Getting there
Coach 1 - Dartline Coaches
Old Forge Inn collection at 13.30, Sea Trout at 13.40 - please be ready so we can start the ceremony on time
Coach 2 - Dartline Coaches
Royal Severn Stars hotel at 13.30. Please walk along to bus stop which is very close to the hotel. Then 13.40 at the Steam Packet
Both coaches will leave venue at 1am and return all guests to their respective hotels.
Bull Inn will operate mini buses. I will double check the timings for this with Barry as it will be two trips.
Barry Brutus Cabs: Tel: 07979-615349. He can also collect from Heathrow and arrange local tours to places of interest.
Happy Cabby – tel: 01803-559292
Badger Cabs – tel: 01803-840400
Kingston Estate is a beautiful setting and venue but it is located within the countryside. All roads from Totnes are narrow and, in some areas, single lanes. We would recommend that you do not drive to and from the venue on the day and night of the wedding and you take advantage of the transportation on offer using the local taxi’s and the coach service. We hope this will help you all enjoy your time at the wedding.
Driving Directions
Please DO NOT use ‘Kingston Estate’ on your Sat Nav as it may try to take you down a bridleway which is not accessible by vehicles.
Please use the postcode TQ9 6AS, this will take you to a small hamlet just outside Staverton village. Drive straight through the hamlet and on the next sharp bend you will see 2 grey stone pillars on your left next to a white cottage on the corner. Drive through the pillars and that will bring you down the correct driveway.
Parking is at the end of the drive on the right hand side and then it is a small walk to the venue. Please make sure to not block anyone in.
The trains from London Paddington are fast and efficient, with direct services to Totnes taking just under 2¾ hours. The fast train also stops at Reading (2¼ hours to Totnes). Taxis can collect from Totnes Station -- Please see below for taxi information.
Should you be driving to the venue please see the driving directions below.
Dartmouth Steam Railway – take a trip on the Steam Railway which heads along the stunning coast
line. Links in with a short ferry ride to Dartmouth. This comes highly recommended.
Salcombe Brewery – tel: 01548-854888
Sharpham Vineyard – tel: 01803-732178
Blackpool Sands – beautiful beaches
Dartmoor National Park - https://www.dartmoor.gov.uk/
Greenway House - visit the site (https://www.agathachristie.com/about-christie/greenway-house) to find out more. This is the house where Agatha Christie grew up.
Dartmouth Castle – an English Heritage site. tel: 01803-833588
Buckfast Butterflies and Otter Sanctuary – tel: 01364 642916
Walks - Please see the tourist boards info on all the local walks and trails. https://www.visittotnes.co.uk/see-and-do/outdoor-activities/
Ashburton Art Centre – located in Ashburton which also has many antique shops
Exeter Cathedral - www.exeter-cathedral.org.uk/
Totnes Castle – 01803-864406
Totnes is a historic market town with a castle and local shops stocking Devon produce. Market days
are Friday and Saturday from 08:45 to 16:30.
Tourist information – www.visittotnes.co.uk
We hope that those of you coming from further afield and overseas will have time in your visit to see
some of the local area and enjoy the beautiful county of Devon during your stay.