Driving Directions to Places in the Area
- Nicholasville – Wal-Mart & Restaurants (10-15 minutes)
- Lexington via Nicholasville Rd – Shopping, Restaurants & Cinema (25-40 min)
- Lexington via Harrodsburg Rd – Airport, Shopping, Restaurants, Downtown Lexington, Rupp Arena, Triangle Park (20-35 min)
- To I-75N and the Kentucky Horse Park (45 min)
- Ichthus Grounds, Irish Acres, & Shakertown (10-25 min)
- Abbey of Gethsemani (1.5 hour)
Nicholasville – Wal-Mart & Restaurants (10-15 minutes)
1. Go straight out from June Ryan Circle (Manor circular drive) onto Walnut Street.
2. At the stop sign, turn right onto College Street.
3. Go over the bridge. Road name changes to Jessamine Station Road.
4. Follow Jessamine Station Rd. around the sharp bend to the left.
5. Timeless Antiques will be on the left after going under the railroad bridge.
6. Continue on to the stop sign and turn right onto KY 29.
7. Get onto US 27 North/Nicholasville Rd. Entrance ramp is over the bridge and on the left.
- 2nd light, turn right (I-169/Richmond Rd) – High Point Golf Course (go 5.4 miles, on right).
- 3rd light – Business US 27/Main Street:
- Turn left for Golden Corral, Applebee’s, John Michael’s, and Sonny’s Bar-B-Q .
- Turn right for Wal-Mart (left side), Concord Dry Cleaners, Radio Shack, fast food, and Mexican and Chinese restaurants (right side).
- Continue straight:
- Planter’s Row/Plantation Golf Links: entrance is on the right – across from the Dish Barn and Champions, just before the Toyota dealership and the stoplight for the Shell station and Econo Lodge.
- Connemara golf course is on the left shortly after the Toyota dealership.
Lexington via Nicholasville Rd – Shopping, Restaurants & Cinema (25-40 min)
1. Go straight out from June Ryan Circle (Manor circular drive) onto Walnut Street.
2. At the stop sign, turn right onto College Street.
3. Go over the bridge. Road name changes to Jessamine Station Road.
4. Follow Jessamine Station Rd. around the sharp bend to the left and continue to the stop sign.
5. At the stop sign, turn right onto KY 29.
6. Get onto US 27 North/Nicholasville Rd. Entrance ramp is over the bridge and on the left.
7. Go north on US 27/Nicholasville Rd.
- Kohl’s is on the left (10-15 minutes from entrance ramp).
- 3rd light after the Kohl's light, turn right (Brannon Road) – Brannon Shopping Center: Movie Theatre, Kroger, Panera Bread, and more.
- Man-O-War Blvd (major intersection, 5 minutes after Kohl’s).
- Turn left for Wal-Mart, Lowe’s, Chili’s, Macaroni Grill, and McDonald’s.
- Go Straight:
- 1st light, turn left (Tiverton Way) – Corky’s BBQ (left side), Applebee’s, Scholsky’s Deli, Family Christian Bookstore, Outback, Bella Notte, and more.
- 3rd light, turn left (Wilson Downing) – Fayette Mall, Sears Automotive, Jiffy Lube.
- 4th light, turn left (Dundee) – Fayette Mall, Olive Garden.
- 5th light, turn left (Reynolds Road) – Back entrance to Fayette Mall (turn left at the light after Target); Arby’s, and Target (right side); Lexington Green Cinema and back entrance to the Lexington Green shopping center (turn right at the light after Target); Meijer (right side).
- 6th light, turn left – Lexington Green Shopping Center: Joseph-Beth Booksellers, CompUSA, Tony Roma’s, Regatta, Ruby Tuesday’s, Comedy off Broadway, Lexington Green Cinema, and more.
- 6th light, turn right (Canary) – T.G.I.Friday’s, Toys R Us, Best Buy, Office Depot.
- Cross New Circle/KY 4 – (Depending on the time of day there will be 2-4 lanes.) There are more shopping centers and restaurants on either side of the road. Road narrows at Southland Drive.
- Continue on – Central Baptist Hospital will be on the right. After the hospital the road name changes to Limestone. The University of Kentucky hospital and campus is on the right. Keep going on Limestone to get to downtown Lexington. Vine Street is a one-way to the right and Main Street is a one-way to the left.
Lexington via Harrodsburg Rd – Airport, Shopping, Restaurants, Downtown Lexington, Rupp Arena, Triangle Park (20-35 min)
1. Go straight out of June Ryan Circle (Manor circular drive) onto Walnut Street.
2. At the stop sign, turn left onto College Street.
3. At the stoplight, turn right onto Lexington Ave. (Chevron station on the corner.)
4. Continue north on Lexington Ave./KY 29.
5. At the stop sign, go straight onto Harrodsburg Road/US 68. (Y intersection and Marathon station.)
6. Golf Club of the Bluegrass is on the left (4.7 miles after Y intersection).
7. 1st light (Brannon Road) – Southland Christian Church. (6 miles from Y intersection; main entrance is before the stoplight).
8. 2nd light, turn right – Kroger, Sonic, etc. (Across from the shopping center, before the stoplight there is a garden center and Newport Dry Cleaners.)
