Woodlands Castle is a privately owned venue offering function and meeting rooms that can be hired individually or exclusively depending on the event.
We are situated in 12 acres of private grounds surround by woodland making the house a secluded haven; yet we are just minutes from Taunton Town Centre and sit on junction 25 of the M5, providing a central meeting point between Exeter and Bristol.
We can cater for all kinds of events from conferences and receptions to weddings, BBQ’s and parties.
We have a friendly and flexible approach and with our own catering team we can help create your event to match your actual requirements.
Woodlands Castle was built in 1810, and was remodelled and enlarged by Richard Carver c1833 for Mrs Lock. The house originally a farm house is far more elaborate than you would expect from a late 18th century early 19th century building.
With its picturesque fasade in the then fashionable pseudo-Tudor style and its planted pleasure ground it seems to be attempting to be a stately home, designed for public appearance and private pleasure rather then mere accommodation. The house appears in Kelly’s ‘Directory of the County of Somerset’ of 1861 which describes ‘Woodlands, the seat of the Hon. Charles Napier, is a pretty villa residence, situated in well laid out grounds, and commands a fine view of the Cothelstone hills.
