Yeovil

Yeovil is a Town in the county of Somerset.

Yeovil postcode: BA20 1

Retail in Yeovil

There are great places to visit near Yeovil including some great cities, towns, villages, airports, rivers and streams, historic buildings, ancient sites, hills, ruins, historic monuments, lakes, beaches, islands, hiking areas and caves.

Cities to visit near Yeovil include Bath, and Wells.

Yeovil has some unmissable towns nearby like Glastonbury, Langport, Bridgwater, and Weston-super-Mare.

Villages to visit near Yeovil include Withycombe, Cheddar, Uphill, and Wookey Hole.

Bristol Airport is one of Yeovil's best, nearby airports to visit in Yeovil.

Rivers and Streams to visit near Yeovil include River Axe.

The area around Yeovil features a number of interesting historic buildings including Beckford's Tower, Tropicana, Grand Pier (Weston-super-Mare), and Wells Cathedral.

Glastonbury Tor, and Chalice Well are great places to visit near Yeovil if you like ancient sites.

Hills to visit near Yeovil include Glastonbury Tor.

The area close to Yeovil boasts some of the best ruins including Glastonbury Abbey.

The area around Yeovil features a number of interesting historic monuments including Chalice Well, and Cheddar Market Cross.

Don't miss Cellophane Ponds, and Marine Lake - Weston-super-mare's lakes if visiting the area around Yeovil.

There are a several good beaches in the area around Yeovil like Weston-super-Mare Beach.

Knightstone Island is one of Yeovil's best, nearby islands to visit in Yeovil.

The area around Yeovil's best hiking areas can be found at Cheddar Gorge.

Don't miss Cheddar Gorge, and Wookey Hole Caves's caves if visiting the area around Yeovil.

Yeovil History

There are some historic monuments around Yeovil:

Places to see near Yeovil

History of Yeovil

Yeovil was first mentioned in a Saxon charter dated 880 as Gifle. The name derives from the Celtic river-name gifl “forked river”, an earlier name of the River Yeo.

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Lakes near Yeovil

    Shopping in Yeovil

    Houndstone Retail Park Preston Plucknett, Yeovil

    Houndstone Retail Park retail park

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    Yeo Leisure Park retail park

    Spar Reckleford, Yeovil

    Spar supermarket

    Tesco Extra Queensway, Yeovil

    Tesco Extra supermarket

    Lidl Lyde Road, Yeovil

    Lidl supermarket

    The Co-operative Food Stiby Road, Preston Plucknett

    The Co-operative Food supermarket

    Where to Eat in Yeovil

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