9. 4th light, turn left (Military Pike) – Ramsey’s Restaurant.
10. The 5th light is Man-O-War Blvd (9 miles from Y intersection).
- Turn left for the Lexington-Bluegrass Airport (3 miles down on left) and Keeneland (go straight at the Versailles Rd/US 60 light into Keeneland).
- Turn right – Hamburg Pavilion Outdoor Shopping Center (5.5 miles down; shopping and restaurants on both sides; there are alternate routes, this is the simplest).
- 1st light, turn left (Wellington Way) for the Palomar Centre – AAA, Roy & Nadine’s, Graeter’s Ice Cream, Great Harvest Bread Co, Rite Aid, and more.
- 3rd light, turn left (Beaumont Centre Parkway/Corporate Dr.) for the Beaumont Centre – Applebee’s, Max & Erma’s, El Chico, several hotels, and more.
- Go under New Circle/KY 4.
- 5th light after New Circle, turn left (Turfland/Springridge) – Turfland Mall, O’Charleys, Chick-fil-A and more.
- Just after the 7th light (Clays Mill) St. Joseph Hospital will be on your right. Continue on for more restaurants.
- At Virginia Ave./Red Mile, Harrodsburg Road/US 68 becomes Broadway.
- Turn right onto Maxwell (one-way) for Dudley’s Square, The Massage Center, and Dudley’s Restaurant (left side) and Joe Bologna’s (down a little farther on the right).
- Continue straight for:
- Rupp Arena, Lexington Center, Heritage Hall, and Triangle Park (corner of Vine and Broadway).
- Turn left onto High Street (one-way) for the front entrance to Rupp Arena and close parking. Just before High Street, the Central Bank parking garage on the left is another parking option.
- De Sha’s and Starbucks (corner of Main Street and Broadway).
- Applebee’s Park: home of the Lexington’s minor league baseball team, the Legend’s (north of downtown on Broadway; left side of road).
NOTE: Vine Street is a one-way to the right and Main Street is a one-way to the left.
To I-75N and the Kentucky Horse Park (45 min)
1. Go straight out of June Ryan Circle (Manor circular drive) onto Walnut Street.
2. At the stop sign, turn left onto College Street.
3. At the stoplight, turn right onto Lexington Ave. (Chevron station on the corner.)
4. Continue north on Lexington Ave./KY 29.
5. At the stop sign, go straight onto Harrodsburg Road/US 68. (Y intersection and Marathon station.)
6. Stay on Harrodsburg Road/US 68 for 10.5 miles.
7. Get onto New Circle/KY 4 West. Entrance ramp is on the left 1.5 miles after Man-O-War Blvd.
8. Take Exit 9b – Newtown Pike/KY 922 North.
9. Go 1.8 miles. Follow the signs to I-75 North (Cincinnati). Entrance ramp is on right.
- Cracker Barrel is on the right side of Newtown Pike, just past the entrance ramps.
- For the Kentucky Horse Park:
- Get onto I-75N.
- Take Exit 120 – Iron Works Pike.
- Turn right onto Iron Works.
- The park’s entrance is on the left.
Ichthus Grounds, Irish Acres, & Shakertown (10-25 min)
1. Go straight out of June Ryan Circle (Manor circular drive) onto Walnut Street.
2. At the stop sign, turn left onto College Street.
3. At the stoplight, continue straight. (Chevron station at the corner.)
4. At stop sign, turn right onto KY 1268.
5. At next stop sign (road ends; US 68/Harrodsburg Road):
- Ichthus grounds – turn right, entrance will be on the right.
- Irish Acres (antiques):
- Turn left onto US 68. Go 0.6 miles.
- Turn right onto KY 33. Go 2 miles.
- Turn left onto KY 1965. (At this intersection, KY 33 sharply curves to the right.) There is an Irish Acres sign at the intersection.
- Follow KY 1965/Ford’s Mill Road for 3.5 miles into Nonesuch. (After you turn onto KY 1965 there will be an immediate right and then another right 0.8 miles later.)
- Irish Acres is on the right.
- Shakertown:
- Turn left onto US 68. Go 7.2 miles (Curvy, hilly road through Palisades.)
- Entrance is on the right.
Abbey of Gethsemani (1.5 hour)
1. Go straight out of June Ryan Circle (Manor circular drive) onto Walnut Street.
2. At the stop sign, turn left onto College Street.
3. At the stoplight, turn right onto Lexington Ave. (Chevron station on the corner.)
4. Continue north on Lexington Ave./KY 29.
5. At the stop sign, go straight onto Harrodsburg Road/US 68. (Y intersection and Marathon station.)
6. Turn left onto I-169 (5 miles from the Y intersection).
7. Go about 9 miles. (Follow I-169 to and through Keene until it ends at KY 33.)
8. Turn right onto KY 33. Go 1.1 miles
9. Get onto the Bluegrass Parkway towards Bardstown/Elizabethtown.
10. Take exit 21 – 2nd Bardstown exit
11. Turn left onto KY 31-East. Go 7 miles.
12. At Culvertown, turn left onto KY 247 (just after the Culver’s Kwik Mart). Go 3.5 miles.
13. Abbey entrance is on the left.