DIRECTIONS TO GREAT WOOD

Great Wood Camp, Ramscombe, Over Stowey, Somerset TA5 1HN

OS Ref: 317800,137600

Landranger Ref: ST 178 376


Entrance to Great Wood Camp

By car:

DIRECTIONS FROM BRIDGWATER

  • Take the A39 Minehead road
  • Approx. 3 miles after bypassing Cannington, fork left immediately after the Cottage Inn on your right, signposted to OVER STOWEY.
  • After about a mile of winding roads you come to a cross-roads.
  • Go straight over (signposted Rascombe, Over Stowey and Crowcombe) and take the second left, signposted "Adscombe and Ramscombe".
  • Bend right and pass the pink house on your right. Follow the road until you get to a mini cross roads. Go straight over (singposted Ramscombe).
  • Pass the farm house on your left, go over the speed bumps, over the cattle grid, keep left and drive up the forestry track until you see the centre on your left after about 1/4 of a mile- you have arrived!

DIRECTIONS FROM TAUNTON

  • From the station go north towards A358 singnposted Minehead.
  • Take the exit signposted KINGSTON ST MARY/MINEHEAD.
  • Pass Taunton School and then an Esso Petrol garage on your left.
  • Take a left at junction.
  • At post office on the right turn right onton Manor Road (you should now pass a church on your left hand side in roughly 50 yards).
  • Continue on this winding road that becomes corkscrew lane.
  • Head towards Kingston St. Mary, go through Kingston St.Mary and bend to the right at the Swan Pub singn posted Nether Stowey and Bridgwater.
  • You will climb a 15% hill!
  • This road takes you to the top of the hills, where you come to a funny cross-roads at the crest of a hill with a strangely located gift shop This point has caused confusion in the past!!
  • Take the first left hand slip road, and go over the hump of the hill, practising your hill start, head straight back down the other side of the hill with the gift shop on your right.
  • Follow the signs for NETHER STOWEY.
  • After about five miles you will come to a cross-roads, where you turn left towards OVER STOWEY (signposted Rascombe, Over Stowey and Crowcombe). Take the second left, signposted "Adscombe and Ramscombe".
  • Bend right and pass the pink house on your right. Follow the road until you get to a mini cross roads. Go straight over (singposted Ramscombe).  
  • Pass the farm house on your left, go over the speed bumps, over the cattle grid, keep left and drive up the forestry track until you see the centre on your left after about 1/4 of a mile - you have arrived!

These directions are more accurate than the pdf file that is downloadable below!

Download these directions as a pdf file.

Download Nether Stowey map and directions as a pdf file.

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