St John the Baptist Church — Local services in Compton Pauncefoot

I spent my younger years around this area. Full of history and character. This is what I call a church. So many modern churches are holy in land but lack luster in entirety. This is a symbol of the Church of England. Fantastic to look at, Sunday bells can be heard for miles but beware grave diggers, The black plague is abundant here.

Lies opposite a very old school and the entire area has many many ghost stories and I've certainly witnessed some odd things here.

Watch out from the School side for the kneeling knight in the early hours! Not far from...

This beautiful 14th century Church is situated in the centre of the Town.

An absolute delightful experience to wander this old Church taking time to admire the numerous colourful stained glass windows.

Walk through the large arches supporting the high vaulted ceiling with it's wooden beams. Sit for a moment in one of the wooden pews for a quiet moment of reflection or to enjoy the peace and serenity within the Church.

Definitely one of the top things to visit in Yeovil.

When we visited the Church was open from...

An architecturally beautiful building, with a long and rich history.

It's really the centre of town, everything else in Yeovil expands from this point.

You can't help but gravitate to it. So regardless of what you're in Yeovil for - coffee, some shopping, a trip to the bank - do yourself a favour a head over the church. You don't have to be in any way religious to appreciate the serenity this...