From Taunton

There are two main routes which skirt Taunton to the East and West and which join up at a later stage of the journey.

Route 1 – From the East (M5 side) of Taunton

• Take the B3170, passing the Racecourse, towards CORFE
• Continue on the B3170 through CORFE
• Climb a hill with many bends for approx 2 miles
• Emerge from an avenue of trees at the top of the hill and take the SECOND turning on your RIGHT signed WELLINGTON/ CHURCHINFORD
• Pass ‘Prior’s Park’ on your right
• On a left hand bend take LEFT HAND SLIP ROAD signed CHURCHINFORD and SMEATHARPE
• Proceed to small cross roads and DRIVE carefully STRAIGHT ACROSS
• Proceed to T junction and TURN LEFT
• Pass ‘Trickey Warren’ on your right
• Take next RIGHT TURN for SMEATHARPE
• Follow this road right through the Village of SMEATHARPE
• As you leave SMEATHARPE behind look for direction signs pointing LEFT to NEWHOUSE and UPOTTERY
• TURN LEFT and follow lane (you’re nearly there!), then turn into NEWHOUSE car park

Route 2 – From the West side of Taunton

• Take the road for TRULL out of Taunton
• Pass through the Villages of TRULL and BLAGDON HILL
• Continue on this road for approx 3 miles
• Pass ‘Trickey Warren’ on your right
• Take next RIGHT TURN for SMEATHARPE
• Follow this road right through the Village of SMEATHARPE
• As you leave SMEATHARPE behind look for direction signs pointing LEFT to NEWHOUSE and UPOTTERY
• TURN LEFT and follow lane (you’re nearly there!), then turn into NEWHOUSE car park

From Honiton

• Leave Honiton and take the A30 towards ILMINSTER
• PASS THROUGH the Village of MONKTON
• Within approx 1 mile turn left for RAWRIDGE
• PASS THROUGH the village of RAWRIDGE
• PROCEDE THROUGH the village of UPOTTERY, passing the War Memorial on your right
• Continue on this road for approx 1½ miles
• At brick Sentry Box take LEFT TURN marked NEWHOUSE ½ and SMEATHARPE ¾
• FOLLOW this lane until you come to Newhouse car park (see Google Street View below)

From Ilminster

• Join the A303 and travel in the direction of HONITON for approx 10 miles
  JUST BEYOND the point where the A303 merges into the A30 TURN RIGHT for UPOTTERY
• FOLLOW twisty lane (Sandy’s Lane) to the Village of UPOTTERY
• At War Memorial TURN RIGHT and follow road for approx 1½ miles
• At brick ‘Sentry Box’ take LEFT TURN marked NEWHOUSE ½ and SMEATHARPE ¾
• FOLLOW this lane until you come to Newhouse car park

From Axminster

• From Axminster take the A358 to CHARD
• At CHARD take the A30 in the direction of HONITON
• FOLLOW A30 through YARCOMBE
• At junction with A303 TURN LEFT and proceed for 100 YARDS
• TURN RIGHT for UPOTTERY
• FOLLOW twisty lane (Sandy’s Lane) to the Village of UPOTTERY
• At War Memorial TURN RIGHT and follow road for approx 1½ miles
• At brick ‘Sentry Box’ take LEFT TURN marked Newhouse ½ and SMEATHARPE ¾
• FOLLOW this lane until you come to Newhouse car park