Our Line
“From Somerset South to the Sea”
Our Aim
Our aim is to encourage these communities in Somerset and Dorset served by the Heart of Wessex line to be involved with and to use the line:
- through support for and improvement to our local rail stations for the benefit of those living and working around them
- through carrying out activities to encourage use and involvement
- by representing the interests of these communities as rail users
What To Do
What do you want to do in Somerset and Dorset? There’s such variety in our little bit of England!
Are you visiting or do you and yours live here?
Visit Via Rail
Whatever your preference, we will strive to help you:
- leave your car at home and take the train, supporting a green environment
- make it easy to get to our stations and to have step-free access to the platforms wherever possible
- be part of a sustainable future
- make your stations tidy, attractive and environmentally friendly
- enjoy a worthwhile trip to the shops and a good lunch in Bath
- have a convenient and comfortable journey to enjoy the sun on Weymouth seafront
- get to work, school, college or the shops easily
- get your bike to the start of a beautiful scenic ride
- catch the Jurassic Coaster bus from Weymouth
- help you make trips to Bristol’s museums, shops, bars, cafes and restaurants
- start your walk from a tidy and attractive station
- make your trip to the Jurassic Coast worthwhile
- see Dorset’s natural wonder; Chesil Beach
- find the places in Hardy’s Wessex
- soak up the grand architecture which was the background to Jane Austen’s Bath
- use Castle Cary as your gateway to the Newt Garden
- use Bruton as your doorway to the Hauser and Wirth Gallery.
- visit a market in Frome
- experience ancient and historic times through visiting
- the Roman Baths in Bath
- Maiden Castle and the Roman remains around Dorchester
- the National Trust’s magnificent Montacute from Yeovil
- Weymouth’s massive Nothe Fort
Our Partners
Our Neighbours
Our Partners
Our Neighbours