Directions to the Granary/Cottage & Piper Lodge From

Directions to the Granary/Cottage & Piper Lodge

From the A1 travelling north

Ignore signs tempting you to Stamford…

Come off at the sign to Melton (A606). The local sign is for Great Casterton and Tinwell

Follow the slip road until you reach a T junction. Turn right and then take the first turn left. (This looks as though you are re-joining the A1 southbound, but just around the corner, before you hit the A1 again, you find a right turn to Great Casterton , take this turn.) Follow this road to another T junction, passing suburban style houses on the left hand side. Turn left at the T junction.

The road goes downhill into Great Casterton , passing a church on the left. At a crossroads moreorless in the centre of the village, turn right to Ryhall . Great Casterton Community college is on your left hand side on the corner once you have made the turn. Going slightly uphill exit Great Casterton. After about 2 miles the road brings you to another T junction just outside the village of Ryhall. Turn hard left up the hill to Careby and the Bythams

After about 1 ½ miles you go straight over a crossroads just after the county sign for Rutland/Lincolnshire and climb the hill. Half way down the hill on the other side is a sign ‘AUNBY ONLY’ on the right hand side.

Turn left, you are now on a single track lane road. Follow this road right down through the village. You will pass signs for Lodge Farm on the left and then shortly afterwards a wide open drive entrance to “ The Grange” on the right, THIS IS NOT US!! Please follow the Signs for Aunby Manor, The Granary, Aunby Cottage & Piper Lodge . Keep going following the curve of the road as it turns to the right slightly and downhill until you see a sign saying ‘Aunby Manor, with access to The Granary, Aunby Cottage and Piper Lodge - Private Road. No public right of way’.

Go straight through this sign and follow the road round the corner and down to where the stables are. Please park opposite the Granary and cottage in front of the large hedge, please do NOT park blocking the bridleway.

From the A1 south

Come off at the Oakham turn, B668, locally signed to Stretton and Clipsham . At the roundabout at the end of the slip road take the first exit left. Into Stretton .

Follow this road for about 1 mile to Clipsham .. Follow the road through the village, passing the Olive Branch pub on your left hand side. Just as you are about to exit the village, the road bends sharply to the left. There is a right hand turn right on the corner of this bend. Take this turn off, signed to Holywell and Pickworth .

Stay on this road for about 2 miles, which is very much a C road, until you come to a T junction by some large black wrought iron gates. Turn left and then immediately right past Mill Farm and the duck pond. The road climbs a hill and passes under some pylons. At the next T junction, just as you are about to enter Careby , turn sharp right on to the B1176, signed to Stamford. This road runs beside the railway line. After a few miles you go over a small bridge and a few hundred yards afterwards you will see a sign on the left side ‘ AUNBY VILLAGE ONLY’ . Turn right, you are now on a single track road.

Follow this road right down through the village. You will pass signs for Lodge Farm on the left and then shortly afterwards a wide open drive entrance to “ The Grange” on the right, THIS IS NOT US!! Please follow the Signs for Aunby Manor, The Granary ,Aunby Cottage & Piper Lodge . Keep going following the curve of the road as it turns to the right slightly and downhill until you see a sign saying ‘Aunby Manor, with access to The Granary, Aunby Cottage and Piper Lodge - Private Road. No public right of way’.

Directions from Peterborough station .

Exit the station on the one way system left. Follow sign for the A15 Sleaford, which will lead you out of the city and over many roundabouts (at one stage under the A47) in the right direction. Remain on the A15 until you see the A16 sign for Stamford. Turn left at this roundabout. After about 1 mile you will see signs for West Deeping, and come to a crossroads. You are on the main run through on a fast road, but slow down and turn right onto Kings Street. Stay on this road and take the first left, past a farm house on the corner. Take the next right, signed to Greatford. At the next T junction turn left into the village of Greatford. In the centre of the village take the right turn, signed to Carlby and Braceborough. Exit Greatford and continue along the road for a couple of miles until you reach a T junction with the A 6121. Turn left towards Stamford, go through Essendine and then in the centre of the village turn right towards Pickworth. Follow this road until you reach a T junction, turn Left . At the next crossroads turn right again, go up and over the hill and as you come down the other side you will see a sign ‘Aunby Village only’

Turn left, you are now on a C minus road.

Follow this road right down through the village. You will pass signs for Lodge Farm on the left and then shortly afterwards a wide open drive entrance to “ The Grange” on the right, THIS IS NOT US!! Please follow the Signs for Aunby Manor, The Granary, Aunby Cottage & Piper Lodge . Keep going following the curve of the road as it turns to the right slightly and downhill until you see a sign saying ‘Aunby Manor, with access to The Granary, Aunby Cottage and Piper Lodge - Private Road. No public right of way’.

Directions from Cambridge

Take the A14 north until you meet the A1, revert to directions about ‘A1 heading north’.