Modified August 5, 2007. Directions from Heathrow (London) to the M50 1. Get on the Motorway M4. As you exit the airport, there will be blue signs for the M4. Take the M4 west (towards Bristol and Swindon). Stay on the M4 for roughly 50 miles. 2. Take exit 15 for the A419. Get on the A419 towards Cirencester and Gloucester. At Cirencester, the A419 becomes the A417, but it's a continuous road. You'll hit the occasional roundabout (rotary, traffic circle). Just look at the signs and stay on the A419/A417. Stay on the A419/A417 for about 35 miles. 3. Take the Motorway M5 north (towards Birmingham and the Midlands). Stay on the M5 for 10 miles. You will see signs for the M50. 4. Take the M50 west. The M50 only goes west. Stay on the M50 until exit 2.

Directions from the M50 to Donnington Hall (see map below) A: Take Exit 2 from the M50. Turn onto the A417 towards Ledbury. Drive about 3 miles until you see a roundabout. (The first you'll see.) B: Turn left at the roundabout (towards Hereford). Drive downhill for 3/4 miles until you see another roundabout. C: Turn left at the roundabout, onto the B4216 (towards Dymock and Newent). There is a sign on the B4216 that says ROAD CLOSED. Ignore it. The section of B4216 beyond our house is closed due to flooding, but the part leading up to where we live works just fine. Drive exactly 2 miles until you see a sign for Donnington Hall on your right. IGNORE SIGNS WHICH SAY DONNINGTON, DONNINGTON FARM, DONNINGTON IGLOO, DONNINGTON CHURCH, DONNINGTON WAXWORKS, DONNINGTON GUMBALL MACHINE, ETC. You want Donnington Hall. We'll put balloons or something on the sign. If you come to a crossroad, you've gone too far. Turn around. D: Turn left at the sign for Donnington Hall. This is the foot of the driveway. There is a cottage on either side: one brick, one grey-- each with beech hedges. Between the two cottages is a cattle grid. Drive over it carefully, please. (Unless you're Ian or Chris.) There is a second cattle grid at the top of the drive. E: Welcome to Donnington Igloo. There will be arrows indicating where to park.

Note: If you type Donnington Hall into google maps, it will direct you to Donnington Farm, which is next door. That's annoying.