Rail services provide a fast, congestion-free link between towns (with a station) in Somerset and other parts of the UK. Most rail services are now fast, comfortable and efficient and offer the opportunity to relax, read or work whilst travelling.
Trains
The nearest stations are at Taunton, Bridgwater, Castle Cary and Yeovil. Taunton Station is on the main line from London to Devon and Cornwall and also to Bristol (for the Midlands, North and Scotland). There are frequent trains to destinations including London (Paddington), Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Exeter, Plymouth and Penzance. There are 82 bicycle storage spaces at Taunton, 20 at Bridgwater, 8 at Castle Cary and 16 at Yeovil Junction. For more information, please visit https://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/ldbboard/dep/TAU
Castle Cary is on the main line from Taunton to London (Paddington) and also on the picturesque Weymouth to Bath and Bristol branch line. Ample "pay and display" parking is available.
Bridgwater is served by local trains running between Taunton, Weston-Super-Mare and Bristol. For more information, please visit https://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/ldbboard/dep/BWT
Yeovil has two stations. Pen Mill is just east of the Town Centre and is on the Weymouth to Bristol and Bath branch line. Trains serve destinations including Weymouth, Dorchester, Westbury, Trowbridge, Bradford-on-Avon, Bath and Bristol with some trains continuing north to Gloucester and Great Malvern.
Yeovil Junction is about 2 miles south of the town and is on the Exeter to London (Waterloo) line. Trains run regularly serving Exeter, Salisbury, Basingstoke and London. For more information, please visit https://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/ldbboard/dep/YVJ
PlusBus
If you are travelling to a major town or city (such as Bristol, Plymouth or Exeter), PLUSBUS allows you to buy a bus ticket as part of your rail ticket. This bus ticket covers onward travel within the town or city and works out cheaper than buying separate rail and bus tickets. Please see https://plusbus.info/ for further information including towns where PLUSBUS is valid and maps of town zones where PLUSBUS tickets can be used.
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