Welcome to the Somerton Mead Travel Information site. This site is designed to provide you with information on how to get around or explore Somerton and surrounding areas using sustainable and environmentally friendly means.
Somerton can be considered a walkable town since it is less than 2km across and boasts a wide range of local facilities, making it self‐contained and minimising the need to travel by car to destinations outside of the town.
Your Travel Plan Coordinators (TPC) are here to help you make the most of your area, by finding the best ways to travel to work , local shops, restaurants and other facilities.
Contact your TPC for information regarding your Local Area, Local Pedestrian Network, Local Cycle Network, Public Transport information, Car Travel Options and Travel Vouchers.
Walking
Walking is one of the cheapest, easiest and simplest forms of transport, which is boosted by there being a wide range of shops and services accessible within a short walk from the development.
Somerton town centre benefits from a range of facilities that residents are likely to use on a day-to-day basis inluding food stores, doctor’s surgery and a school. You can walk into town in under 20 minutes from Somerton Mead. Just head down Bancombe Road and it’s straight ahead.
Walking is great exercise and most of all it is free! Walking, even for ten minutes a day can contribute to looking and feeling great. Regular walking can reduce blood pressure, lower cholesterol, tones up muscles and can strengthen bones. It is excellent for losing weight or simply improving fitness levels through low impact and low intensity exercise.
The benefits of choosing walking over car use include:
01 – Reduces travel costs
02 – Helps reduce congestion
03 – Expands social networks
04 – Helps burn calories
05 – Reduce wear and tear of your own vehicle
Visit the websites below for helpful information and tools that will make your walking experience an enjoyable one.
Cycling
Cycling is great for the environment. It helps you to avoid traffic and congestion, as well as reducing fuel costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
The South Somerset Cycleway (Route 30) runs very close to Somerton Mead along Bancombe Road. This is a circular route and joins Castle Cary and Langport, where National Cycle Network Route 3 can be picked up.
Cycling UK is an online platform that provides insurance, access to cycle magazine, group rides, retail discounts and more, for a small fee. It provides advice and guidance to those new to cycling or looking to gain some more confidence when commuting or leisure riding. It aims to make cycling accessible to all.
Visit the websites below for helpful information and tools that will make your cycling experience an enjoyable one.
Regular cycling is a great form of transport for most people because it is cheaper than other forms of transport, easy and great exercise. Somerton town centre benefits from a range of facilities that residents are likely to cycle to on a day-to‐day basis. The low levels of traffic and speed on routes in close proximity of the development makes it conducive for cycling. Regular cycling is great for you health because it:
01 – Reduces blood pressure
02 – Lowers Cholesterol
03 – Strengthen bones
04 – Tones muscles
05 – Improves fitness
Bus
The nearest bus stops to the site are located on the junction of Langport Road/Gasson’s Lane. These stops are approximately 400m walk south of the site, accessible via Public Footpath (L25/8).
Service 54 calls at this stop and routes to Somerton town centre, Taunton, Langport and Yeovil every 120 minutes between 07:00 and 18:25 Monday to Saturday. No service is available on Sunday. Further information can be sound by visiting Firstbus.
Bus service 376 also runs along Behind Berry and operates between Wells, Glastonbury, Street and Yeovil. Further information can be sound by visiting Firstbus.
Train
The closest train station is in Castle Cary. The Station lies 10 miles to the east of Somerton and provides services to London Paddington, Weymouth and Plymouth. Facilities include a 178 space car park, cycle parking, public WIFI, refreshment facilities and accessible toilets.
Rail fares can vary significantly, however, booking in advance makes rail travel cheaper. There are a number of memberships and rail cards available that can help reduce the cost.
Visit the websites below for helpful information about rail services close to Somerton.
Electric Vehicles
Electric vehicles and (EVs) and plug in hybrid vehicles are becoming increasingly popular and growing at a rapid rate in the UK. According to Zapmap there are just under 1,400,000 fully electric cars in the UK at the end of January 2025. The number of charging points is growing rapidly. At the end of January 2025, there were 74,611 electric vehicle charging points across the UK.
In 2024 there were 381,970 new fully electric cars sold, which was 19.6% market share of all new cars registered that year. More fully electric cars were sold in 2024 than any other and represented 21% more than in 2023.
The benefits of car sharing include:
01 – Charge across 37,613 UK charging locations
02 – Cuts costs
03 – Reduce emissions
The West Street Car Park in Somerton has one EV charging point.
Further information on the benefits on buying an EV can be found on Zapmap.
Car Sharing
Car sharing is when two or more people travelling on the same route travel together for some or all of a trip. One of the people travelling is usually the owner of the vehicle and the others are passengers. Passengers can sometimes make a contribution towards fuel or parking costs, or sometimes share the driving.
The benefits of car sharing include:
01 – Saving fuel costs
02 – Reduced greenhouse gas emissions
03 – Dedicated car share spaces
04 – Making new friends
Sustainable Travel
Still need to drive your own car? There are still ways to develop more sustainable habits, why not try some of the below techniques:
01 – Remove unnecessary weight from your car such as roof racks or boxes
02 – Avoid breaking and accelerating hard by driving smoothly
03 – Make sure your car tyres are fully inflated
04 – Check the air filters and get your vehicle regularly serviced.
Home Working and Delivery
Reducing the need to travel to work or while at work can save time and money while benefiting the environment. If you work from home just once a fortnight you are reducing your commute by 10%, which saves you both time and money.
Working from home one or more days per week is beneficial to the environment through reduced car based commuting and congestion, so if you are able and it works for you it would be good to continue doing it.
01 – Improved work life balance
02 – Reduced leves of sickness absence
03 – Reduced costs in travel and lunches
Home Delivery
Supermarkets also provide home shopping delivery options in the local area including Asda, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Tesco and Morrison’s. This could reduce the need to travel by car for your weekly or larger shopping trips. A lot of clothes, shoes, toys and goods retailers also offer online shopping services, with deliveries to your home address, local post offices or even local grocery shops; depending on the retailers preference. Delivery details will be on retailers websites.
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