Facilities & amenities
The Church of St Mary occupies a beautiful situation on rising ground with views of the village to the south and an extensive panorama over the Chinnock Brook valley and Coker Ridge to the north. It is bounded by the churchyard on all 4 sides. The Norman tower has a peal of 8 bells which attracts visiting teams of bell ringers. The nave was rebuilt in Victorian times and seats about 130 people. Regular services are held in conjunction with 3 other benefice churches.
Across the road from the Church is the Village Hall, built originally as the village school but taken over for its present use when the school closed in the early 1960s. The Hall has been extended and modernised and is used for a wide range of functions and events such as the Annual Flower and Craft Show, Women's Institute, Harvest and Turkey Suppers, Play Group and Village Pantomime.
The village has its own Newsletter, the Messenger, which is distributed on a monthly basis to 250 households in Hardington and Pendomer. There is also a popular carnival which is held every other year. The main village has a public house, a Post Office and General Store, 5 working farms, a Nursery and 3 Agricultural Contractors. In common with many rural areas, the local bus service has declined and, apart from school buses in term time, there is only a twice weekly service into Yeovil.
There are many public footpaths and bridleways which help maintain the rural character of the village and provide links both within the village and to the surrounding villages and hamlets. There are about 15 miles of footpaths and 3 miles of bridleway. They are maintained by local volunteers, and with the help of the District Council through the Parish Paths Partnership.
At present, the village is actively seeking land which could be used as a recreation space for children, and which would also be a centre for the outdoor activities that foster village life and community spirit.