Visit the Strong Cottage in Chardstock

On your next trip to England, you might want to visit the Strong Cottage in Chardstock!

Jarvis Strong trip 2001

Every year there seems to be one to three people, groups, or families that are visiting England and would like to visit the Chardstock Strong Cottage. This cottage was built in the late 1500s, likely for Strongs who later moved to Chard (about 4 miles away).

The Strong Cottage was built by the Chardstock Manor Estates. The current Lord of the Manor is Jonathan Milford who lives in Manor Home in Chardstock. The Strong Cottage was rehabilitated some years ago (around 1993). Jarvis Strong’s project to help the rehab provided $10,000, which was a bit less than 10% of the total. It did indicate American interest in the project, though, and provided the impetus for the owners to complete the cottage rehab. The cottage is presently rented by Joe Harrison as his home.

SFAA members are invited to visit but it is important to make advance arrangements with Joe Harrison for the visit as that is his home! Joe Harrison can be reached at:

Joe Harrison
Strong Cottage
Chardstock/Axminster, Devon EX13-7BY
Phone: 01460 221177 (calling in England)
Phone: 01144 1460 221177 (calling from USA)

email: joe.harrison25@tiscali.co.uk

How to get to Chardstock:

• By car fm Heathrow Airport: By the Stonehenge Park to Taunton. Fm Taunton take route 358 thru Chard – 3 miles to Tytherleigh – turn rt for about 1 mile to Chardstock.
• By train – by bus fm Heathrow to the south to Waterloo for the LSWR Railroad to Axminster.  There is a bus that runs to Chardstock but, being only about 4 miles to Chardstock, take a taxi.

Where to stay in or very near to Chardstock:

• In Chardstock: Only the George Inn is still open.  They have four rooms in a building behind the Inn.  They are fairly OK but a bit small.   Tp: 01460 220241 (In England) – 011441460 220241 fm USA.
• About one mile east of Chardstock on the corner where you turn off Rt 358 to go to Chardstock is THE TYTHERLEIGH ARMS HOTEL AND RESTAURANT.   Tp: 01460 220214 (England)- 01144 1460 220214 (fm USA) – E-mail:TytherleighArms@aol.com I have never been in the Tytherleigh Arms Hotel but you can check it out better on the computer which has several pages on this Hotel.
• There are many more Hotels in Chard & Axminster which are only about 4 miles fm Chardstock – in case you want to stay in larger towns.

Chardstock has a new village history website: www.chardstockwebmuseum.org

Need more info: Call Jarvis Strong @ 703-356-6169 or e-mail me at jarvis.strong@verizon.net.