Contact
The Goathouse Refuge is open
Fridays by appointment only,
and Saturdays & Sundays from 11am to 3pm.
Contact
The Goathouse Refuge
379 Goathouse Road, Pittsboro, NC 27312
Get customized directions from Google Maps
Telephone: (919)542-6815
To inquire about an adoption application,
fostering, adoption, or cat information,
email the office at: goathouserefugeoffice@gmail.com
To reach Siglinda directly,
email: siglinda@goathouserefuge.org
Directions
From Chapel Hill/Carrboro:
1. Take 54 Bypass to the Jones Ferry Road exit.
2. Turn left and pass over University Lake.
3. In about 8 miles you will come to a convenience store on your right called Frosty Trading Post.
4. Turn right at Frosty’s onto Crawford Dairy road and go about 1.5 miles.
5. Turn left onto Chicken Bridge Road and go about 5 miles until you come to a stop sign.
6. Turn left onto Route 87.
7. There is a sign for the Goathouse Gallery about 100 feet before Alton Alston Road.
8. Go 2.6 miles and turn right onto Alton Alston Road.
9. Follow Alton Alston road to the cul-de-sac and turn left on the dirt road, Goathouse Road, and follow to the Goathouse Gallery and Refuge.
10. At the mail boxes, there is a small sign pointing to the left. Follow the driveway straight to a gate with a parking lot on the right.
From Durham:
1. Take 15/501 South to Pittsboro.
2. Turn right onto the US-64 West bypass.
3. Take the NC Route 87 North exit and travel approximately 4 miles.
4. There is a sign for the Goathouse Gallery about 100 feet before Alton Alston Road.
5. Turn left onto Alton Alston Road.
6. Follow Alton Alston road to the cul-de-sac and turn left on the dirt road, Goathouse Road, and follow to the Goathouse Gallery and Refuge.
7. At the mail boxes, there is a small sign pointing to the left. Follow the driveway straight to a gate with a parking lot on the right.
From Raleigh/Cary:
1. Take US 64 West to Pittsboro.
2. Stay on the US-64 West bypass.
3. Take the NC Route 87 North exit and travel approximately 6 miles.
4. There is a sign for the Goathouse Gallery about 100 feet before Alton Alston Road.
5. Turn left onto Alton Alston Road.
6. Follow Alton Alston road to the cul-de-sac and turn left on the dirt road, Goathouse Road, and follow to the Goathouse Gallery and Refuge.
7. At the mail boxes, there is a small sign pointing to the left. Follow the driveway straight to a gate with a parking lot on the right.
From points west of Pittsboro:
1. Take US 64 East to Pittsboro.
2. Stay on the US-64 East bypass.
3. Take the NC Route 87 North exit and travel approximately 6 miles.
4. There is a sign for the Goathouse Gallery about 100 feet before Alton Alston Road.
5. Turn left onto Alton Alston Road.
6. Follow Alton Alston road to the cul-de-sac and turn left on the dirt road, Goathouse Road, and follow to the Goathouse Gallery and Refuge.
7. At the mail boxes, there is a small sign pointing to the left. Follow the driveway straight to a gate with a parking lot on the right.
Parking: Park in the small gravel lot and walk down the drive, through the gate, and to the first building on the left, that is the main refuge building. Be sure to close the gate behind you when you enter the grounds from the parking area! We have Meet & Greet staff on site on the weekends to assist with appointments. The refuge is wheelchair accessible and has a reserved disability parking space inside the gate near the adoption house.