Leave the A38 at Wrangaton Cross, signposted Ermington/Modbury/Yealmpton.

Turn left off the slip road on to the A3121 and drive for a mile to the crossroads at the bottom of the hill. Turn right along the A3121 towards Ermington/Modbury/Yealmpton. Stay on this road for 5 miles, bypassing Ugborough and Ermington, until you come to the T Junction with the A379. Turn right towards Plymouth. After three quarters of a mile, at the top of the hill, turn left, signposted Holbeton/Mothecombe/Alston. Stay on this road, bypassing two turnings to Holbeton until you come to the hamlet of Battisborough Cross. Turn left at the crossroads heading towards Mothecombe.

The drive to the Flete Estate Office is the first on the left (after a sharp left-hand bend) and is clearly signed.

BY RAIL

The main towns and cities of Devon are served with direct and frequent rail services from all over the country.

First Great Western Railways run a regular service from Paddington to Plymouth. Selected trains stop at Totnes and Ivybridge.

BY AIR

Regular scheduled services make use of Airports at Exeter, Plymouth and Newquay.

From May 2005 there will be a service operating from Bristol to America.

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Plymouth has a large port and has regular scheduled services national and international.