Bothy Garden approx. 1915
How to find Coombe Trenchard
Our postcode is EX20 4FA
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DIRECTIONS TO COOMBE TRENCHARD FROM EXETER:
From the end of the M5 at Exeter take A30 for Okehampton and Bodmin. After Okehampton take the A386 junction signposted Tavistock, Plymouth and Bideford. At the T-junction at the end of the slip road, turn right and then immediately left onto old A30 signposted to Bridestowe and LEWDOWN. After 6 miles you will come into Lewdown and a 40 mile an hour speed limit. Turn left at the signpost for Lewtrenchard. Descend the hill for ¾ mile and at the bottom of the hill take a right turn at the mini crossroads. (opposite the church and Lewtrenchard Manor Hotel) Coombe Trenchard can be found on the right hand side. It’s a long driveway, so keep going. There will be a parking steward at the turning circle in front of the house to direct you where go park
DIRECTIONS TO COOMBE TRENCHARD FROM PLYMOUTH From Plymouth take A386 for Tavistock. From Bedford Square in Tavistock, take small road between TSB and HSBC Bank, sign posted Chillaton and Lifton. About 1 mile out of Tavistock, fork left for Chillaton. Proceed straight through Chillaton, and continue for approximately 3½ miles Take a left turn at the mini crossroads (opposite the church and Lewtrenchard Manor Hotel) Coombe Trenchard can be found on the right hand side. It’s a long driveway, so keep going. There will be a parking steward at the turning circle in front of the house to show you where to park
DIRECTIONS TO COOMBE TRENCHARD
FROM CORNWALL Join the A30, heading east towards Launceston/Okehampton. As soon as you pass over the River Tamar near Launceston (Dunheved Bridge), take the slip road off to your left sign posted Lifton. Turn right at the end of the slip road on to the old A30. Stay on this road, passing through Lifton and Portgate, until you enter Lewdown (about 6 miles). All within about 200 yards, you will pass the War Memorial on your right, then the village Stores/Post Office. Take the first turning on your right after the Post Office, signposted Lewtrenchard. Descend the hill for ¾ mile and at the bottom of the hill take a right turn at the mini crossroads. (opposite the church and Lewtrenchard Manor Hotel)Coombe Trenchard can be found on the right hand side. It’s a long driveway, so keep going. There will be a parking steward at the turning circle in front of the house to direct you where go park
With the recent re-opening of the Dartmoor line, trains now run hourly between Exeter to Okehampton stations.
Please note: we highly advise visitors not to use sat nav - most especially on the final few miles of your trip, for this has a tendency to send vehicles through fields and impossible routes.
