I used to live in Midsomer Norton twenty two years ago. I was in England on a visit and was…read moresurprised to see that this post office was still operational.

Lovely post office. Nothing fancy but it's run well. The post master is a little bit cranky but he…read moremust know what he's doing, because it runs like clockwork.

A Post Office, generally speaking, is a post office. This one also has a decent range of groceries…read moreavailable and does pretty well despite the presence of a larger Spar down the road. Maybe I ask too much, particularly of a national 'chain' such as the Post Office, but a bit of individuality would be nice... some Devon / South West produce rather than just your bog standard Mr Kipling / Aunt Bessie's / Danepak etc...

They were so very kind here. I needed to pay for a prescription, and was able to get a postal…read moreorder, an envelope, and they even assisted in directing me to where I could make a copy of the attachment I needed to send. They assisted me in filling out everything, and were kind, took their time, and did everything with a smile. I was able to send the payment first class. They are the BEST! I highly recommend coming here for your postal services' needs. Thank you so much!

Somerton Post Office is a friendly place. There is no photo booth here, and it closes for a half…read moreday on wednesday, and saturday. It does get busy on saturday mornings, and there is the usual, annoying rope divider to organise the queue. It takes up more room than it saves really. It is possible to buy stationery here, cards and envelopes. You can get money over the counter with a normal debit card, but the button pad is round the wrong way.

With the trend towards mega-stores and even larger combinations, such as hyper-stores, it is easy…read morefor the customer to be distanced from management by sheer size of the operation or the speed of turnover. It is thus so refreshing to discover stores that still retain the friendliness of the proverbial "village shop". In a small-town post office, I noted a whole wall of historic sweet jars filled with an amazing variety of tasty morsels. On enquiry, I discovered, to my delight, that I could choose any combination I fancied they would be weighed out individually. Of course, I was like a youngster in a toyshop. Such "mini moments of adventure" enrich the day even the week!! If you are in that area, call in and find out about the warm welcome. Global Nomad

Taunton Post Office - buy your stamps, get your foreign currency, what else do you do in the post…read moreoffice ? You can get your photo taken I suppose. There used to be a Nisa supermarket at the front of the store but that seems to have gone.

GREAT STAFF! This is how all Post Offices should be!read more

The post office has been taken over and is now part of the Spa shop. The advantage of this is that…read moreyou can buy bread, chocolate, wine AND send a parcel at the same time. They have all the standard post office services such as: posting letters and parcels, getting cash and buying stamps. However, you can't renew your car tax or make a passport application.