Bridgwater
South West
Bridgwater

Bridgwater is a large historic market town and civil parish

Bridgwater was once known for its traffic jams but the M5 has since bypassed the town leaving it a pleasant place to visit. There are some elegant streets and well-preserved old buildings. A statue of Bridgwater's most famous son, Admiral Robert Blake, stands at the Cornhill and the house where he may have born is preserved as a museum.

The major event in town is the illuminated Guy Fawkes Carnival, a magnificent and colourful spectacle which draws thousands of spectators to the town each year. The parade has over a hundred floats lit by thousands of electric bulb