The Park and Ride service
A bus service across Taunton that helps you beat the traffic
You can catch it anywhere on its route. You do not need to ‘Park and Ride’ to use it.
Fares are just £1 per journey.
The Park and Ride runs from two sites.
- Taunton Gateway – on the east of the town
- Silk Mills – on the west
The buses run on a loop between the two sites, picking up and dropping off at several stops in the town centre and at Musgrove Park Hospital. Please note the Taunton Gateway car park has a height restriction of 2 metres.
- Taunton Gateway (TA3 5LU) has 850 car parking spaces and is near M5 Junction 25. It is about 10 minutes from the town centre, and about 19 minutes from the hospital.
- Silk Mills (TA1 5AA) has 760 car parking spaces and is handy for drivers coming from West Somerset and for people who need to get to Musgrove Park Hospital which is about 7 minutes away. The town centre is about 13 minutes away.
Opening hours and timetable
The buses run every 20 minutes from Monday to Saturday.
From Taunton Gateway
- Monday to Friday 6.20am to 8.15pm
- Saturday 8.20am to 6.20pm
From Silk Mills
- Monday to Friday 5.50am to 7.45pm
- Saturday 7.50am to 5.50pm
Silk Mills and Gateway Park and Ride sites remain open to the public until 11pm from Monday to Saturday. This allows people to return and collect their cars using evening bus services.
- 1E Priorswood – Town Centre – Silk Mills (for Silk Mills)
- 30 Taunton – Chard – Axminster (for Gateway)
Both sites are closed to the public on Sundays and Public Holidays.
You can find the full Park and Ride schedule below.
Latest updates
From 14 April 2025, we will be unable to serve the stops listed below for up to 12 weeks due to ongoing building works at Musgrove Park Hospital.
- Parkfield Drive and The Hospital from Gateway Park and Ride
- From the Hospital towards Silk Mills Park and Ride
During this period, your nearest bus stops will be on the Wellington Road by St Mary’s Cemetery or outside the TA centre on Mountway Road. If you need to access the hospital from Gateway these will be the stops to get off, and it’s a short walk.
However, the Park and Ride service can be used to access the hospital from Silk Mills and if you stay on the bus from Gateway Park & Ride through to Silk Mills you can then be taken back to the hospital on the return journey, but it will take between an extra 15-20 minutes to arrive at the Hospital when travelling from Gateway.
If you are still unsure how to access or return from the Hospital using the Park and Ride, please speak to the driver of the bus as you board and they will be happy to explain.
Contact information
Facebook – @stagecoachbus
Twitter – @StagecoachSW