Taunton becomes national property hotspot.

[Hollis]

Sorry, this is only going to happen once in my lifetime, so I couldn't let it go..

Like the ugly duckling that never gets invited to the ball... Taunton's time has come..

‘People seem to be looking for another way of living’: how Taunton became property hotspot

Guardian readers across the nation are this evening sitting down and contemplating a 'new way of living'... in Taunton..

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Never been to Taunton - is it as shit as it sounds?

Where actually is Taunton anyway?

 

[Hollis]

The jewel in the crown.. of Somerset..

 

[cyberfairy]

Never been to Taunton - is it as shit as it sounds?

Where actually is Taunton anyway?

It's a bit of a shit town in Somerset but has some nice cider.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

It's a bit of a shit town in Somerset but has some nice cider.

and some fairly nice countryside (if you like that sort of thing) not very far away - i tend to get to that part of the world once a year or so (or did in the days before teh plague)

 

[Kevbad the Bad]

This may no longer be true, but when I visited Taunton some years back a pub there claimed to be the longest pub in England. It was certainly very long indeed. Great for social distancing.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

The jewel in the crown.. of Somerset..

Somerset is one of the few counties I've never had the pleasure.

 

[keybored]

This may no longer be true, but when I visited Taunton some years back a pub there claimed to be the longest pub in England. It was certainly very long indeed. Great for social distancing.

Do you mean longest bar? Could be the 'spoons on East Street.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

This may no longer be true, but when I visited Taunton some years back a pub there claimed to be the longest pub in England. It was certainly very long indeed.

Beer googles obvs.

 

[cyberfairy]

and some fairly nice countryside (if you like that sort of thing) not very far away - i tend to get to that part of the world once a year or so (or did in the days before teh plague)

I have lived vaguely nearby- it is not as bad as Tiverton in Devon, the worst town I have ever had to suffer living in. I like the Somerset levels as there is one Reiki practitioner to every local gun nut. Makes for an interesting queue in a Spar.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

I like the Somerset levels as there is one Reiki practitioner to every local gun nut. Makes for an interesting queue in a Spar.

Sort of 'are you going to shoot me or wave your hands over me' sort of thing?

Are some parts of England really that fucked up? Round here the choice is just being shot.

 

[Elpenor]

Trull is a nice village near to Taunton

 

[High Voltage]

The last time me and Mrs Voltz went to Taunton we wandered round like a couple of slack jawed yokels - it's a hell of a step up from Wells, I can tell you

 

[Elpenor]

Beer googles obvs.

You’d need some very high powered goggles to see the pub all the way from Beer, in East Devon, it must be at least 35 miles as the crow flies

 

[cyberfairy]

Sort of 'are you going to shoot me or wave your hands over me' sort of thing?

Are some parts of England really that fucked up? Round here the choice is just being shot.

Somerset is mad for it due to house prices going up so much and a lot of hippy stuff going on along with local people still having the temerity to live there.. I remember going to a pub in Peasedown St John and being offered both speed and a poached (stolen not cooked) eel. The pub down the road had salt baked artichoke for 16 quid.

 

[cyberfairy]

The last time me and Mrs Voltz went to Taunton we wandered round like a couple of slack jawed yokels - it's a hell of a step up from Wells, I can tell you

Wells is amazing!

 

[Hollis]

Do you mean longest bar? Could be the 'spoons on East Street.

It's probably also laying claim to being the shitest Wetherspoons in Britain.. .

Personally prefer the Coal Orchard.

 

[cyberfairy]

and some fairly nice countryside (if you like that sort of thing) not very far away - i tend to get to that part of the world once a year or so (or did in the days before teh plague)

There is a wonderful walk down the Strawberry line to Thatchers cider farm shop and pub- interestingly the Thatchers factory actually looks like the pic on the bottles- loads of lovely orchards. The Bulmers factory in Shepton Mallet looks like an industrial morgue

 

[platinumsage]

I once drove to Yeovil solely to visit the drive-thru KFC. That's the closest I've been to Taunton as an adult apart from driving on the M5.

 

[High Voltage]

Wells is amazing!

If you are bored with Wells you are bored with life

 

[ska invita]

Got a friend in Taunton, he's had people messaging him all day
It is in a great location re roads/trains/countryside etc

 

[marty21]

The jewel in the crown.. of Somerset..

Us Bathonians disagree.

 

[cyberfairy]

If you are bored with Wells you are bored with life

I went there with my mum and dad and I wasn't allowed to go to a lovely looking veggie cafe but had to go to Wetherspoons instead then was not allowed to look around because of the parking prices. I was 40.

 

[ska invita]

Wells has a fine cathedral

 

[High Voltage]

I went there with my mum and dad and I wasn't allowed to go to a lovely looking veggie cafe but had to go to Wetherspoons instead then was not allowed to look around because of the parking prices. I was 40.

You probably weren't allowed to look around because the least amount of parking you could've got was one hour

Wells doesn't take an hour

 

[Hollis]

If you are bored with Wells you are bored with life

Chard.

 

[discokermit]

buying property in somerset with sea levels rising is stupid.
edit to add, unless its frog island. i wouldnt mind a house on frog island.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Lived there for years, it used to have a great live music scene, often 3 or 4 pubs with bands on and within a very short walking distance of each other, and some pubs turned a blind eye to people smoking hash, which was handy. Good free party scene too.

It had plenty of character, relaxed pace of life, surrounded by beautiful countryside, and nice nearby village pubs.

I miss it as it was, but it's changed so much, all my fav independent pubs are gone, and loads of house building, with these 'garden villages' popping up around it, not the same feel at all.

 

[rubbershoes]

It's probably also laying claim to being the shitest Wetherspoons in Britain.. .

Personally prefer the Coal Orchard.

I think the Coal Orchard has closed or is closing

 

[Hollis]