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Bridgwater to Taunton

Bridgwater to Taunton, Somerset, England

26.04 KM

This was something of an unplanned walk. I began by exploring the market town of Bridgwater before heading on to the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal. After a few enjoyable miles on the canal it occurred to me that I could just keep going all the way to Taunton and return by train, so that is just what I did.

It was a beautiful late spring day, I had my Nikon 35mm film camera with me and spotted a perfect canal side lunch stop (Maunsel Lock Tea Rooms) on the map which made for a perfect half way break. The walk was just over 26km in total and I was worn out by the end, so was pretty happy to find a train ready at Taunton Station to talk me back to Bridgwater in air-conditioned comfort!

25 May 2024
Level
6hrs, 55min (5hrs, 26min)
altitude Graph for bridgwater to taunton walk

Elevation: Max 24m, Min 6m, Gain 18m

Pictures from the walk

dutch style riverside houses in bridgwater, somerset

Dutch style houses on the River Parrett in Bridgwater

curved building on high street with parked cars and man in cap

High St, Bridgwater

old cinema and bingo hall with sign to new cinema

Old cinema and bingo hall

church with tall spire

St Mary's Church

exterior of eastover indoor shopping centre

Eastover Indoor Shopping Centre

derelict brick building with metal shutters

Derelict on Broadway

red brick block with white garage wooden doors

Garage block on canal view

view across small lake to suburban housing street

Lakeside Park (from the canal)

jumble of houses and flats with small white van in centre

White van

stencil graffiti reading 'i read this so aliens stop harvesting our sun'

I READ THIS SO ALIENS STOP HARVESTING OUR SUN

industrial building and trees

The Bridgwater Resource Recovery Facility

industrial building alongside small lane with warning sign post

The Bridgwater Resource Recovery Facility - an energy-from-waste power station

m5 motorway crossing the bridgwater and taunton canal with houses on towpath

M5 motorway crossing the canal

electricity pylons crossing rape seed oil field

Pylons crossing rape seed oil field

tree beside field with pylon in distance

Pylon and tree

house beside canal with flag pole flying the white ensign and ukrainian flags

Canal side living

assorted seats outside industrial building next to canal

Canal side seats

industrial buildings in foreground with fairground ride in distance

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