Taunton, England
Junction 25 and Chill
"Somerset's County Town: Now With Extra Roundabouts"
Official Coat of Arms
A shield bearing Taunton Castle rendered mostly as a museum gift shop, flanked by two cider apples rampant, beneath a motto scroll reading 'Somerset County Cricket Ground: Sold Out, Everything Else: Optional', all set against a backdrop of the M5 stretching into infinity.
TripAdvisor Review
★★★☆☆ 3/5
"Popped into Taunton on a Saturday hoping for a bustling county town and found a pleasant enough high street with a lot of charity shops and a castle you can't really see properly. The French Weir riverside walk was actually lovely, I'll give it that, and the cider situation is genuinely excellent. Just don't expect much after 9pm unless you count the Wetherspoons in the old cinema."— Derek Pemberton, Weston-super-Mare
Property Listing
Nestled in the heart of Somerset with UNRIVALLED access to Junction 25 of the M5, this vibrant county town offers charming Georgian architecture, a proper cricket ground, and a river you can walk beside without falling in! Commuters will love being 'just under two hours' from London, and cider enthusiasts will never want for choice.
Twinned With
Junction 26 — Both are places you spend more time approaching on the M5 than actually enjoying once you arrive.
Supporting Evidence
Taunton Castle was the site of the 1685 Bloody Assizes trials following the Monmouth Rebellion, making it one of the few English county towns whose most dramatic historical moment predates its current main attraction, a branch of Next.