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England green and pleasant land welcomes visitors from around the world. The choice of accommodation is yours whether it is Bed and Breakfast, a five star hotel, a caravan or holiday park, what about a canal boat or a cottage in the country. Whichever chosen county the diversity of England is yours to savour. Part of the West Country and famous for its Cider the county of Somerset lies north of Devon, with Dorset to the south and north east is the county of Wiltshire. The town of Taunton is in the heart of the county famous for its apples and the nectar pressed from this fruit. Sheppy's Farm on the A38 near Taunton shows the making of Cider. The wool industry was once prosperous in this county and it was this industry that financed the building of St Mary Magdalene (1488-1514). A less happy event known of this county as in the seventeenth century Taunton Castle was the setting of the infamous Bloody Assizes of 1685 when Judge Jeffery's the Hanging Judge presided harshly over the Courts of the day as history testifies to the punishment metered out to the Duke of Monmouth and his followers after an uprising against King James II. In contrast this building now houses the Somerset County Museum. A Roman mosaic from a villa in Low Ham depicts the love story of Dido and Aeneas is a star attraction. A fine example of Gertrude Jekyll eye for colours used in herbaceous borders produced one of her greatest masterpieces and along with Sir Edwin Lutyens created the Hestercombe Gardens in this county. So book your accommodation at 'A Place To Stay UK' | ||||||||||||||||||
