Incidentally everyone asks why the Studio
is named 'JoeDaisy Studio'.
They are the names
of Caroline's grandparents - Joe and Daisy,
who were very supportive of her artistic talents
when she was growing up
(She won the National Brooke Bond
Painting Competition three times.
Her paintings were on Tony Hill's Sketch Club
- TV programme and she was
asked to stop sending in her painting entries
to the local newspaper - because they said
she always had to be chosen as the winner
of the 7 shillings and 6d postal order(!)
but no-one else had a chance!)
The Studio location in the village of Mapledurham and opposite the
17th Century Alms Houses.
DIRECTIONS TO THE STUDIO
FROM THE M4
Leave the M4 at Junction 11 and
turn onto the A33 - DIRECTION READING.
You will pass the Madjeski (Football)
Stadium on your left. Keep going
straight ahead onto the Reading
Relief Road and then onto Rose Kiln
Lane (still the A33). Keep going
straight ahead onto the A329 -
Caversham Road (you are in
CAVERSHAM).
On to the A4155 and once you have
passed over the bridge - keep in
the left hand lane (past a
photographic shop on your left and
Picasso Italian restaurant) and
filter left at the traffic lights
onto the A4074. (St Peters Hill) Go
straight onto the
Woodcote Road which then turns into
Upper Woodcote Road. (Still the
A4074)
Keep going straight and past a large freestanding sign saying Maple Durham on the right hand side. Then you reach
a sign on the left hand side saying
Chazey Heath (there is also a brown
National Trust sign saying
Mapledurham House on the opposite side of the road) TURN LEFT HERE
JUST PAST THE CHAZEY HEATH SIGN and
opposite the Pack Saddle pub. It is
an unmarked country lane.
KEEP CONCENTRATING HERE!! It's very easy to miss the crossroads because it is very beautiful countryside. SO! AT THE FIRST CROSS ROADS turn left - direction Mapledurham and Mapledurham House.
This is a single, very beautiful country lane. It twists and turns and there are often bunny rabbit skipping across the road and the odd deer. There are usually sheep, cows and horses in the fields.
Keep going straight on, past 'Paintball'. There are a couple
of a sharp bends to the left - keep
going straight ahead. (don’t worry you
are not lost!). (The end of this road is a dead end and Mapledurham House - so you can not get lost as there is only one destination). We are a few steps away from the entrance to Mapledurham House.
When you enter the village, there are some houses with a red letter box on the wall
on the left hand side. Keep going a
very short way and there are a row
of ‘Alms Houses’ on the right - we
are opposite.
There is a small acrylic sign on the right hand pillar of the entrance saying 'JoeDaisy Studio'. You will see the large gravel car park and 'Daisy' our life size fibre glass cow.
WELCOME - you have arrived. Come and have a cup of tea or coffee in the lounge and marvel at your low pulse rate - reduced by the fantastic countryside and warm welcome from JoeDaisy Studio.
If you do get lost just telephone 0118 9724502 and we will send someone to guide you in. AND remember we will always pick you up from Reading Station.
DO NOT USE THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE AA WEB SITE - THEY ARE WRONG we have told the AA lots of times - but they don't change it - very annoying for the unfortunate people who end up in Purley!
Tel: 0118 9724502 if you get lost! And we will send someone to guide you in.
