Welcome to Yeovil Recreation Centre

Accessibility

Our car park is operated on site by staff and is free to use, open 7 days a week, as of December 2020 in order to combat the ongoing anti-social issues our car park was experiencing, we now close our car park in the evenings, with gates re-opened early the following morning at 6am, please see the below images for details. 

Main Car Park: Use the Chilton Grove entrance off Mudford Road (BA21 4AW)

We also have 4 designated coach parking bays and 3 disabled parking spaces, along with 93 parking spaces and 2 spaces for electric vehicles with charging points. 

Public Toilet Facilities

Our public toilets are open to the general public 7 days a week and are monitored and regularly checked and cleaned, these include both male, female (with a baby changing unit inside) and a lockable disabled toilet which found on the side of our pavilion facing out towards the car park and steps next to the players entrance, these are open from 6am and close at 8pm. These have recently been renovated and re-opened in August 2023 and are cleaned and maintained by Glen cleaning group.  

Defibrillator:

As a local authority sports facility provider, we keep on site access to a defibrillator machine that is regularly serviced and is ready to use if a situation requires it, staff members on site are trained to use it and users of the sports facility are advised on the access code when a booking is made, it is located on the side of our building to the right of our players entrance. 

Our Commitment to Sustainability Awards
 

In 2022 our very own YRC grounds team were nominated for and won 2 grounds management association industry awards, their dedicated work and management has allowed both our facilities and our overall site to regenerate year after year.   

YRC Case Study for Sustainable Land management and Environmental Improvements 2022

Best managed artificial surface 

The YRC grounds team monitor and maintain the AGP playing surface on a day to day and week to week basis, this includes working on keeping the main surface safe by repairing possible tears in the carpet, carrying out weekly rolling using machinery to flatten the base of the pitch so it is in suitable condition for England hockey standard matches and other casual use, the team also carry out essential cleaning that involves ridding the pitch of loose leaves and tree debris along with moss control. They also carry out safety checks on all playing equipment, hockey and football goals and the additional netting used to divide the pitch. Their planned approach to long term maintenance has ensured a high quality and long life to the playing surface, it has currently seen thousands of hours use in the 10 years since it has opened and will look to be available for high standard use for another 10 years following this schedule and diligence of work, especially as the given expected lifespan of Artificial grass pitches is usually only 15 years.