Bridgwater

Bridgwater House 2

Bridgwater House Our Bridgwater office

More than 100 people work in Bridgwater House, and it’s home to (among others) our Children’s and Adults’ Social Care teams. While it’s a buzzy office, with the usual comings and goings, there are plenty of hot desks for colleagues from other locations. There are also enough booths, meeting rooms and breakout areas to go around. There’s a bus stop just up the road and a Pay and Display car park even closer. And as it’s in the town centre, shops, banks, restaurants and cafés are all nearby. And, to top it all, you have the Quantock Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, right on your doorstep.

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Train station nearby

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Living and working in Somerset

Thirst-slaying cider and super-tasty Cheddar cheese. Glastonbury Festival and world-famous Carnival. And anyone for cricket? When you think of Somerset, a few of these will immediately spring to mind. But there’s so much more to our special county.

Beautiful stretches of sandy coastline, caves, moors, the unique Somerset Levels, get-away-from-it-all areas of outstanding natural beauty, cool-list towns, internationally renowned art galleries and great food. And yes, cider. It’s all here. You’ll find historic villages and bustling market towns, rich heritage and history, sitting side-by-side with buzzing nightlife, great shopping and more family-friendly things-to-do than you can shake Merlin’s legendary staff at.

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