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At the gateway to the South West, The
Castle Hotel successfully combines the style, luxury
and dedicated service you would expect at one of Europe’s
leading family-run castle hotels.
“Welcome to the Castle – Taunton’s
historic landmark and an hotel run by the Chapman Family
for some sixty years. In an age when most hotels are
links in a chain, we are one of a kind and remain determinedly
independent – our individuality founded on the best traditions
of warm hospitality and personal attention. We care –
about you and your comfort. We want your visit to be
an experience you recall with pleasure. And we hope you
will return.” Kit and Louise Chapman – Proprietors.
The Castle has a worldwide reputation
for the warmth of its hospitality, the luxurious comfort
of its accommodation and the excellence of its restaurant,
ranked among the top 40 best places to eat in Britain
by The Good Food Guide and surely the finest of restaurants
in Taunton. The Castle Restaurant is complemented
by the popular, trend-setting brasserie, BRAZZ,
the Castle’s modern bar-cafe.
In addition to the Good Food Guide,
laurels in the Good Hotel Guide, Tatler and Hardens Restaurant
Guides all testify to the excellence of its hospitality.
However, let’s not forget what
our guests have to say!
There are 44 luxurious, beautifully
decorated bedrooms
and suites…and there’s the Penthouse,
one of the loveliest hotel suites in England. All the
rooms are of a distinctive style, each welcoming and
comfortable with a sense of home as befits a famous family-owned
hotel.
Taunton is halfway between Gloucester
and Cornwall on the M5 and so makes The Castle one of
the leading conference
hotels in Somerset and, with the Castle’s innate
romanticism, one of the most favoured wedding
hotels in Somerset.
The events calendar at the Castle Hotel
lists the finest events
in Taunton, including our Christmas
and New Year Celebrations for this year.
The Castle Hotel is the ideal base
for exploring the region with its history and legends.
This is the land of King Arthur, King Alfred and Lorna
Doone’s Exmoor,
Glastonbury, Wells. Longleat House, some superb National
Trust treasures and the and the majestic gardens
of Stourhead are all within easy reach. Gertrude Jekyll’s
famous Hestercombe
Gardens are virtually on the doorstep. Within a short
walk of the hotel is the Somerset
County Cricket Ground and just outside Taunton is Taunton
Racecourse. Coleridge and Wordsworth used to walk
the nearby Quantock
Hills; it was while walking these hills that Coleridge
was inspired to write ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’.
The Castle Hotel is a sustainable enterprise
and has a Sustainable
Development Plan
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