Country houses
Ascott House: a chauffeured day
Ascott House, Buckinghamshire. Collection includes paintings by Cuyp, Gainsborough, Reynolds and Stubbs, plus Han Dynasty Chinese ceramics. Over 30 acres of gardens including the Venus, Dutch and Lynn Gardens. Free on-site car park and bicycle parking. Opening: mid-March to early November, Tuesday to Sunday plus some Mondays; house afternoons only, weekends only mid-September to late October.
How the day runs
From Mayfair it is about an hour via the A41, M1 and A505; from Heathrow about 49 minutes; from Oxford about an hour. For lunch or an overnight stay, The Woburn Hotel is about 21 minutes away, and Waddesdon Manor is about 31 minutes further on if you want a second house in the day. The chauffeur waits on the estate or nearby while you walk the house and gardens.
- Mayfair, London to Ascott House1 hr 3 min, 46.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Heathrow Airport to Ascott House49 min, 49.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Oxford to Ascott House1 hr, 34 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Leopold de Rothschild remodelled a 17th-century farmhouse from 1874; given to the National Trust in 1947.
Source: ascottestate.co.ukCollection includes paintings by Cuyp, Gainsborough, Reynolds and Stubbs, plus Han Dynasty Chinese ceramics.
Source: ascottestate.co.ukOver 30 acres of gardens including the Venus, Dutch and Lynn Gardens.
Source: ascottestate.co.ukFree on-site car park and bicycle parking.
Source: ascottestate.co.ukPre-booking strongly recommended at weekends, bank holidays and school holidays.
Source: ascottestate.co.ukOpening: Mid-March to early November, Tuesday to Sunday plus some Mondays; house afternoons only, weekends only mid-September to late October.
Source: ascottestate.co.ukArchitects associated with Ascott House include George Devey.
Source: wikidata.orgAscott House is Grade II* listed.
Source: historicengland.org.uk
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Journeys to and from Ascott House
- London 1 hr 3 min
- Heathrow 49 min
- Oxford 1 hr
- Linslade 7 min
- Leighton Buzzard 8 min
- Fenny Stratford 14 min
- Bletchley 15 min
- Dunstable 16 min
- Houghton Regis 16 min
- Aylesbury 17 min
- Milton Keynes 20 min
- Woburn Sands 20 min
- Winslow 24 min
- Luton 24 min
- Wendover 25 min
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Questions
Is Ascott House open to visitors?
Opening: mid-March to early November, Tuesday to Sunday plus some Mondays; house afternoons only, weekends only mid-September to late October.
Can you combine Ascott House with another house?
Waddesdon Manor is about 31 minutes away by road.
Which station is nearest?
Leighton Buzzard, about 7 minutes by road.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.