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The Castle Hotel in Taunton is the
ideal location for exploring England’s West Country…Somerset
is perhaps England's most beautiful county and The Castle
lies at its heart, sharing hundreds of years of its history,
heritage and folklore.
“Cornwall’s as ugly as can be
Devonshire’s certainly better
But Somersetshire is the best of the three
And Somersetshire is the country for me.”
Robert Southey 1807
A stay at The Castle Hotel is your
opportunity to discover the magic of this remarkable
county, from the striking contrasts in its land and seascapes
to its romantic villages, stately
homes and gardens, including some superb National
Trust properties, to the richness of its pastures,
orchards and meadows, which provide for our kitchen and
cellar.
Too often, Somerset is seen as forty
minutes' tribulation on the M5 motorway in the headlong
rush to Devon and Cornwall. Well pause a while and consider
what you might be missing. Using The Castle as your base
and the information on this website as your guide, prepare
to be surprised and thrilled at what you may discover.
You will want to return for more. Furthermore, driving
in Somerset is
a real pleasure once away from the towns and the motorway.
Few English counties can offer such
a variety of landscapes as Somerset. Whichever way one
enters the county the approach is over high ground, plunging
eventually to the great basin of the Somerset
Levels.
From here, an area largely below sea level, the countryside
rises away to the soaring hills of Exmoor, the highest
ground in South West England, with a dramatic coastline.
Incidentally, the air in Somerset is
exceptionally unpolluted and the sunshine therefore stronger
than you may be used to, particularly on Exmoor, the
Quantock Hills, the Mendip
Hills, the Blackdown Hills and the coast. Do take care to use the appropriate sunblock
and to wear a hat if you are planning to stay out for
long…that’s if the sun ever appears!
Given the hotel’s location in the West
Country, it’s hardly surprising The Castle at Taunton
is a favourite hotel
for shooting parties, especially
those visiting the nearby Chargot shoot in Somerset and
the Molland shoot in Devon.
The Castle Hotel is a sustainable enterprise
and has a Sustainable
Development Plan
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