Postcode for satnav:
PO32 6LP
Padmore House, Beatrice Avenue, Whippingham, East Cowes, Isle of Wight
From East Cowes (Southampton vehicle ferry)
- On exiting the ferry go straight over the mini roundabout and up the hill (A3021 towards Newport).
- Stay on the A3021 bearing left up the hill.
- Pass Osborne House on your left, keep going until you reach another mini roundabout at GKN, take the first exit (straight on).
- Carry on until you reach traffic lights (pelican crossing) and Priory School on your right.
- Take the first road on the right after Priory School (Beatrice Avenue, signposted St Mildred’s Church).
- Once in Beatrice Avenue, drive past the first drive on the left (marked “Padmore House”) and take the next gravelled drive on the left. This takes you through green metal gates down to The Long House.
From Fishbourne (Portsmouth vehicle ferry)
- Exit the ferry and go up to the main road T junction
- Turn right onto Kite’s Hill (A3054)
- Carry on over Wootton Bridge through Wootton
- Carry on up Lushington Hill towards big roundabout, take right-hand lane signposted A3021 to East Cowes, take second exit (on to Whippingham Rd A3021)
- Carry on for a couple of miles, road starts to go uphill past some houses
- After the bus shelters there is a brown sign pointing left (signposted St Mildred’s Church) – turn left into Beatrice Avenue
- Once in Beatrice Avenue, drive past the first drive on the left (marked “Padmore House”) and take the next gravelled drive on the left. This takes you through green metal gates down to The Long House.
From Yarmouth (Lymington vehicle ferry)
- On disembarking the ferry, take the first exit at the roundabout, signposted A3054 Newport
- Stay on the A3054 for 6 – 7 miles, till you reach Forest Road just outside Newport centre
- Follow signs for East Cowes & the Southampton vehicle ferry (NB not Cowes) – turn right at the B&Q roundabout onto the dual carriageway (Medina Way)
- Go down the dual carriageway (about half a mile) staying in the left hand lane. Take the exit left marked East Cowes
- The road bears up to the left (Fairlee Rd A3054) – stay on this road for around 1.5 miles, following signs for East Cowes
- At the large roundabout take the first exit marked East Cowes (A3021)
- Carry on for a couple of miles, road starts to go uphill past some houses
- After the bus shelters there is a brown sign pointing left (signposted St Mildred’s Church) – turn left into Beatrice Avenue
- Once in Beatrice Avenue, drive past the first drive on the left (marked “Padmore House”) and take the next gravelled drive on the left. This takes you through green metal gates down to The Long House.