All Souls' Day

Sharpham Meadow Natural Burial Ground is on the Sharpham Estate, within the South Devon National Landscape near Ashprington village and three miles outside Totnes, South Devon.

From the A38/Devon Expressway, take the Totnes/Buckfastleigh exit onto the A385. On arriving in Totnes, just before the railway station turn right at the traffic lights onto the Western Bypass/A381 towards Kingsbridge. 

Half a mile outside Totnes, turn left to Ashprington. About two miles later, there you’ll reach a crossroads signposted ahead to Ashprington, right to Bow Bridge, Tuckenhay & Cornworthy and left to the natural burial ground.

For sat-navs, use the postcode TQ9 7DX, which is for Higher Sharpham Barton but be aware that the burial ground doesn’t have its own postcode.

Get more detailed information and a map here

Frequent direct trains run from London, Birmingham, and the North. The journey time by train is less than three hours from London Paddington via GWR (www.GWR.com) and under four hours from London Waterloo. Find train times and buy tickets from www.thetrainline.com

Trains to Totnes are on the Exeter, Plymouth and Penzance lines. Totnes railway station is a 5-10 minute walk from the town.

Click here to see how to book a single or shared taxi to Sharpham Meadow

From Totnes railway station, walking takes 45-60 minutes and cycling takes about 25 minutes and you can go either via the cycle & footpath or by the main road.

Out of Station Drive, turn left at the main road, crossing over at the pedestrian lights. At Morrisons petrol station take the road straight on-ish into town (you'll soon walk past Morrisons supermarket on left). Keep going straight on over the mini-roundabout. At the Doctors' Surgery the road swings right. You go straight on, passing the Doctors' Surgery to your right.

When the road bears left around the back of the Steam Packet Inn on your left, you turn right (signposted National Cycle Network 28), up the hill for 30 metres to a sign for footpath/cycle route to Ashprington.

If you're taking the cycle-footpath, follow the designated National Cycle Route, taking the right hand route at the first fork, continue up a long hill, and through woodland.

Go through a cattle-grid/gate at the top, then continue downhill along this path. You will reach another gate with the Sharpham compass logo on its post, and go through that gate.

Continue on about 200 metres through a third gate and soon after you’ll pass a striking bench on your left commissioned by the Sharpham Trust as a wonderful sit-spot facing down the River Dart Valley towards Sharpham House.

Follow the path down and through a fourth gate. Soon after this gate, take a turn-off to the right, through a gate going up along a tree-lined path.

Did you go perhaps not see the turn-off? You’ve gone too far if you meet another gate and a split in the path with a sign pointing toward Ashprington. If you meet either of these, turn back to find the gate leading to the tree-lined path.

Walk up this path, through yet another gate, to a paved road and Lower Sharpham Barton Farm. You are nearly there! Where this paved road begins, turn right and continue along a long, private road, although please be aware you are walking along a two-way lane with traffic.

You'll pass Ticklemore Cheese headquarters on your right and then you'll reach the main road, the . Turn right and walk along for about 200 metres and Sharpham Meadow will be on your right.

If you're walking on the main road (which has no dedicated footpath), view more detailed information and a map here