The Monkton Inn
26 June 2024
A village pub not far from Taunton, the Owners bring their experience of living in South Africa to the menu, as well as local produce. Proud winners of the Somerset Life Magazine award for 'Best Country Pub 2012'.
Things to do near Taunton
1
The Monkton Inn
A village pub not far from Taunton, the Owners bring their experience of living in South Africa to the menu, as well as local produce. Proud winners of the Somerset Life Magazine award for 'Best Country Pub 2012'.
2
Hestercombe Gardens
Forty acres of loveliness including streams, temples, woodland and terraces. The garden features Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian influences.
3
The New Inn
This 18th century former coaching house is well situated between the Quantocks and Exmoor National Park. If you are out and about for day pop in for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
4
Cross Keys
A pretty18th century inn strategically placed on the old turnpike road on the edge of the village. Call in for lunch or dinner with a seasonally changing menu and specials. Children are welcome and ample parking is available.
5
Rock Inn
Country chic dining on the southern fringes of Exmoor, with locally-sourced meats and cheeses, including Exmoor venison pie. There's a proper bar too, with darts and pool room.
6
Aerosaurus Balloons
See the South West from the air with hot air balloon flights over Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset. Flight meeting locations include Exeter, Tiverton, South Brent and Lee Mill in Devon; Launceston and Bodmin in Cornwall; Taunton, Castle Carey and Yeovil in Somerset, and Sherborne, Blandford Forum and Shaftesbury in Dorset.
7
Buddhafield
Set in a beautiful backdrop of the Blackdown Hills during July, this festival is everything meditative and healing. Music, workshops, cafes, specialist areas and practices.
8
Cedar Falls Health Farm & Spa
If spa treatments are your thing then this is the place for you. Set in grounds of forty four acres, you can enjoy spa packages with golf, tennis and swimming available. Give them a call to book your place.
9
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury
Dating back to the 12th century, this lovely red sandstone church is set in the picturesque village of Cothelstone.
10
Cosmo Festival
A bank holiday of 'holiday relief and festival madness'. Music and arts gathering to start June off with world music, fire and dance, yoga and all things cultural.
Things to do near Taunton
A few years ago, the Classic Cottages team started writing about where we live and why we love it. Over time these have evolved into the Classic Guide.
Hestercombe Gardens
15 June 2024
Forty acres of loveliness including streams, temples, woodland and terraces. The garden features Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian influences.
The New Inn
8 June 2022
This 18th century former coaching house is well situated between the Quantocks and Exmoor National Park. If you are out and about for day pop in for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Cross Keys
13 April 2022
A pretty18th century inn strategically placed on the old turnpike road on the edge of the village. Call in for lunch or dinner with a seasonally changing menu and specials. Children are welcome and ample parking is available.
Rock Inn
17 June 2009
Country chic dining on the southern fringes of Exmoor, with locally-sourced meats and cheeses, including Exmoor venison pie. There's a proper bar too, with darts and pool room.
Aerosaurus Balloons
See the South West from the air with hot air balloon flights over Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset. Flight meeting locations include Exeter, Tiverton, South Brent and Lee Mill in Devon; Launceston and Bodmin in Cornwall; Taunton, Castle Carey and Yeovil in Somerset, and Sherborne, Blandford Forum and Shaftesbury in Dorset.
Buddhafield
Set in a beautiful backdrop of the Blackdown Hills during July, this festival is everything meditative and healing. Music, workshops, cafes, specialist areas and practices.
Cedar Falls Health Farm & Spa
If spa treatments are your thing then this is the place for you. Set in grounds of forty four acres, you can enjoy spa packages with golf, tennis and swimming available. Give them a call to book your place.
Church of St Thomas of Canterbury
Dating back to the 12th century, this lovely red sandstone church is set in the picturesque village of Cothelstone.
Cosmo Festival
A bank holiday of 'holiday relief and festival madness'. Music and arts gathering to start June off with world music, fire and dance, yoga and all things cultural.