Over Compton

Worth seeing in and around Over Compton

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Church of St John the Baptist, Yeovil

   The Church of St John the Baptist in Yeovil, Somerset, is a Church of England parish church. The church was built between 1380 and 1405, but was renovated in the 1850s.

   3.5 km · church in Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Ninesprings

   Ninesprings is a country park situated in the south east of Yeovil, Somerset, the United Kingdom. It is the largest country park in South Somerset, spanning over 20 acres.

   3.8 km · country park near Yeovil, Somerset, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Yeovil Railway Centre

   The Yeovil Railway Centre is a small railway museum at Yeovil Junction on the L&SWR West of England Main Line between Salisbury and Exeter in the U.K. It was created in 1993, in response to British Rail's decision to remove the turntable from Yeovil Junction. Approximately 1⁄4 mile of track along the Clifton Maybank spur is used for demonstration trains.

   3.5 km · railway museum in Stoford, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Parish Church of St Michael

   St Michael's Church is a Church of England church in Over Compton, Dorset, England. The church dates to the 15th-century, with later additions and restorations.

   400 m · Grade I listed church in Over Compton, Dorset, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   The Old Police Station

   The Town House is a municipal building in Union Street in Yeovil, Somerset, England. The building, which is the meeting place of Yeovil Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.

   3.5 km · town hall in Yeovil, South Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   St Mary's Church, Mudford

   The Church of St Mary in Mudford, Somerset, England, dates from the 14th century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. The church was granted by Montacute Priory to the Bishop of Bath and Wells in 1339.

   3.4 km · church in Mudford, Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Newton Surmaville

   Newton Surmaville is a 15,129-square-foot stately home with gardens and a park south of Yeovil, Somerset in the district of South Somerset, in England. It lies just outside the town in the parish of Barwick.

   3 km · Grade I listed country house in Somerset, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Over Compton

Airports

Bristol (BRS), 49 km · Cardiff (CWL), 73 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 159 km

Stations

Yeovil Junction railway station, 3.5 km · Yeovil Pen Mill railway station, 2.2 km · Yeovil Town railway station, 3.1 km

• Bristol → Over Compton

  56 km · quickest by road, 1h 57m · £7–10
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• Cardiff → Over Compton

  72 km · quickest by road, 2h 41m · £14–18
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• London → Over Compton

  182 km · quickest by road, 3h 31m · £19–25
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