Hammett’s Walk is located between St. George’s Church in Wilton to the area of the Wilton stream in the vicinity of Upper High Street. It is said to be haunted by a ghost with green hair, although the identity is unknown.

The grounds of the castle are said to be haunted by the sounds of tramping feet, which some have attributed to the Duke of Monmouth’s men and their captors.  The notoriously “loathsome” Bloody Judge Jeffreys tried them here. On the landing, an apparition in “Caroline dress, booted, bewigged and gauntleted, with a sword by his side and a pistol in his hand” has been witnessed. The Great Hall is now a museum, but was once the scene of what has been regarded by some as “the bloodiest assizes of all”.  This is perhaps why some have experienced ghostly phenomena that include being clutched by unseen hands, poltergeist-like activity, and the apparition of a “fair-haired young woman in seventeenth century dress”. Audible phenomena include footsteps and music.

The fabric of the Castle Hotel includes part of Taunton Castle, and was once used by Judge Jeffreys as his accommodation during the trails following the Duke of Monmouth's rebellion in 1685. His wraith has been sighted both in the hotel and around town - “gnawing on a large meat bone”! A room called the ‘Fiddler’s Room’ is just one of the locations where ethereal violin music has been heard. The apparition has been reported as wearing evening dress from the early 20th century.

The Tudor Tavern dates from 1578 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. It has an overhanging 3 storey timbered front with a high red tiled roof. Behind the late 16th century front is a late medieval hall with an open trussed roof and arched braces. A room bearing the unenviable name of ‘Judge Jeffreys Room’ at The Tudor Tavern is reputedly haunted, and an interesting picture was purportedly taken here on 15th October 1959 that was later published in The Field. However, Coxe in Haunted Britain, does not state what the picture was of!