Hestercombe Gardens
Set 1.4 km north of Taunton is Hestercombe Gardens. Officially, it is a Grade I listed park and garden. Our list has 26 more places within 15 km; first among them is Hestercombe House, at 100 m.
Garden near Taunton
Just outside Taunton
Hestercombe Gardens is 1.4 km north of Taunton. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed park and garden
On the official list of protected heritage; Taunton has 375 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Choosing a month
For warmth, aim for May to September (17–22°C highs in Taunton).
Hestercombe Gardens
Running it is Hestercombe Gardens Trust. 3 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Garden
- Run by
- Hestercombe Gardens Trust
- Listed
- Grade I listed park and garden
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 1.4 km north of Taunton
- Official site
- hestercombe.com
Finding Hestercombe Gardens
The map puts Hestercombe Gardens in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to Hestercombe Gardens
The largest of the 8 towns is Taunton, with 61,667 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
- 1Taunton
- 2Monkton Heathfield
- 3Kingston St Mary
- 4Bathpool
- 5Staplegrove
- 6Creech St Michael
- 7Ruishton
- 8Norton Fitzwarren
Taunton
Monkton Heathfield
Kingston St Mary
Bathpool
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Hestercombe Gardens is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton | 1.4 km south of it | 61,667 | 14 |
| Monkton Heathfield | 1.7 km southeast of it | 4,584 | 8 |
| Kingston St Mary | 1.8 km northwest of it | 391 | 11 |
| Bathpool | 2.7 km southeast of it | 367 | 9 |
| Staplegrove | 3 km southwest of it | 280 | 10 |
| Creech St Michael | 3.6 km southeast of it | 2,327 | 9 |
| Ruishton | 4.2 km southeast of it | 1,476 | 9 |
| Norton Fitzwarren | 4.3 km southwest of it | 3,770 | 12 |
Next door to Hestercombe Gardens
3 museums, 2 castles and 2 forts are among the 26 within 15 km.
MuseumHestercombe House100 m away2
CastleTaunton Castle4.4 km away3
Garden · National TrustFyne Court3.8 km away4
FortAthelney11 km away5
Castle · National TrustBurrow Mump12 km away6
FortTaunton Stop Line8.3 km away7
MuseumMuseum of Somerset4.4 km away8
MuseumSomerset Cricket Museum4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Hestercombe Gardens: common questions
Where is Hestercombe Gardens?
Hestercombe Gardens is 1.4 km north of Taunton, Somerset.
What is Hestercombe Gardens?
Garden in West Monkton, Somerset, England, UK.
Who runs Hestercombe Gardens?
Hestercombe Gardens Trust.
When is the best time to visit Hestercombe Gardens?
May to September are the warmest months in Taunton, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Hestercombe Gardens a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed park and garden.
What else is there to see near Hestercombe Gardens?
Within 15 km: Hestercombe House (100 m), Taunton Castle (4.4 km), Fyne Court (3.8 km) and Athelney (11 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Hestercombe Gardens: xlibber, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hestercombe House: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taunton Castle: Rodw, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fyne Court: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Athelney: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Burrow Mump: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Taunton Stop Line: Gaius Cornelius, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Somerset: Chris Jeanes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Somerset Cricket Museum: Harrias, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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