Connect Yeovil with Slow Ways
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Slow Ways linking Yeovil and Crewkerne, Ilchester, Keinton Mandeville, Martock, Sherborne, South Petherton, Sparkford, Yetminster
England / Somerset / Yeovil
Yeovil’s eight Slow Ways are 50% checked
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Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
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Walk to Yeovil from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Crewkerne—Yeovil
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Creyeo one |
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3 X |
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Review me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 277m | Descent 257m | ||
Ilchester—Yeovil
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Ilcyeo one |
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3 X |
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Verify me | Distance 10km/6mi | Ascent 89m | Descent 126m | ||
Keinton Mandeville—Yeovil
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Keiyeo one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 20km/13mi | Ascent 163m | Descent 162m | |
Keinton Mandeville—Yeovil
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Keiyeo two |
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3 X |
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Review me | Distance 22km/13mi | Ascent 192m | Descent 192m | ||
Martock—Yeovil
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Maryeo one |
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3 X |
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Review me | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 189m | Descent 220m | |
South Petherton—Yeovil
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Souyeo one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 17km/10mi | Ascent 186m | Descent 202m | ||
South Petherton—Yeovil
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Souyeo two |
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3 X |
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Review me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 239m | Descent 229m | ||
Yeovil—Sherborne
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Yeoshe one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 134m | Descent 127m | |
Yeovil—Sherborne
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Yeoshe two |
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2 X |
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Verify me | Distance 12km/8mi | Ascent 175m | Descent 170m | ||
Yeovil—Sparkford
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Yeospa one |
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3 X |
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Review me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 179m | Descent 178m | ||
Yeovil—Yetminster
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Yeoyet one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 8km/5mi | Ascent 112m | Descent 112m | |
Yeovil—Yetminster
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Yeoyet two |
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3 X |
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Review me | Distance 8km/5mi | Ascent 132m | Descent 130m |
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Collective progress
67% of Yeovil’s eight route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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3 people have contributed to Yeovil’s Slow Ways
2 people have pledged to walk and review a route
8 people have surveyed a route in Yeovil
176km out of 176km have been walked and reviewed
211km of reviews have been shared in Yeovil
Latest Updates
The walk from Sherborne to Bradford Abbas is along well used footpaths, and is really simple to follow. From here the walk into Yeovil is really pretty, along some interesting lanes (remember to pop off the lane and have a look at Jack the Treacle Eater, the fantastic folly on the Barwick estate. It's bonkers.) The walk through the woods is especially nice, though I suspect it might be a bit slippery in the winter - and you wouldn't want to slide down the steep slope into the road below....
panifex
I walked this route from Keinton Mandeville to Yeovil and enjoyed it, particularly the northern half. There are nice villages on the route and pubs at Babcary and Podimore....
Helen Gough
Helen Gough added Keiyeo two, a new walk from Keinton Mandeville to Yeovil
Walk this routeSecondly the footbridges on the Leland Trail south of Yeovilton are closed, at least until February 2025, and knowing Somerset County Council probably much longer....
Helen Gough
I expected to be trudging through mud in this low lying area, but although a couple of fields had standing water and there were some muddy field entrances, this was a good route to walk on. Finally on the outskirts of town, you reach the highest point of the walk and the views open out....
Helen Gough
I loved walking through the Hamstone villages of Montacute, Stoke-sub-Hamdon and Martock. I walked from Yeovil and the first stretch is on the outskirts of the town along Montacute Road. The second stretch of road walking is between Stoke-sub-Hamdon and Martock along Stoke Road....
Helen Gough
I walked from Ilchester to Yeovil and enjoyed either end more than the middle third where the path maintenance is not too hot. If the poor paths across the middle of the route hadn't annoyed me so much, this would be a 4 star walk, but as it is today, it's just a 3....
Helen Gough
At the Yeovil end this route has a stretch of road walking along Newton Road that I hated. There is no path or verge and the visibility for the drivers is not good. There is a much safer and pleasant way and you can find it in YeoShe2...
Helen Gough
I walked this route from Yeovil to Sherborne, and found that the paths are better maintained from Bradford Abbas to Sherborne....
Helen Gough
Helen Gough added Souyeo two, a new walk from South Petherton to Yeovil
Walk this routeWorse, one of the footpaths from Old Road to New Road is blocked by wire and electric fences, locked gates and hedgerow....
Helen Gough
The villages that the route takes you through are all picturesque ham stone villages and very quiet so traffic isn't a problem on the lanes....
Helen Gough
Near East Lease Farm the footpath is blocked by wire fences, but there is a farm track a few feet to the north that I used instead....
Helen Gough
Helen Gough added Yeoyet two, a new walk from Yeovil to Yetminster
Walk this routeThe route is fine except for Coles Lane in Yetminster, which was flooded, and only passable in Wellies. We hadn't had a lot of rain in recent weeks, so it is probably a very common problem. YeoYet 2 avoided this lane....
Helen Gough
I really enjoyed the route in to Yeovil from Barwick....
Helen Gough
As I was on a deadline, I did change the route slightly to give a more direct path where it was clear the planned route was unnecessarily diverting from the quickest route....
matthorsley
Absolutely fine route for able body persons, but following the ethos of Slow Ways, this route is not suitable for all....
matthorsley
Slow Ways added Keiyeo one, a new walk from Keinton Mandeville to Yeovil
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Souyeo one, a new walk from South Petherton to Yeovil
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Yeovil’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
ST5567115976
Lat / Lon
50.94150° / -2.63230°
Easting / Northing
355,671E / 115,976N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Yeovil's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
Mobility scooter hire
Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
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