Directions to Dr. Coombs
Please find written directions below.
FROM OTTAWA:
The slow but sure way, via Perth: (This route is preferable when roads are bad in winter.)
Travel Highway #417 west, past the exits for Kanata and Stittsville, taking exit #145 for Highway #7 west. Travel Highway #7 west, past Carleton Place to Perth. Continue along Highway #7 through Perth, and at the third set of traffic lights, turn right onto provincial highway #511 north (which begins at highway #7). Travel 7 km. north to Balderson, turn left onto County Road #7, and follow the directions ‘FROM BALDERSON’ below.
The shorter way, via Ferguson Falls:
Those travelling from Carleton Place and Ottawa who are confident with back roads can take a shortcut from Highway #7 which will save about 10 minutes: 12 km. west of the traffic lights on highway #7 at Carleton Place, beside a grey stone church very close to the road, there is a right turn clearly indicated for Fergusons Falls and Lanark. This is County Road #15 (paved), which winds scenically 6 km to Fergusons Falls (follow the main road all the way). Another 2.8 km. after Ferguson Falls is a fork in the road, with the main highway turning right towards Lanark, and a smaller paved road heading straight ahead towards Balderson. Take the smaller road going straight ahead, and wind your way the 9.5 km. to the village of Balderson. At Balderson, there is a stop sign at the point the road meets Highway #511. Continue straight ahead, across Highway #511, and follow the paved road (County road #7). Continue with the directions ‘FROM BALDERSON’ below.
FROM BALDERSON
Travelling west from Balderson along County Road #7, take the first paved road to the right, which is 2.7 km. from Balderson (there is a green sign indicating the direction to Fallbrook at this turn). Follow the road another 3 km. into the village of Fallbrook. As you enter the village, you will cross a tiny river marked the Fall River, and immediately after the bridge you will see two red brick houses on the left side of the road, one behind the other. Beside these brick houses is a small laneway marked ‘Walter’s Lane’ (the street sign is on the right hand side of the road; the lane is on the left).
-Turn left down this gravel laneway about 500 ft., past the second red brick house and small barn, and over a small causeway which traverses a swamp. Patient parking is on the left as soon as you enter a clearing in front of the house.
FROM ALMONTE AND POINTS NORTH:-Take County Road 16 west from Almonte, which begins at the Petro-Canada gas station on Highway #15. Travel through the village of Middleville to Hopetown
-County Road 16 meets provincial highway #511 at Hopetown at a T-junction: turn left (south) onto highway #511 toward Lanark. Travel south on Highway #511 to Lanark, and follow the directions below.
FROM LANARK VILLAGE:-Travel through Lanark village to the T-junction at the south end of the village.
-Instead of turning left to follow highway #511, turn right (west), and travel across a bridge and up a hill out of town.
-After travelling about 6.5 km., you will come to a bridge crossing the Mississippi River and immediately following, an ascending hill, with a clearly lit T junction with a paved road on the left.
-Turn left (south) at this T junction; this is the road to Fallbrook
-About one mile along this road you will come into the village of Fallbrook. Travel into the village, down a hill, and at the foot of the hill you will see on the left side a sign indicating Walter’s Lane. Turn right onto this laneway and travel to its end. Winter route: If roads are bad in winter, you may prefer to follow highway #511 south from Lanark to the village of Balderson, turn right along county road #7. Then follow the directions ‘FROM BALDERSON’ above.
FROM SMITHS FALLS:
Follow Highway 43 out of Smiths Falls to Perth. At the first set of traffic lights as you come into in Perth, turn right, onto Gore St. Continue on Gore Street, following the highway indicator signs for Highway #7. You will make a jog to the left on Foster St., then right onto Wilson St. Continue north to the end of Wilson Street, at Highway #7. Turn left at the lights at Highway #7, then turn right at the next intersection, which is Highway #511 north. Turn left (west) at Balderson, then follow the directions ‘FROM BALDERSON’ above.
FROM KINGSTON:-Travel on Highway #15 north, through Elgin and Portland, to Lombardy. Turn left onto County Road #1, and travel through Rideau Ferry to Perth. County Road #1 turns into Gore Street in Perth. Continue on Gore Street, following the highway indicator signs for Highway #7. You will make a jog to the left on Foster St., then right onto Wilson St. Continue north to the end of Wilson Street, at Highway #7. Turn left at the lights at Highway #7, then turn right at the next intersection, which is Highway #511 north. Turn left (west) at Balderson, then follow the directions ‘FROM BALDERSON’ above.
Alternative route: In good weather, it is faster to follow Division Street out of Kingston, which continues as County Road 10 though Westport to the town of Perth. Turn left at the first set of traffic lights you meet in Perth, which is at Gore Street. Continue on Gore Street, following the directions in the Kingston section above.
FROM THE WEST (SHARBOT LAKE, BELLEVILLE, TORONTO):
Travel Highway #7 east to the first set of traffic lights as you are approaching Perth. This is at the Harper Road. Turn left, and travel though the hamlet of Harper to the end of the road, a T-junction with Keays Road. Turn right on Keays Road, and travel 1.5 km. to the stop sign. Turn left onto Fallbrook Road north, travel 3 km. into the village of Falbrook. Directions to Walter’s Lane in the ‘From Balderson Section above)
Alternative route in bad weather: If you travel past Harper Road on Highway 7, you will meet the traffic lights at Highway #511 at Perth. Turn left here and continue as in the first paragraph above, ‘via Perth’.
- PLEASE PARK IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE FOOT OF THE STAIRWAY. WALK UP THE STAIRS TO THE FRONT DOOR OF THE HOUSE. IF YOU CANNOT CLIMB STAIRS (10 SHORT STEPS), YOU MAY USE THE UPPER PARKING LOT AND WALK ACROSS THE LAWN TO THE FRONT DOOR. IF YOU WILL NEED FULL HANDICAPPED ACCESS, PLEASE NOTIFY US IN ADVANCE SO THAT WE CAN BE PREPARED TO GIVE YOU ASSISTANCE.
- MANY OF OUR PATIENTS ARE VERY SENSITIVE TO PERFUME AND SCENTED PRODUCTS. PLEASE DO NOT WEAR THESE TO YOUR APPOINTMENT.