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Yeovil is the main centre for South Somerset. It makes a good base for exploring both Somerset and Dorset as it's near both borders.
The town itself is a good shopping centre with a wide range of cafes, bars, pubs and restaurants. There is also a good choice of accommodation in the town centre and in its suburbs where you'll find more traditional accommodation in the older period houses.
Yeovil Tourist Information Somerset
Yeovil is an old Anglo-Saxon name derived from the Celtic word for "forked river". The River Yeo flows around the east of the town. Yeovil is the main centre for South Somerset. It is a modern, busy town famous as the home of Westland Helicopters and Yeovil Town Football Club, the Glovers, a reference to the past glove making industry that supported the town in the 1800s.
Today Yeovil is a good shopping centre with a wide choice of high street stores, cafes, restaurants, bars and pubs. There is a good range of accommodation including hotels, bed and breakfasts and guest houses. The cheaper accommodation is outside the centre of the town in the suburbs where you can find very good quality bed and breakfast in period town houses.
In the centre of town is the Yeovil Heritage and Visitor Centre. Not only can you get all your tourist information on South Somerset here, but the Heritage Centre has a wide range of displays relating to prehistoric finds in the area, the Roman occupation through to the various industries that have supported the town over the centuries. The Centre also puts on a range of exhibitions throughout the year. Check Visit South Somerset website, link right, for more information where you can also download a handy street map of Yeovil town centre.
Yeovil Heritage and Visitor Information Centre, Hendford, Yeovil, Somerset BA20 1UN. Tel: 01935 845946. Fax: 01935 845940. Email: yeoviltic@southsomerset.gov.uk
Octagon Theatre Yeovil Swan Theatre
Yeovil has two theatres, the Octagon and the Swan.
The Octagon Theatre is in the Hendord area of the town centre. It hosts a packed programme of productions including comedy, music and drama. The Bar and Cafe Bar serve food as well as drinks so you can reserve a table for a theatre supper before you start. Check the weblink right for up-to-date information of what's on.
The Octagon Theatre, Hendford, Yeovil, Somerset BA20 1UX. Tel: 01935 422884 (Box Office). Fax: 01935 845945. Email octagontheatre@southsomerset.gov.uk
The Swan is a smaller affair and was built when the Yeovil Dramatic Society decided to build their own theatre from an old pub. The Society put on six performances a year and The Swan is also used by visiting performers. You can buy tickets from Yeovil Heritage & Visitor Information or by emailing ian.white@eastcoker.com.
Yeovil Country Park Penn Hill
Just along from the Octagon Theatre you can access Yeovil Country Park which is made up of Goldenstones, Valley Garden of Ninesprings, the old Yeovil to Taunton Railway Line, Summerhouse and Wyndham Hills.
This is an easily accessible collection of greenspace five minutes from the town centre. There is a cycleway along the old Yeovil to Taunton Railway Line. At Ninesprings there are easier access provision and all areas of the Country Park have a good network of paths throughout.
There is a range of features including wooded hillsides, wetland habitats, waterfalls and grassland. It is surprising to find that so near the town is one of Somerset's largest colonies of water vole.
There are often guided walks organised by the Ranger Service - you can find out more from the Yeovil Heritage & Visitor Information Centre or contact the Council's Countryside team on 01935 462 282. Email: countryside@southsomerset.gov.uk.
Yeovil Golf Club
Yeovil Golf Club has two golf courses: the eighteen hole Old Course and the nine hole Newton Course. It also has a twenty bay floodlit driving range with automated power tees.
The courses are on the western side of Yeovil town centre. Visitors are welcomed and the club offers Golf Day Packages for Societies. Check their website for more information link right.
Yeovil Golf Club, Sherborne Road, Yeovil, Somerset BA21 5BW. Tel: 01935 422965. Fax: 01935 411283. Email: manager@yeovilgolfclub.com
