Getting There
EarthSpirit is just 20 minutes from junction 23 on the M5 and 20 minutes from the
British Rail inter-
By Car: From London take the M3 to the A303. Follow the A303 past Wincanton turning off at the A372 signposted Langport at the large Podimore roundabout. Turn right on the B3151 signposted to Somerton and Street. Follow this road past Somerton and Littleton. You will see a sign on your left ‘Church Farm B&B’. Shortly after this sign there is a left turn signposted Dundon called Peak Lane. Follow this lane for nearly one mile until you see a house on the left with a black iron fence. Immediately after this house turn left on a small lane signed to EarthSpirit. Turn left just before thatched farmhouse into concrete yard and park. Large, tiled, converted barn is the home of EarthSpirit.
From M5 take Junction 23 signposted Glastonbury. Follow signs to Glastonbury (A39) through the village of Ashcott, until the Pipers Arms pub on right. Turn right here*. Turn right on the road on the right just before the Pipers Arms signposted to Berhill, in the direction of Somerton (no signpost to Somerton). Follow this road all the way to crossroads. At intersection turn right on B3151 towards Somerton. In Compton Dundon turn right onto Ham Lane, signed to school and church. Follow this lane for nearly one mile, bear left round bend, up hill, past right turn to church and left hand turn to the school. Take next right turn into small lane, immediately after red brick bungalow and before black iron railings. Turn left just before thatched farmhouse into concrete yard and park. Large tiled, converted barn is the home of EarthSpirit. E
By bus:
Bus information call +44 870 6082608 (7am-
Berrys superfast coaches www.berryscoaches.co.uk or Tel: 01823 331356
UK coach timetables and on-
Travel line www.traveline.org.uk
Flying:
Bristol airport is approximately 1 hour from EarthSpirit by taxi. There are some flights from UK regional airports and many from/to international destinations.
Information about Bristol Airport www.bristolairport.co.uk
By Train:
From London Paddington take Plymouth/Taunton line trains to Castle Cary station which
is 20 minutes from EarthSpirit. Book taxi with Number Seven Taxis 01963 351015 -
For more information and train times call +44 8457 484950 (24 hour telephone line).
or
visit www.nationalrail.co.uk
UK rail timetables and on-
Train services to UK from Paris/Brussels www.eurostar.com
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Earth Spirit, Somerset
Just five miles from Glastonbury, on the edge of Compton Dundon village in Somerset, EarthSpirit lies within the temenos (sacred enclosure) of Avalon our favourite retreat centre in the UK. The centre is situated in a beautiful landscape next to two nature reserves; and just two minutes walk from St Andrew’s church, which has within its cemetery a yew tree over 1,700 years old. The seventeenth century farm buildings have been restored and specially converted for use as a venue. They are set within seven acres of fields and gardens.
The complex is based around a converted 52’ (15.5m) long barn, with oak timbers,
reed torching (lining the inside of the roof) and stone walls. The feeling is medieval,
but with modern comforts such as under-