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Taunton Bowling Club

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.01036, -3.10300

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bowling greens

Bowling green

Paid

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles

Free

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, café

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Long-tailed Tit, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Long-tailed Tit, Woodpigeon +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus ribesii +118 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Marmalade Hoverfly, Syrphus ribesii +118 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 34 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Somerset Space WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Taunton Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef THTLocal walking route
Herepath Trail - ThurlbearWalking route
Named routeRef HTbLocal walking route
Staple Fitzpaine HerepathWalking route
Named routeRef SFHLocal walking route
East Deane WayWalking route
Named routeRef EDWRegional walking route
Bath Placepublic footpath · 16 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mPath type: footway
Crescent Waypublic footpath · 72 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 72 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Orchard Shopping Centrepublic footpath · 5 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 5 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Route 33Cycling route
Named routeRef 33National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route22 m
Named routeRef 3Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route91 m
Named routeRef 3Length 91 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Vivary Park, Taunton

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Vivary Park, Taunton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Vivary ParkUrban park100 m→🌱Goodland GardensUrban park700 m→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Children's WoodUrban park1.9 km→✦Taunton Castle: a motte and bailey castle, part of the outer bailey, an Anglo-Saxon cemetery and a Civil War artillery platformHistoric site600 m→🌱Castle GreenUrban park600 m→

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