Found myself in Taunton with a few hours to spare, so thought I would visit. Really glad I did. A fantastic museum rich in content, and full of surprises. Staff …
Visited in October 25. The formal gardens are beautiful and the estate grounds around are magical with lots of garden houses to sit and enjoy the stunning views. The house …
A wonderful museum with its own history. Nice staff. Entrance is free, but you can donate from £5. You can also drink coffee and have a snack on the museum …
The museum is an absolute treasure, set in the heart of Taunton.<br>From it's earliest pure history, through Roman times and beyond, the museum charts the history of Somerset clearly and …
Beautiful gardens, Ideal for walks and you might be able to find apples<br>This will keep you busy for a day
A good museum in the castle. Plenty of exhibits. Well designed galleries and a friendly face on arrival. Nice cafe with tables in & out. One of the best attractions …
Called in on our way home from Cornwall as it breaks the journey up.<br>Only 10 minutes from junction 25 of the M5 and fairly straightforward to get here. We arrived …
The gardens are lovely but that is more than I can say for our meal in the Stables Restaurant.<br>We only wanted a snack so opted for the cheese and ham …
Excellent day out, very well run, cafe also Excellent, we loved it.
A hidden gem withing Taunton. Excellent museum
Incredible museum<br>Display s exhibitions first class<br>Reception staff brilliant welcome
We went into the museum simply to get out of the rain and ended up staying about three hours. The displays were extremely interesting and very professional and informative in …
15 mins off M5 this is well worth a short detour or a planned day out. The food and service are excellent. A lovely place for coffee or lunch. The …
We enjoyed our day out at Hestercombe and our dog felt welcome too. The cafe served a good variety of food that well priced. My partner had the falafel salad …
Perfect place to go with a little one and dog when you aren't sure what to do and are in the area. Great for a little picnic and perfect views. …
Fabulous afternoon with the family. Loved dressing up like Roman's and learning. Interactive for the kids.
It's hard to find anything that's free these days, and it's really hard to find something free that is this good!<br><br>It was suggested to us by a local when we …
What a wonderful garden. Dog friendly, lovely people, great book shop and wonderful cafe.
Unexpectedly well organised and characterised museum, incredible exposition of fossils, staff talks interesting stories, clean and well facilitated. Located in the heart of town with ample and affordable car park …
Great place to look around, lots to see.<br>Cafe is great. Simple dishes but very tasty.
Fantastic museum, helpful, engaging staff, well spaced, calm and so much to see. Glad we made the trip!
Our visit to the Hestercombe House and Gardens was a good morning visit just off M5. Currently being renovated it still offers an insight into the past of the house …
The following Cookies are used on this site. Users who allow all the Cookies will enjoy the best experience and all functionality on the site will be available to you.
You can choose to disable any of the Cookies by un-ticking the box below but if you do so your experience with the Site is likely to be diminished.
In order to interact with this site.
To show content from Google Maps.
To show content from YouTube.
To show content from Vimeo.
To share content across multiple platforms.
To view and book events.
To show user avatars and twitter feeds.
To show content from TourMkr.
To interact with Facebook.
To show content from WalkInto.