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.

The area around Taunton features a number of interesting historic buildings including Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral.

The area around Taunton boasts some of the best towns including Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Taunton area like Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well.

Taunton is near some unmissable hills like Glastonbury Tor,

Ruins to visit near Taunton include Glastonbury Abbey.

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

Taunton's best nearby lakes can be found at Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare.

The area around Taunton features a number of interesting villages including Withycombe, Uphill, Cheddar, and Wookey Hole.

There are a number of airports near to Taunton including Bristol Airport.

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

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

The area around Taunton's best rivers and streams can be found at River Axe.

The area close to Taunton boasts some of the best hiking areas including Cheddar Gorge.

The area around Taunton boasts some of the best caves including Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves.

Taunton History

There are some historic monuments around Taunton:

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