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From villages between Ashford and Maidstone (A20): (Via Maidstone Town)

 

Follow the A20 towards Maidstone. After passing through Bearsted and the Willington Street junction you pass the walls of Mote Park on your left, then shortly after the Grove Green/Maidstone Studios junction you pass Turkey Mill and go under a rail bridge. You have a garage to the left and Haynes garages to the right. Beyond the next traffic lights the road is marked into three lanes and you want the left-hand lane marked for Hastings A229. Follow this to take you over the viaduct (passing Sainsburys on your right) and to join the A229 at the Thirsty Pig Pub intersection. Before the traffic lights to the Thirsty Pig you need to take the left hand fork to follow the A229 up Upper Stone Street and to the Wheatsheaf junction. Following the A229 to the right of the pub,  you pass a fire station, a small Sainsburys store and shopping parade, and the Swan pub. Follow the main road and when you see the zebra crossing, start to slow down, as you will need to take the next right turn for Lancet Lane. Waldron Drive is a left turn off Lancet Lane and Antrix is at No. 8, the fourth house on the right beyond the Valley Drive turn. There is a No. 8 on the small brick pillar at the top of the drive.

 

From villages between Ashford and Maidstone (A20): (Avoiding Maidstone Town Centre) 

Follow the A20 towards Maidstone. After passing through Bearsted you come to the Willington Street junction and turn left into Willington Street itself. Proceeding at a careful 30 mph (there are notorious speed cameras along this road) travel the entire length of the Street until you reach the T-junction with Sutton Road. Here you turn right towards Maidstone, passing a large Morrisons store and shortly after, the Kent Police HQ, as you proceed.Having passed a parade of shops on your left, again watch your speed as you approach another speed camera and then avoid the bus lane as you come to the Wheatsheaf junction traffic lights. Here, turn left around the front of the pub and into Loose Road You pass a fire station, a small Sainsburys store and shopping parade, and the Swan pub. Follow the main road and when you see the zebra crossing, start to slow down, as you will need to take the next right turn for Lancet Lane. Waldron Drive is a left turn off Lancet Lane and Antrix is at No. 8, the fourth house on the right beyond the Valley Drive turn. There is a No. 8 on the small brick pillar at the top of the drive.

Important Notes:

Lancet Lane is a school drop-off/pick-up area, so avoid 8.30-9.15am and 2.45 - 3.40pm during term-time, if possible.


Waldron Drive has no street lighting, so after dark, look for the reflective 8 at the top of the drive
 

Payment is by cash, card or cheque (with Bank Card and proof of identity).

(BACS/Bank Transfer available by arrangement). A refundable deposit is required on all hire costumes. Cash or cheque is preferable for this as use of card incurs a £2 fee.

The nearest ATMs are at the Sainsburys beside the parade of shops or at the Newsagents at Boughton Parade. There are car parks both behind Sainsburys (entrance via The Farrows, right turn before the Ambulance Station) and at Boughton Shopping Parade (next to Sainsburys) access via Boughton Lane, left turn at traffic lights). From the Linton/Staplehurst direction, Loose Post Office on Loose Green Old Loose Hill (take the first left after coming over the viaduct) offers over-the-counter money withdrawal services.

Appointments can be made Monday - Friday: 10am - 8pm Saturday: 10am - 6pm. Closed Sundays

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