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History of this pub
White Lodge traded at 81 Bridgwater Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2DU in Taunton until Beefeater’s national closure. Its final venue page preserves the address, telephone number, opening hours and facilities shown below. The Food Standards Agency recorded White Lodge at this address, with its inspection dated 1 April 2026. A licensed photograph from 9 August 2023 shows the building while it was still in use. We have not found a reliable opening date or an earlier history for this building, so those details remain open for now.
Christie & Co’s sale particulars describe White Lodge as a freehold restaurant with a single bar, about 154 indoor seats and a garden with lawn and patio seating for about 105 people. Above the restaurant are two separate flats: one with two bedrooms and one with a single bedroom. The neighbouring Premier Inn is described as having 83 rooms. These details help picture the building beyond its roadside frontage, but the sale advertisement does not give an opening date or confirm a buyer or a reopening.
- Final Beefeater location page ↗ (beefeater.co.uk, site closed September 2026)
- Food Standards Agency record ↗
- Licensed venue photograph ↗
- Christie & Co: White Lodge sale particulars ↗
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Opening hours and facilities
Historical Beefeater hours and facilities.
Restaurant and bar hours
- Mon-Sat 11.30am - 11pm
- Sun 12pm - 10.30pm
Breakfast service
- Weekdays 6:30am - 10:30am Weekends 7am - 11am
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