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✦ Historic site
Taunton Castle: a motte and bailey castle, part of the outer bailey, an Anglo-Saxon cemetery and a Civil War artillery platform
2 ha
Getting here
51.01538, -3.10449
Best for
5 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Cycling
Varies72%Named cycling route nearby: Route 3
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: East Deane Way
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
46
6 named nearby · 40 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
52
52 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Route 3 · Cycling527.7 km
Route 33 · Cycling0
Somerset Space Walk · Walking0
Taunton Heritage Trail · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Whirligig Lane · public footpath
Castle Bow · public footpath
Bath Place · public footpath
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Café
The Castle Café · 55m
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Parking
Whirligig Lane Car Park · Paid · 172m
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Picnic spot
5 · 47m away
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Toilets
2 · 52m away
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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