Bridgwater and Taunton Canal

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The Bridgwater and Taunton Canal is a canal in the south-west of England between Bridgwater and Taunton, opened in 1827 and linking the River Tone to the River Parrett. There were a number of abortive schemes to link the Bristol Channel to the English Channel by waterway in the 18th and early 19th centuries. These schemes followed the approximate route eventually taken by the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal, but the canal was instead built as part of a plan to link Bristol to Taunton by waterway. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°3'47"N, 2°59'20"W

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Bridgwater and Taunton Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burrow Mump, Hestercombe House, Westonzoyland Pumping Station Museum, Scott Cinema.

3.2 miE
Historical place, View point, Ruins
Burrow Mump, Bridgwater
82 min walk • Burrow Mump is a hill and historic site overlooking Southlake Moor in the village of Burrowbridge within the English county of Somerset. It is a scheduled monument, with the ruined church on top of the hill a Grade II listed building.
4.2 miW
Garden, Park, Watermill
Hestercombe House, Taunton
106 min walk • Hestercombe House is a historic country house in the parish of West Monkton in the Quantock Hills, near Taunton in Somerset, England.
2.7 miNE
History museum, Specialty museum, Museum
Westonzoyland Pumping Station Museum, Bridgwater
70 min walk • The Westonzoyland Pumping Station Museum of Steam Power and Land Drainage is a small industrial heritage museum dedicated to steam powered machinery at Westonzoyland in the English county of Somerset. It is a Grade II* listed building.
4.6 miN
Cinema, Nightlife
Scott Cinema, Bridgwater
116 min walk • Scott Cinema is a cinema in Bridgwater, Somerset England. Built in 1936, it is notable for its Art Deco style.
2.7 miS
Church
Church of St Peter & St Paul
69 min walk • The Church of St Peter & St Paul in North Curry, Somerset, England, is nicknamed ‘The Cathedral of the Moors’. It dates from the 14th century and has been designated a Grade I listed building.
2.3 miNW
Church
Church of St Mary, North Petherton
60 min walk • The Church of St Mary in North Petherton, Somerset, England dates from the 15th century and has been designated as a grade I listed building. It is on the Heritage at Risk Register due to the condition of the roof and north aisle parapet.
2.4 miE
Monastery
Athelney Abbey
61 min walk • Athelney Abbey, established in the county of Somerset, England, was founded by King Alfred in 888, as a religious house for monks of the Order of St. Benedict. It was dedicated to "Our Blessed Saviour, St. Peter, St. Paul, and St. Egelwine".
4.5 miN
Church
Church of St Mary, Bridgwater
116 min walk • The Church of St Mary in Bridgwater, Somerset, England was built in the 13th century, and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. It is dedicated to Saint Mary, the Virgin.
2.9 miW
Church
St Augustine
74 min walk • The Church of St Augustine in West Monkton, Somerset, England, dates from the 13th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building.
3 miSE
Church
Church of St Gregory
76 min walk • The Church of St Gregory Stoke St Gregory, is a Church of England parish church in Somerset, England. Its parish is part of the Athelney Benefice, along with the parishes of St Michael, Burrowbridge, St Bartholomew, Lyng and SS Peter and Paul, North Curry.
4.5 miN
Specialty museum, Museum, Archaeological museum
Blake Museum, Bridgwater
114 min walk • The Blake Museum is in Bridgwater, Somerset, England at what is believed to be the birthplace of Robert Blake, General at Sea. Since April 2009 it has been run by Bridgwater Town Council with help from the Friends of Blake Museum.