Taunton - Somerset - England - Christmas Lights 2020 - 4K Evening Walk

Join us for an evening virtual walking tour around Taunton, Somerset, England at dusk and enjoy the Taunton Christmas Lights 2020. We soak up the ambiance of the busy town centre during December 2020 and experience Christmas shopping in Taunton. See the Christmas market stalls and enjoy the ambiance as we stroll through the town centre.

Our walk starts by Debenhams on North Street and finishes by the Christmas tree in front of Market House.

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Taunton is a town in Somerset, England, with a 2011 population of 69,570. It has over 1,000 years of religious and military history, including a 10th-century monastery. Taunton Castle has origins in the Anglo Saxon period. It was later the site of a priory. The Normans then built a stone castle that belonged to the Bishops of Winchester. Today's reconstructed buildings are the inner ward, housing the Museum of Somerset and Somerset Military Museum. The Grand Western Canal reached Taunton in 1839 and the railway in 1842. Today Taunton holds Musgrove Park Hospital, the Somerset County Cricket Club's County Ground and the headquarters of 40 Commando, Royal Marines. The Taunton flower show has been held in Vivary Park since 1866. The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office is located in Admiralty Way.

The grounds of Taunton Castle include the Somerset County Museum and The Castle Hotel, which incorporates the Castle Bow archway. With the municipal buildings they form a three-sided group just beyond the Castle Bow archway from Fore Street.

The Castle Hotel at Taunton is a hotel with two restaurants, Castle Bow Restaurant and BRAZZ, located in the centre of Taunton, Somerset, England. The business is located in a Grade II listed 18th-century reconstruction of the former 12th-century Norman fortress, Taunton Castle.

The Tudor Tavern at 15 Fore Street is one of the oldest buildings in Taunton. Built in 1578, the Tudor Tavern is now a branch of Caffè Nero, but the rest of the building is thought to date from the 14th century, including the Medieval Hall at the back of the building.

The Market House, built in 1772, is one of Taunton's most important historic buildings, commanding a strategic position in the town centre.

The Old Market was a farmers' market in the Parade in front of Market House, but eventually moved to the Firepool area, although cattle trading on the site ceased in 2008. A large indoor shopping centre to the east of the Parade was built on a site which had at one time been a pig market. Although its official name is now Orchard, and before that the Old Market Centre, locals still refer to it as the Pig Market, as one existed there from 1614 to 1882.

Taunton town centre is home to The Orchard Shopping Centre, historic Bath Place and County Walk Shopping Centre. In addition to all the usual High Street names Taunton is home to a large number of independent shops, many of them long-established. There is a fantastic range just waiting to be explored in the Independent Quarter of Taunton which includes St James Street, Riverside and The Courtyard.

The Orchard Shopping Centre in the heart of Taunton town centre comprises 140,000 sq ft of retail and leisure space with a 600-space dedicated multi-storey car park. Orchard Shopping Centre is located in the attractive uncovered part of Taunton town centre close to Warrens Bakery, Greggs, Fizzy Whizzywoo and Piazza Cafe. Orchard Shopping Centre has entrances from the High Street, Fore Street and Paul Street and has nearly 60 stores including a variety of shops & eateries from high street favourites to specialist independents.

Bath Place is a charming pedestrian shopping street in Taunton town centre in Somerset, home to mostly independently owned businesses offering an amazing range of goods and services. In the middle ages, this narrow lane was the main route into Taunton from Exeter. The street was straightened in the 18th century and the buildings mostly date from this time. Bath Place features on Taunton’s heritage trail and many of the shop fronts still have their Georgian octagonal fanlights. Bath Place is frequently named as the jewel in Taunton’s crown and in 2015, Bath Place were runners up in the national Great British High Street contest.

County Walk Shopping Centre is a small indoor shopping arcade in Taunton town centre with an anchor supermarket, Sainsbury's, and several other large national retailers such as Subway, Costa Coffee, Savers and The Entertainer.

Taunton Farmers Market is held every Thursday from 9am until 3pm in Taunton High Street you'll find a great selection of regional cheeses, chutneys, home-made bread and cakes and all the best the county has to offer in terms of produce at this popular Farmers Market.

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