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Somerset in Pictures: Flowers and lakeside beats

Clara BullockBBC News, Somerset
News imageTaunton Flower Show A woman on a white horse, wearing smart riding clothes, stands near a fence at the Taunton Flower Show, with people in the audience reaching out to touch the horses's noseTaunton Flower Show
Thousands of people attended the Taunton Flower Show on Friday and Saturday

While people have been stopping to smell the flowers at Taunton Flower Show, others have been enjoying summer days at the beach this week.

Elsewhere in the county, a Scandinavian crime drama was shot on Exmoor and there was silence at a North Somerset zoo.

News imageColin Moody A group of drummers line up on a grassy area near some tepees at the Lake Paradiso festival at Chew Valley Lake. The drummers all have large drums in front of them and are wearing vivid red and black outfitsColin Moody

Can't beat this: They've been partying on the shores of Chew Valley Lake this weekend at the Lake Paradiso festival. The event carries on into Sunday with Huey Morgan, NYC Block Party and many more acts.

News imageMark Burkey A caver in red overalls and a white safety helmet is suspended by rope over a large cavern at Wookey Hole in Somerset. Below him are other cavers standing on the cavern floor in the same outfits.Mark Burkey

Going underground: Wild Wookey, the caving experience at Wookey Hole, has been named as one of the best attractions in the entire world in the Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Awards.

News imageOrchids in white, purple, lilac and yellow are arranged on a table in a white tent.

All the colours: Taunton Flower Show opened its doors on Friday, with displays of all kinds. It is held in Vivary Park and is thought to be the oldest flower show in the country having been a fixture since 1831.

News imageSomerset Council A film crew in high-vis vests is gathering around a woman stood next to a line of cars. The woman appears to be an actor. They are on a street in a country village, with a red house to the right. There are large trees in the background.Somerset Council
News imageSomerset Council A woman in a long coat is walking her grey dog along a hill on Exmoor. It is foggy, lending the image a moody quality.Somerset Council

Unmoored: If you enjoy a bit of Scandi crime drama, look out for 'Unmoored', a new film shot largely in and around Simonsbath on Exmoor. It is a psychological thriller about a Swedish TV presenter fleeing to Exmoor with her dog - an adaptation of Hakan Nesser's novel 'The Living and the Dead in Winsford'.

News imageGetty Images A few seagulls are surrounding towels and toys on a sandy beach.Getty Images

At the seaside: With the summer holidays underway, seagulls were captured rummaging through peoples belongings on the beach in Weston-super-Mare.

News imageWeather Watchers/Sparky The sun is setting over the sea, which is white and foaming as it comes in over the sand. There is a hill in shadow to the left. Weather Watchers/Sparky

Beach holiday: Elsewhere in the county, the sun gave Minehead's beach a Mediterranean quality this week.

News imageNoah's Ark A woman in an orange T-Shirt is sitting in an enclosure feeding Wombats. She has a board around her shoulders which she is using to communicate.Noah's Ark

Silence at the zoo: Emily, who works on the Carnivore section at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm in North Somerset, completed a sponsored silence during her 08:00 -17:00 BST shift on 30 July. The challenge was part of a fundraiser to support the zoo's Rescue Tiger Appeal.

News imageWeather Watchers/Nutkin Cows in a field in Somerset. Three of them are facing the camera. The cow on the left is white and brown. The cow in the middle is brown, has horns and has two yellow tags on its ears. The cow on the right is black and white. It also has horns and one yellow tag on its ear. Weather Watchers/Nutkin

Curious cows: These cows were spotted by BBC Weather Watcher Nutkin in Draycott.

News imageWeather Watchers/Tinkerbobs weather pics A view through a stone wall over the hills. The sun is going down colouring the sky orange.Weather Watchers/Tinkerbobs weather pics

Orange skies: Too good not to share, another beautiful view across the Somerset landscape captured by a Weather Watcher in Bridgwater.

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