Directions to Carver Location Winter-Spring
Beginning on 10/30/21, ALL LESSONS will take place in CARVER, at Rich's place:
52 West St., Carver MA 02330 until further notice. This is a private way that runs parallel to Yellow Brick Rd., but it's NOT Yellow Brick Rd. like google maps will mislead you.
- On West St., look for #52 on the post near the mailboxes marking this private way.
- Turn onto the private way. Drive carefully (road can become icy) along the sheep field on the right.
- Rich's place is on the right. You will see the Sheepdog Junction sign on the fence.
- Enter to the right. (Do NOT go further to the karate training house.)
- Park on the gravel or pavement spaces on the left, in the pullout on the right (past the chicken coop), or along the right side of the driveway tight against the fence, but do not block the main driveway (so that others can depart).
Directions to Middleborough Location Summer-Autumn
The entrance to Sheepdog Junction is ACROSS the street from 69 Soule Street, Middleborough, MA 02346,
From Boston Via Route 24
- Take 93 South through Boston and Quincy.
- At the split, bear right to Route 93 South (and it becomes 95)--Do NOT bear left and take Route 3 South to the Cape.
- Take left Exit 4 to Route 24 South.
- Take Old Exit 14A to Route 495 South.
- Take Exit 6 to Route 44 East-Middleboro. (At the rotary. Rte. 44 will be the second exit, at ~11 o’clock.)
- At fourth stoplight, turn left onto Route 105 North-PLYMPTON St. (just AFTER Plymouth St. intersection).
- Follow small green and white signs to Soule Farm.
- After 0.5 mile, turn right to stay on Plympton St.
- Travel 1.5 miles and bear left at fork.
- 400 feet after the fork, turn left at the Eddy Homestead onto Cedar St.
- Travel 0.6 mile and turn right onto Soule St.
- The Soule Homestead is ~0.5 mile on left. Pass the farmhouse and continue to the second entrance at the lower field.
- Sheepdog Junction's entrance/parking area is across from #69 Soule St. (If you reach Prospect St., you've gone too far.)
From Boston Via Route 3
- Take 93 South.
- At the split, bear left onto Route 3 South to the Cape. (Do NOT bear right onto Route 93 South.)
- Take Exit 9-Kingston.
- Turn right onto Rte. 3A.
- At the second stoplight, turn left onto Rte. 80.
- Pass Country Club on left. At stop sign, turn left. Stay on main road for ~6 miles.
- Do NOT turn left toward Lake Providence. Instead, travel straight on Brook St.
- At stoplight, cross Route 58. (gas station will be on the corner.)
- This last leg is about one mile: Speed limit sign will say 25 mph so that you can make a sharp right turn to stay on the main road.
- Then just before the flashing light, make a sharp left turn to stay on main road, onto Prospect St
- After cranberry bogs on left and short uphill, turn right (stop sign faces Soule St.) onto Soule St.
- Travel over a small hill.
- At base, Sheepdog Junction entrance/parking area will be on right, across from #69 Soule St.
(If you see Soule Homestead on right, you've gone too far.)
From Rte. 495 South
- Take Exit 6 to Route 44 East. (At the rotary. Rte. 44 will be the second exit, at ~11 o’clock.)
- At fourth stoplight, turn left onto Route 105 North-PLYMPTON St. (just AFTER Plymouth St. intersection).
- Follow small green and white signs to Soule Farm.
- After 0.5 mile, turn right to stay on Plympton St.
- Travel 1.5 miles and bear left at fork.
- 400 feet after the fork, turn left at the Eddy Homestead onto Cedar St.
- Travel 0.6 mile and turn right onto Soule St.
- The Soule Homestead is ~0.5 miles on left. Pass the farmhouse and continue to the second entrance at the lower field.
- Sheepdog Junction's entrance/parking area is across from #69 Soule St.
From Wareham and Cape Cod
- Take Rte. 25/495 North to Rte. 58 North-Carver.
- At the end of the ramp, turn right onto Rte. 58 North.
- Follow Rte. 58 north through Carver and North Carver towards Plympton.
- Turn left on Winnetuxett Rd., approximately 1 mile north of the intersection of Routes 44 & 58.
- Follow Winnetuxett Rd. 0.5 mile to stop sign.
- Bear left at the blinking light onto Prospect St.
- After cranberry bogs on left and short uphill, turn right (stop sign faces Soule St.) onto Soule St.
- Travel over a small hill.
- At base, Sheepdog Junction entrance/parking area will be on right, across from #69 Soule St.
(If you see Soule Homestead on right, you've gone too far.)