Directions from LONDON - come out on the M4 -
turn off at Junction 15 - follow signs to the M5 -
(do not recommend driving through STROUD - the one way traffic systems are confusing and delaying)
just before
leave the
M5 Motorway
at Junction 13
& bear right to the
roundabout on the A38
- and right again, up the
slight hill to Whitminster
- take the 1st left
(immediately after the Garden Centre) into the village & drive straight through
-
WHITMINSTER HOUSE
is in the old part of Whitminster,
now called
WHEATENHURST
on sign posts -
approx a mile & half on from `new` Whitminster village.
Drive through the
village, over a mini roundabout & past the School,
down a sloped S
bend, after which you will leave the houses.
Continue along
the hedged road until you come to a serious left-hand bend.
After
this (not on it) approx 100 yards on the right, drive through
white gate posts by
a cottage, & over the cattle gird - a SIGN on the left gatepost says
WHITMINSTER HOUSE
-
PRIVATE DRIVE
-
keep straight along this gravelled drive (ignore the spur to the Church)
and it will bring you to the House, across another cattle grid.
Drive up to the front door - which is under a stone porch set between two
friendly stone lions, &
opposite stone steps up to the Church.
Use the iron door knocker loudly. Don`t be shy...
If you have difficulty finding us -
please ring for help - 01452
740204
For All Routes: see directions from Junction 13 off M5
Railway: nearest Main Line Station - STONEHOUSE approx 4 miles -
10/15 mins drive
This is the station between Stroud & Gloucester - mail line from / to
Paddington London.
Several direct/through trains each day & some requiring a change at Swindon.