{"id":1992,"date":"2024-09-25T11:53:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T10:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swheritage.org.uk\/museum-of-somerset\/?post_type=visiting-tab&#038;p=1992"},"modified":"2026-02-11T14:46:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T14:46:01","slug":"plan-your-visit","status":"publish","type":"visiting-tab","link":"https:\/\/swheritage.org.uk\/museum-of-somerset\/visiting-tab\/plan-your-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan Your Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Museum of Somerset can be found within Taunton\u2019s 12th-century-castle. It is within the picturesque Castle Green area of Taunton town centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are 10 minutes from Junction 25 of the M5 and 15 minutes walk from Taunton Railway Station. Taxi ranks and town centre bus stops are near-by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nearest car parks are Tangier and the Crescent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Address<\/strong>: The Museum of Somerset, Taunton Castle, Castle Green, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4AA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What3words:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/w3w.co\/owner.adopt.hunter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">owner.adopt.hunter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Grid Ref<\/strong>: ST 22610 24612<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sorry, no dogs allowed in galleries except assistance dogs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d7203.256437804299!2d-3.1045930000000004!3d51.015638!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x486df45829810d1b%3A0x9e16edb02e87a7fa!2sMuseum%20of%20Somerset!5e1!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1726562987347!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-faq-1hlQRE wp-block-lazyblock-faq\"><ul class=\"faq-list accordion new-accordian\" data-accordion data-multi-expand=\"true\" data-allow-all-closed=\"true\">\n  <li class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item>\n    <a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title\">\n      <p class=\"h3\">\n        <span>Accessibility<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"accordion-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/swheritage.org.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/swht\/assets\/images\/arrow_forward_ios.svg\"\/>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content>\n      <p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Most parts of the Museum\u00a0are fully accessible. There are lifts and disabled toilets as well as free\u00a0wheelchair loan.<\/p>\n<p>Physical access to almost all the site is provided by two passenger lifts. The Discovery and Singing Galleries can be accessed by a stair lift with accompanying wheelchair.<\/p>\n<p>There is level access on each floor with ample space to manoeuvre between displays.\u00a0Some doors open automatically. There are accessible toilets on the ground floor.<\/p>\n\n<p>Please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/swheritage.org.uk\/museum-of-somerset\/contactus\/\">contact us<\/a>\u00a0if you require\u00a0assistance in accessing the Museum.<\/p>    <\/div>\n  <\/li>\n  <li class=\"accordion-item\" data-accordion-item>\n    <a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title\">\n      <p class=\"h3\">\n        <span>Parking<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"accordion-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/swheritage.org.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/swht\/assets\/images\/arrow_forward_ios.svg\"\/>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"accordion-content\" data-tab-content>\n      <p>The nearest car parks are Tangier and the Crescent. Due to our location on Castle Green, there is no on-site parking except for one allocated disabled space, which can be booked by calling us 01823 255088.\u00a0It is possible to drop off disabled passengers outside the Museum.<\/p>    <\/div>\n  <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Museum of Somerset From the Air\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1009862462?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1992","visiting-tab","type-visiting-tab","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swheritage.org.uk\/museum-of-somerset\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/visiting-tab\/1992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swheritage.org.uk\/museum-of-somerset\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/visiting-tab"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swheritage.org.uk\/museum-of-somerset\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/visiting-tab"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/swheritage.org.uk\/museum-of-somerset\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/visiting-tab\/1992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2735,"href":"https:\/\/swheritage.org.uk\/museum-of-somerset\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/visiting-tab\/1992\/revisions\/2735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swheritage.org.uk\/museum-of-somerset\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}