Museums in Taunton and Bridgwater
A well designed modern environment for appreciating art and the historic material. It has a café with outside seating and is within the beautiful grounds of the castle itself
Interest from prehistoric to modern times in Somerset. Well laid out,accessible, very interesting and informative. Well worth 2-3 hour visit. Suits all ages.
It's well laid out with lots of interesting pieces
Visited on Saturday and really enjoyed it. The museum is free, interesting, and well worth a visit. The exhibits are engaging and informative, and I'd happily recommend it to others. …
Very interesting Staff were informative and helpful Free entry but had to pay for exhibition but it was a very nice experience
Very popular with kids and their guardians. Someone must have spent ages and ages cutting out bits of paper for making Gruffalo masks. Well done to them. Nice cafe adjacent
We really liked it here. The way it is set up is very good. From Roman right through to the making of somerset. Lots of historic detail about the courts …
Highly recommended. Great day out. Plenty to see, learn and do.
Went on a Monday. However it was closed very sad as it was my last day in Taunton. Was OK thoe as the building is stunning.
I went specifically for the Roger Fry art exhibition which is on until July 2026. There is an entry fee for this so I purchased tickets online (£4 instead of …
Wonderful day spent looking at the Roger Fry exhibition and museum collections. Extremely kind and helpful staff and excellent cafe. Thank you!
Excellent exhibition. Informed, friendly and helpful staff. Such a wonderful building too.
Wonderful museum with fascinating exhibits giving an enlightening insight into the history of Somerset. The presentation is enticing and informative and all within the wonderful castle. An altogether terrific experience, …
Really interesting collection of Roman (large floor mosaic is amazing) and items from historic & prehistoric times. Well worth a visit.
Had a brilliant visit to the museum. Lots of really interesting displays. Recommended.
Super Easter trail with two levels. For toddlers and under 6 they had to find toy rabbits with a numbered egg shaped label then colour in the worksheet. Older kids …
We visited the Roger Fry exhibition today, it was absolutely superb and the ticket price was ridiculously cheap!
Very friendly staff and good cafe with plenty of choice. Lovely courtyard to sit and take in the view. Activities for children (dress up like a Roman) and plenty of …
Went in half term and was very busy with families which was great to see but made viewing difficult for non family visit.
