Ascott House
Ascott House from Baldock
From Baldock to Ascott House and home again. The drive is 53 minutes (35.0 miles) via the A505, A602 and M1. The route goes by Hitchin. Ascott House lies west of Baldock, in Buckinghamshire. Ascott House is looked after by the National Trust. Ascott House is Grade II* listed. Baldock is classed as a market town. The Cambridge Line serves Baldock. Trains stop right in Baldock, at Baldock.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Baldock at the agreed hour. Opening: mid-March to early November, Tuesday to Sunday plus some Mondays; house afternoons only, weekends only mid-September to late October. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Waddesdon Manor is 31 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Return to Baldock: 35.1 miles. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 25 minutes from Baldock.
- Baldock to Ascott House53 min, 35 miles, in clear traffic
- Ascott House to Baldock54 min, 35.1 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Ascott House is looked after by the National Trust.
Source: wikidata.orgAscott House is Grade II* listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukBaldock is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgBaldock station is on the Cambridge Line.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Baldock by road is Baldock (BDK), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgMid-March to early November, Tuesday to Sunday plus some Mondays; house afternoons only, weekends only mid-September to late October
Source: ascottestate.co.ukLeopold 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.uk
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Questions
How many miles is Ascott House from Baldock?
35.0 miles via the A505, A602 and M1, 53 minutes in clear traffic; 54 minutes back.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Leighton Buzzard, 7 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
The Woburn Hotel, 21 minutes away from Ascott House.
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