Find us

We have two locations, one at The Hermitage in Box which is located in the Wiltshire village of Box just outside Bath.  The other location is at Downside near Shepton Mallet.  If you need any assistance with your travel plans please let us know we are happy to help.

Properties in Box, Corsham, Wiltshire

By car:

Situated under 15 minutes from both the M4 motorway junction 17 (Chippenham) and 18 (Bath), the M4 provides easy access to and from Reading, London, Wales, Cornwall and Bristol.

By bus / coach

If you are travelling by bus you can get the National Express direct from London into the village of Box, the bus stop is around 50 metres from the accommodation.  The coach costs from £8.50 per journey and departs from London Victoria station which takes just over 2 hours. There are also local busses run by First or Faresaver to Chippenham, Bath and Melksham.

By train

If you are travelling by train you can alight at Chippenham or Bath Spa stations for a short taxi or bus ride to our accommodation.  This is the mainline from London Paddington to Bristol and takes just over an hour.

By plane

Bristol airport is only 45 mins away by car and Heathrow is around 1hr 30mins.

How to find the accommodation

The accommodation is at The Hermitage, Bath Road, Box, SN13 8DT.  If travelling from Bath on the A4, go past the Northey pub and the petrol station, we are the first drive on the left once you enter the 30mph sign into Box. If travelling from Chippenham/ Melksham on the A4, go through the traffic lights in Box and we are the first drive on the right, at the end of the high wall.  Go through the gates on the drive.

Properties in Downside, Shepton Mallet, Somerset

By car:

There are easy routes to the property along both the M4 and M3/A303 motorways.  These provide easy access to and from Reading, London, Wales, Cornwall and Bristol.

By bus / coach

If you are travelling by bus you can get the First bus number 174 for Wells from the Bath bus station. The destination bus stop is at Oak Cottage which is just as you turn off the A37 in Downside.  It is a 200 metre walk to the property from the bus stop.  The bus costs £6.50 or £4.50 as a student and run roughly every hour, subject to timetabling.

By train

If you are travelling by train you can alight at Bath Spa stations for a taxi or bus ride to our accommodation.  This is the mainline from London Paddington to Bristol and takes just over an hour.

By plane

Bristol airport is under half an hour from the property and provides excellent connections to Jersey, Glasgow, Belfast, Edinburgh, Katowice, Krakow, Barcelona, Alicante, Warsaw and many other European destinations. If you are looking to host a stay or gathering with European or international guests this is the perfect location.  A taxi is only around £30 or £7.50 per person from the airport to the property.

How to find the accommodation

Please note if using Google Maps please head past the marked location on Google, further down the hill for 200m to find the property. The accommodation is at Downside House, Bath Road, Downside, Shepton Mallet, BA4 4JL. If arriving from the Northern direction (Bath and Bristol) head south on the A37 and you will see a turning onto Bath Road B3136 signposted for Shepton Mallet.  The property is the red and yellow house on the grassy triangle as you have turned onto Bath Road. If travelling from the Southern direction (Yeovil, Shaftesbury, Bournemouth) head past Shepton Mallet and as you enter Downside on the A37 you will see the red and yellow house on your left just past Bolters Lane.