By car

• From Cardiff and the East - M4:
  
  M4 - Turn off at Junction 40

• At the roundabout below take the third exit (effectively going underneath the stretch of motorway
  you've just left)
   

• From West Wales - M4:
   

• Take the first exit left as you approach the roundabout from Junction 40.

...and then continue as below:
 

• Immediately,  take first exit (Left) at the next mini roundabout (Veering around quite a sharp bend in the road)

• You're now passing through a residential area. Continue  straight ahead, for approximately another mile.

• Reach a set of traffic lights. Carry on ahead, passing the Western Log Company on your right. 

• Continue for approximately another mile and a half until passing Afan Argoed Country Park on the right.

• Pass through the villages of Cynonville and Dyffryn. Pass Jeff Bakers Joinery and DIY

• Reach the village of Cymmer.  Drive up the small hill until the road takes a sharp left turn. (The village swimming pool is directly in front of you)

• Carry on this road until you see the HSBC Bank on your right.

• Just after the bank take a very sharp turn left, down a steep hill.  Continue down the hill and take the left turn

• Pass the fire station on the left and drive through a set of traffic lights.  Cross over the old bridge and take a right turn.

• Ivy House is situated 100 yards down the hill on your left.

By train and bus:

• Ivy House is situated approximately 50 minutes from Cardiff International Airport.  The nearest train station would either be Port Talbot Parkway on the main Cardiff to Swansea line, or Maesteg, a valley line station from Cardiff Central. 

• Buses are available from Port Talbot Central Bus Station and directly from the train station from Maesteg.