Directions and transport to and from Lains Barn

By car

Lains Barn is on the A417, just east of Wantage, and is best reached via the A34.

From the M40, exit at Junction 9 onto the A34 South, signed towards Oxford and Newbury; or
From the M4, exit at Junction 13 onto the A34 North, signed towards Oxford.

Then, from the A34, exit at the Milton interchange, which is signed towards Didcot and Wantage, and also for the Didcot Railway Museum. Please note that there are several junctions signed to Wantage from the A34. Make sure that you only turn off at the Milton interchange, which is signed for "Milton, Chilton, Didcot and Wantage, A4130".

At the roundabout, head towards Steventon, Harwell and Wantage on the A4130. Heading North from the M4, this is the first exit. Heading South from Oxford, this is the last exit.

Continue along the A4130 for several miles, continuing past the turn off for Steventon village, until you reach a small roundabout (known locally as 'Rowstock roundabout') with a garage on it. Turn right, onto the A417 to Wantage.

Continue along the A417 through the village of East Hendred, and past signs for Ardington village. The Barn is situated down a track (Grove Park Drive), just after the signs for Ardington and just before Wantage. Turn off onto the track which is on the right hand side of the road. It is signposted from the road, but it’s quite a small sign.

You can find more directions and a map at:
www.wantage.com/lainsbarn/Hiring/hiring.html, and
www.multimap.com - by entering Ardington in the search, and focussing in on Ardington by clicking on it. Lains Barn is just north of Ardington.

By public transport

Didcot, which is east of Wantage, is on the London-Oxford railway line - see www.thetrainline.com for train times. Therefore an option is to get the train to Didcot and a taxi from Didcot station.

There are 24-hour coaches between Oxford and London - see www.oxfordbus.co.uk and www.stagecoach-oxford.co.uk.

Stagecoach operate regular buses between Oxford city centre and Wantage - see www.stagecoach-oxford.co.uk/bustimes and look for services 31 and X31, or call them on 01865 772250.

Coach

We have now booked a coach to transport people between Oxford and Lains Barn on the day:

• Picking up from outside Bottoms Up, The Plain, Oxford at 12.45 p.m. - DON'T BE LATE!
• Departing from Lains Barn at 12.30 a.m.

If you are interested in travelling either way on the coach (for a cost of about £5 return) then contact us asap. There may not be enough room on the coach for everyone (especially coming back) so it'll be first come first served, I'm afraid - get in touch and we'll put you on the list.

Taxis

Grove Taxis 01235 772200
Keith’s Cabs 01235 763344
B.K. Taxis 01235 772229
Evenlode Taxis 01235 762035
Stuart’s Taxis 01235 770608