Introduction

Yeovil Junction railway station is the busier, but less central, of two railway stations serving the town of Yeovil. The station is 2 miles outside the town, being located in the village of Stoford.

Local Attractions

You will find plenty to see and explore in Yeovil on a few hours’ visit for shopping and relaxation, or if you are coming as a business or leisure visitor for several days. In the heart of the town there are large and small shops and twice-weekly markets, a multi-screen cinema and indoor bowling, swimming pools and gym facilities and a large library. 

Yeovil is proud of the Green Flag winning Country Park adjoining the town centre, with woodlands and grasslands, river and lakes to enjoy – all teeming with wildlife – and a children’s play area. You will also find a good choice of places to eat and drink.

The town has an 18-hole golf course and at Yeovil Recreation Centre an athletics arena, football pitches and artificial grass pitch, tennis courts, mini-golf and pitch-and-putt. The Flagship Playspace is an exciting place for children, with tree-house walkways with rope bridges, net tunnels and climbing walls, a zipline and a large sandpit. On the fringes of the town there is seasonal fishing, sailing and canoeing at Sutton Bingham Reservoir, the Community Heritage Access Centre with extensive local photo archive, archaeology and industrial heritage collections, and Yeovil Town Football Club – home of The Glovers.