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 (pic 3 – you’re nearly there!), then turn into NEWHOUSE car park (see Google Street View below)
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 (pic 1 & 2)
- TURN LEFT and follow lane (pic 3 – you’re nearly there!), then turn into NEWHOUSE car park (see Google Street View below)
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 (pic 4, 5 & 6)
- 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 (pic 4, 5 & 6)
- FOLLOW this lane until you come to Newhouse car park (see Google Street View below)
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 (pic 4, 5 & 6)
- FOLLOW this lane until you come to Newhouse car park (see below)
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