a several good islands in the area around Taunton like Knightstone Island.

River Axe is one of Taunton's best, nearby rivers and streams to visit in Taunton.

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

There are a number of caves near Taunton including Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.

Taunton History

There are some historic monuments around Taunton:

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