getting here
Driving
Tara Centre is approximately 2 hours drive from London, 40 minutes from Birmingham and 1 1/2 hours from Manchester. From the A50 junction 5, take the A516 to Derby, then turn left, signposted Sutton-on-the-Hill. Tara KMC (Ashe Hall) is 500 yards on the right.
For a more detailed map and driving directions, visit Googlemaps.
Flying
East Midlands Airport is just 20 minutes drive away.
Public transport
Derby is only 8 miles away from the Centre and has excellent rail (08457 484950) and bus connections.
A bus from Derby to Etwall (Spread Eagle stop) costs £3.50. Go to Albert Street Bus Stop B1 and catch the V1 or V2 bus, which runs every hour or so - check the timetable here.
Alternatively, catch a cab (which costs about £15) - there is a rank at the train station. Local cab firms include:
- ADR Cars 01283 814937
- Mickleover Cars 01283 736777
- Swift Cabs 01332 366266
Walking from Etwall
By the Spread Eagle bus stop near the village church there’s a large map with Ashe Hall marked on it. Here is our hand-drawn version, showing the route from Etwall to Tara KMC. Click the map to view full size.
Walk from the centre of Etwall down Sutton Lane until you come to the bridge over the old railway, with some wooden steps going down on your right. Walk down the steps, turn right and continue on until you pass under the road, through the underpass. Then turn immediately left and follow the path up onto Ash Lane, just off the main road.
Don’t take the first gate on the right signposted "Tara Centre", which you'll reach before the driveway to the Equestrian Centre, or you’ll end up on the woodland walk. Keep walking past the Equestrian Centre on your right - turn right up Ash Lane and after 20 metres you'll see a second gate signposted "Tara Centre" on your right. Go through this gate into the field and head for the big house through the trees.
The whole walk takes about 15 minutes from the bus stop.