Reconstructing Somerset’s Roman Mosaics

Volunteers have spent five years reproducing Roman designs at Avalon Archaeology.

• 10 mins

Chard’s hanging tree

A hanging tree once stood between Tesco and B&Q in the town.

• 6 mins

80 years of Calverts in Taunton

The family-run furniture shop was established in 1944.

• 4 mins

Ilminster’s shooting club

The rifle group is thought to have started in the Victorian times.

• 9 mins

The haunting of Hestercombe

The ghost of Mrs Portman has been spotted in the historic house by visitors.

• 6 mins

26/12/2024

The best of our Secret Somerset series from 2024.

• 60 mins

The factory behind the breakfast table staple

Hemyock in the Blackdown Hills produced St Ivel Gold until 2008.

• 6 mins

Somerset village linked to two American presidents

John Adams and John Quincy Adams are remembered in Barton St David’s church.

• 8 mins

Ilminster’s Victorian police cells

The former magistrates’ court and police station building now houses the town council.

• 7 mins