Yeovil Railway Centre
Yeovil Railway Centre is a railway museum. Its location is 200 m northeast of Barwick and Stoford. Our list has 23 more places within 15 km; first among them is Montacute House, at 7.7 km.
Museum near Barwick and Stoford
Just outside Barwick and Stoford
Yeovil Railway Centre is 200 m northeast of Barwick and Stoford. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The climate through the year
Aim for May to September, when Barwick and Stoford reaches 17–22°C.
Yeovil Railway Centre
Articles on it exist in 2 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 200 m northeast of Barwick and Stoford
- Official site
- yeovilrailway.freeservers.com
Yeovil Railway Centre on the map
Orange marks Yeovil Railway Centre, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns to Yeovil Railway Centre
Yeovil tops the 8 for size, at 50,170 people. The list runs from its own town outward.
Barwick and Stoford
Bradford Abbas
Yeovil
Burton
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Yeovil Railway Centre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barwick and Stoford | 200 m southwest of it | 1,095 | 4 |
| Bradford Abbas | 1.4 km east of it | 975 | 2 |
| Yeovil | 1.7 km northwest of it | 50,170 | 11 |
| Burton | 3 km west of it | 756 | 6 |
| Thornford | 3.1 km east of it | 899 | 4 |
| Yetminster | 3.2 km southeast of it | 887 | 2 |
| Nether Compton | 4.1 km northeast of it | 402 | 6 |
| West Coker | 4.6 km west of it | 882 | 6 |
Worth adding to a visit
4 historic houses, 2 castles and a fort are among the 23 within 15 km.
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House7.7 km away · 120K visitors a year (2011)2
Castle · English HeritageSherborne Castle8.2 km away3
Historic houseNewton Surmaville1.4 km away4
FortCadbury Castle12 km away5
MuseumFleet Air Arm Museum10 km away6
Historic house · National TrustTreasurer's House12 km away7
Castle · English HeritageSherborne Old Castle8.3 km away8
Historic house · National TrustStoke sub Hamdon Priory10 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Yeovil Railway Centre
Where is Yeovil Railway Centre?
Yeovil Railway Centre is 200 m northeast of Barwick and Stoford, Somerset.
What is Yeovil Railway Centre?
Railway museum in Stoford, Somerset, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Yeovil Railway Centre?
May to September are the warmest months in Barwick and Stoford, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Yeovil Railway Centre?
Within 15 km: Montacute House (7.7 km), Sherborne Castle (8.2 km), Newton Surmaville (1.4 km) and Cadbury Castle (12 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Yeovil Railway Centre: William, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherborne Castle: JackPeasePhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newton Surmaville: David Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cadbury Castle: Joe D, modified by JimChampion, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Fleet Air Arm Museum: Rodw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Treasurer's House: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherborne Old Castle: Pengannel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stoke sub Hamdon Priory: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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