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The Hankridge Arms. Taunton

Address: The Hankridge Arms, Hankridge Way, Taunton, Somerset

Postcode: TA1 2LR

Telephone: 01823 444405

OS Sheet: 193 Grid Ref: 254 252
From M5 junction 25, take the A358 towards Taunton, right at next roundabout then right again into Hankridge Way. Open all day. Usual Pub and restaurant facilities. Flights meeting here will depart from a variety of sites in and around Taunton.

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Somerset

Somerset has everything, endless countryside, dramatic moorland, the Somerset Levels, a stunning coast with numerous long sandy beaches, and many parts recognized as areas of outstanding natural beauty. The county is also the home of great cider and delectable cheese, providing a great taste of the West Country.

Somerset has a fascinating wealth of heritage and legends. King Arthur’s Cadbury Castle (a reputed site of Camelot) lies in the South of the county, West Somerset has Exmoor with vast areas of heathland, ancient woods and the home of Lorna Doone. Somerset also holds many traditions, one of which being the making of wicker baskets dating back hundreds of years.Flights in Somerset meet at Taunton, Castle Cary & Cricket St. Thomas for our new exclusive Safari Flights.

Taunton: Situated on the banks of the River Tone, a busy traditional market town and the capital of Somerset. The town has many striking buildings including Taunton Castle, the Municipal Hall and the church of St Mary Magdalene.

With a flight in the Taunton area you will see the Vale of Taunton, full of orchards, lush hedgerows, narrow lanes, hamlets and willows growing along the ditches and streams. Taunton flights have views stretching across Bridgwater, Wellington and the Blackdown, Quantock & Brendon Hills reaching up to Exmoor.

Chard: The most southerly town in Somerset close to the Devon border. Chard is known to the aviation world due to John Stringfellow who resided in the town and was the inventor of steam powered aeroplanes.

Flights go from Cricket St. Thomas Wildlife Park for the UK's only Safari Balloon Flights. Cricket St. Thomas is also where the popular TV series To the Manor Born was filmed. Flights from here will give views over Chard reservoir settled in attractive woodland, Hornsbury Mill and its water garden, the medieval Forde Abbey and the spectacular Blackdown Hills.


Castle Cary: An attractive market town with picturesque cottages made from the local golden ham stone. In the 19th century the town was known for its horsehair weaving and is today home of the only horsehair manufacturer in the country.

A flight from Castle Cary gives views over small country villages, the Mendip Hills an area of outstanding natural beauty spread over 198 square miles, Glastonbury Tor rising out of the Somerset levels, and in the distance you could see the counties of Dorset, Devon and Wiltshire.