Museum of Somerset
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Really interesting collection. Very covid aware. Felt very safe.
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Interesting exhibits. Though if you are hoping to see a castle you will be a little disappointed
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Nice museum good for a 2 hour stint and lots of things to do around the grounds of he castle too
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Impressive museum with a variety of interesting history. Much bigger than I thought when exploring through it. Free admissions but accepting donations. Fun for all ages. One way system in place.
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Lovely museum, lots of interesting things to see and read.
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Admission is by advance booking 6 visitors per half hour only admitted. Allow approximately 1 hour for your visit.
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Amazing
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Friendly staff. Safe procedures adhering to Covid-19 regulations and best to book ahead to comply. Variety of exhibits and good trails and activities for children.
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Really interesting well laid out and friendly informative and knowledgeable staff. We enjoyed the experience very much and would definitely recommend.
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Great museum cool tree carving fun and interesting and especially love the military war but at the end
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Lovely museum to walk around and explore. Highly recommended
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I've never heard of this museum until I was passing through, but it was quite a surprise. Free entry, although donations are welcome. Museum covers Somerset from prehistory, until the 20th century. The Monmouth rebellion was quite interesting, as it was a local event. They had an exhibit from a Somerset artist, whose work was good, although I'm not one for art. I found the history of the Somerset regiment and their predecessors, one the best I've seen.
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Very interesting museum with a variety of different displays well worth a look I would have liked a little bit longer really.
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Fantastic subject matter. Excellent fossils
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So so as far as museums go. Stone carvings to last you a lifetime. One small area of Somerset Light Infantry. Mostly full of uniforms. would have liked to have seen weapons through the ages. Cafe was expensive and when asked if we could have some more hot water she replied "we don't do refills".
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We don't go to Taunton very often and my main memories of it are being dragged along on my wife's Christmas shopping trips so it was a great relief to see Taunton has more to offer than a commercial center sucking money from your pockets.
Infact the museum is totally the opposite. Set within the old castle at the center of town, where it has been since the 19th century, the entrance was actually free putting me in a very good mood for the visit.
The staff were very welcoming and helpful and the exhibits thoughtful and well planned. We ended up having a nice light lunch in the cafe rounding up our stay to about three hours of very enjoyable entertainment.
We made a sensible donation at the end of our visit as we felt it was thoroughly deserved and would recommend it to anyone looking for some diversion/education on a cold winter's day.
Infact the museum is totally the opposite. Set within the old castle at the center of town, where it has been since the 19th century, the entrance was actually free putting me in a very good mood for the visit.
The staff were very welcoming and helpful and the exhibits thoughtful and well planned. We ended up having a nice light lunch in the cafe rounding up our stay to about three hours of very enjoyable entertainment.
We made a sensible donation at the end of our visit as we felt it was thoroughly deserved and would recommend it to anyone looking for some diversion/education on a cold winter's day.
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Marvelous exhibition of the work of local artist Tristam Hillier
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Very interesting and well organised museum
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Fantastic day out at this special open day - English Civil War sieges of Taunton, and a soldiers life.
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Interesting local museum
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Interesting museum on local history. Well presented, light and airy and free! Staff very helpful an knowledgeable. Could easily spend an hour or two here and find further visits still of interest. Finally there is a excellent coffee shop on site, well worth a visit.
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Interesting museum with changing gallery area and pleasant cafe.
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Brilliant....extremely well laid out and informative. Great surroundings. Free entry. Could not fault it. A must see
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Huge museum and free too
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Child friendly and visiting children seemed fascinated and were asking all sorts of questions. There was a lot of local information , the Duke of Wellington and Lt Chard who fought in the Zulu wars. Lots of uniforms and weapons on display and up to date information of present regiments. Also there was an art gallery showing works from a local artist. Welcoming staff, a museum shop and small cafe. Worth a visit
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