How to find No. 80 Merrivale Road (EX4 1PT)
By Car
From the A30 turn off at the Exeter sign onto the roundabout.
a.) Take the exit onto the A377, signposted Exeter city centre. At the first junction (traffic lights with a
Sainsbury’s on your right) turn left into Cowick Lane. Follow this for about 1.5 miles to a set of lights
with the First and Last pub on your right. Go straight over this junction into Buddle Lane and take
the second turning on the left, Savile Road. At the top of Savile Road, there is a large red brick
building directly in front of you, which is the DCC Youth Centre. If you look to your left, there is a
small playground with a bright yellow fence. The school is set back from and to the left of the youth
centre, down the small side lane beside the playground. The gate has ‘80’ on the letter box.
b.) (to avoid traffic) Take the exit signposted Ide. Continue along this rural road until you get to a Tjunction. Turn right towards Exeter. Continue along this road which becomes more built up. Just
after a large light orange building on your left turn left onto Bowhay Lane. Take the second right
onto Merrivale Road. Drive along this road until you reach the large brick DCC Youth Centre
mentioned above. Park and follow instructions above.
If you are coming from east of Exeter, come around the city on the motorway then take the A30 west
towards Okehampton then follow the directions above.
From the Crediton/Tiverton direction come in along A377 Cowley Bridge Road. Take right turn
signposted Plymouth and Torquay. Then take first right turn over level crossing (signposted Exwick).
Go over level crossing and river, then at the end of the road turn left onto Exwick Road. Travel for
about 1.5 miles, past Thatch Pub, up hill (cemetery on right). At traffic lights after cemetery (Barley
Mow Pub on right) go straight across the junction into Buddle Lane. Take the second right into
Newman Road and then first left into Merrivale Road. The school is about 200m along the road on the
right, set back from the Youth Centre and down the small side lane beside the playground.
There is on-street parking on Merrivale Road and the streets nearby.
By Bus
From the city centre you will need an E or F bus going towards Exwick, Medley Court. These stop at
Sidwell Street (bus stop 18) and then along the High Street towards Fore Street. You will travel over
the Exwick Roundabout, past St Thomas railway station and along Cowick Road to the crossroads with
the First and Last pub on your left. The bus will turn right along Buddle Lane and you want the 2nd bus
stop which is at the end of Savile Road. Get off the bus and go up Savile Road towards the large red
brick building directly in front of you, which is the DCC Youth Centre. Go left, cross over the road and
take the small lane down the side of the playground which is on the left of the Youth Centre.
To return to the city centre, go down Savile Road to Buddle Lane, crossover and catch an E or F bus
outside Bubble It Launderette.
By Train
Exeter St. David’s Station is approximately 40 minutes’ walk away – come out of the station and turn
right along Bonhay Road. After about 0.5 mile, cross the river at Miller’s Crossing suspension bridge,
adjacent to the Mill on The Exe. Turn left and continue along the river to the road bridge. Leave the
river here and go up onto Cowick Street. Follow Cowick Street for about 0.7 miles to the traffic lights*
at the First and Last pub. Turn right here and take second left onto Savile Road. At the top of Savile
Road, there is a large red brick building directly in front of you, which is the DCC Youth Centre. If you
look to your left, there is a small playground with a bright yellow fence. The school is just behind and to
the left of the youth centre, down the small side lane beside the playground.
*Alternatively you can follow the route shown in red on the map by turning right opposite the church
and going into the park.
St. Thomas station is closer to the school – about 15 minutes’ walk and brings you out onto Cowick
Street, turn away from the city centre and follow the directions above.
On Arrival
If the wooden gate is locked, phone the person you are meeting on their mobile. If it is open (you may
have to pull the gate hard) then enter and you’ll find our building is on the left. The Hall is the first
entrance; further along there is a shallow ramp leading to the main entrance; alternatively you may
enter straight into the green room on the right which is further along again.
This path takes you to the gate of No.80
Merrivale Road which needs a good tug.