Directions to Dovecote Barns, Manor Farm, Kelfield, York, YO19 6RG
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The Barns are located at the west end of the village of Kelfield, which is 8 miles directly south from the centre of the City of York.
From the south and west (M62 and A1M)
Exit from the A1(M) at junction 42 and follow signs towards Selby on the A63. After 2 miles you reach a round-about. Take the first exit onto the A162 towards Tadcaster. After a mile you reach another round-about. Take the 2nd exit staying on the A162. After approx. 2 miles you reach another round-about. Take the 3rd exit onto the B1222 towards Cawood. Keep on this road for about 6 miles until you reach Cawood. At Cawood you go straight on at the lights and over the bridge. You are now on a very straight road, at the top of this straight you turn right towards Kelfield. As you reach the village (about 2/3rds of a mile) there is a sign for the Dovecote Barns set back against some trees on the left-hand side. Once into the village you take the first left and you have arrived.
From the south, the east and the north-east (M18, M62, A64)
Make your way toward the A19 York – Selby road. If travelling from Selby towards York exit the A19 to the left at Riccall. At the traffic lights in Riccall turn left and follow this road to Kelfield. In Kelfield you come to a ‘T’ junction. Turn left here. The road bends around to the right. Keep driving through the village for about a quarter of a mile. As you come round a bend to the left with a high hedge on the left side look to the right and you will see a sign for the Barns on the right. Take this drive and you have arrived.
** If travelling from York leave the A19 just passed Escrick as the road rises and splits turn right towards Stillingfleet and Cawood. Keep on this road for about 4 miles until it turns right onto the straight road to Cawood (ignore the first sign after 2 miles indicating Kelfield 2 to the left). On this bend there is a junction for Kelfield (1 mile). The Dovecote Barns are on the left just as you enter the village. Look out for the sign set back against the trees on the left as you rise up into the village. Enter the village itself and take the first left driveway where there is a house on the corner of the drive (ie. not the Manor Farm farm track)
From the north and north –west (A1M)
If you are travelling down the A1 there are a number of options. You can exit at junction 47 on the A1M and take the A59 to York. At the first round-about (about 12 miles) take the third exit onto the A1237 York ring road. Follow this until you reach the A64 to York (south) and Scarborough. Exit onto the A19 and follow the directions above **.
Alternatively you can leave the A1 just south of Wetherby onto the A659 to Boston Spa and Tadcaster. At Tadcaster join the A64 to York, exiting at the A19 (about 10 miles). Then follow the directions above **.
When you arrive please call at the farmhouse (the big white house to the left of the barns)
From York Railway Station
We can email you directions by car from York Railway Station to the barns. The journey will take no more than a half hour. Please contact us for details.
From Hull P&O Ferries (ie Netherlands/Belgium)
It is quicker to take the ‘LEEDS’ direction off the ferry and follow signs for the M62 Motorway. Off the M62, take the ‘Howden/Selby’ exit Junction 37 and follow signs for Selby. Once you reach the A19 intersection, turn left for York and look out for the first left turn to ‘Riccall/Kelfield/Cawood’. The journey should take no longer than 50 minutes.
