The Merry Monk
The Merry Monk is a pub in West Monkton, Taunton Deane District, England. The Merry Monk is situated nearby to the community center West Monkton Village Hall, as well as near the theater building Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre.- Opening hours:
Monday—Saturday: 11:00 AM—11:00 PM
Sunday: noon—10:30 PM - Email: angie@themerrymonk.co.uk
- Type: Pub
- Cuisine: regional
- Address: Taunton, TA2 8NE
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Taunton railway station and St Augustine’s Church, West Monkton.
Taunton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taunton railway station serves the county town of Taunton, in Somerset, England. It is a stop on the Bristol to Exeter line, the Reading to Taunton line and the Cross Country Route. Taunton railway station is situated 2 miles southwest of The Merry Monk.
St Augustine’s Church, West Monkton
Church
Photo: Celiakozlowski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. The parish church has an 88 feet tower, of four stories, with no pinnacles or fancy tracery on the windows, giving the tower a slender, austere look compared to the medieval Somerset towers of churches in nearby Taunton, for example. St Augustine’s Church, West Monkton is situated 1 mile northeast of The Merry Monk.
County Ground
Stadium
Photo: Harrias, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The County Ground, known for sponsorship reasons as Cooper Associates County Ground, is a cricket ground in Taunton, Somerset. It is the home of Somerset County Cricket Club, who have played there since 1882. County Ground is situated 2 miles southwest of The Merry Monk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cheddon Fitzpaine and West Monkton.
Cheddon Fitzpaine
Village
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cheddon Fitzpaine is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated on the Quantock Hills 2 miles north of Taunton. The village is situated near the Bristol and Exeter Railway, the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal, and the River Tone and has a population of 1,929.
West Monkton
Village
Photo: Celiakozlowski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
West Monkton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated 2 miles north east of Taunton. The parish includes the hamlets of Monkton Heathfield, Bathpool, and Burlinch and the western parts of Coombe and Walford, and had a population of 2,787 at the 2011 census.
Creech St Michael
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Creech St Michael is a village and civil parish in Somerset, three miles east of Taunton. The parish straddles the M5 motorway and includes several scattered settlements.
The Merry Monk
- Categories: building and retail building
- Location: West Monkton, Taunton Deane District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.03624° or 51° 2′ 11″ northLongitude
-3.06432° or 3° 3′ 52″ westOperator
Free houseOpen location code
9C3R2WPP+F7OpenStreetMap ID
way 120913339OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=pubOpenStreetMap feature
building=retailOpenStreetMap attribute
cuisine=regionalOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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