In addition to all the usual High Street names Taunton is home to a large number of independent shops, many of them long-established. You’ll find some grouped along the historic Bath Place and in the St James Street Riverside area.

Bath Place
Bath Place

Bath Place Traders

Bath Place is a charming pedestrian shopping street in Taunton town centre in Somerset, home to mostly independently owned businesses offering an amazing range of goods and services.

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Nicky's Flower Studio
Nicky's Flower Studio

Taunton's Independent Quarter

There is a fantastic range of independents just waiting to be explored in the Independent Quarter which includes St James St, Riverside and The Courtyard.

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  • Excalibur Gaming

    Excalibur Gaming

    Excalibur Gaming is a friendly professional company founded by a life long gaming enthusiast seeking to deliver the widest selection of hobbyist games and supplies!

  • Fine Fabrics

    Fine Fabrics

    Fine Fabrics is a well-established fabric shop offering a fantastic range of haberdashery, patchwork fabrics, linens, ribbons and other knitting and sewing accessories.

  • Gurds

    Gurds

    Gurds are specialists in Men's Traditional Quality Clothing run by the same family since 1933.

  • Hatchers

    Hatchers

    Hatchers is one of the country's longest established department stores. Our origins can be traced back to a humble drapery store set up way back in 1775. Still family run and proudly independent, we aim to offer the people of Taunton and the surrounding area an alternative shopping experience from that found elsewhere on the High Street. The store is conveniently located close to three of the town's main car parks and is attached to Orchard Shopping Centre.

  • Lesser Litter

    Lesser Litter

    We are Kate and Pete, and are proud to be part of the Taunton & Somerset community. We want to give the people of Taunton a positive option for shopping ethically, organically and packaging free.

  • Millichamp and Hall

    Millichamp and Hall

    Founded in 1987 by Julian Millichamp and Jonathan Hall, Millichamp and Hall have a developed an international reputation of crafting high performance cricket bats for players of all ages and abilities.

  • Stillmans Butchers

    Stillmans Butchers

    We can assure you that all our products come from well sought after local farms. Stillmans' meats have been fed naturally from pasture to plate.

  • Taunton Leisure

    Taunton Leisure

    Taunton Leisure's focus today is still the same as when it first started in 1977 - to seek out unique brands with an equally great heritage and with a passion for products and the outdoors that we all enjoy so much.

  • Watkin TOYS

    Watkin TOYS

    The Watkin family first established Watkin Toys in 1940

  • Wave Games

    Wave Games

    A little Somerset-based independent surf and lifestyle store, rocking since 1987 and still going strong.

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