Ascott House
Ascott House from Banbury
Ascott House, an easy day from Banbury. The drive is 58 minutes (42.4 miles) via the M40, A421 and A4146. The house is south-east of Banbury as the crow flies. Between Banbury and the house you go through or past Buckingham. Ascott House is Grade II* listed. Ascott House is looked after by the National Trust. Banbury had roughly 54,000 residents at the 2021 count. Trains call at Banbury, 4 minutes from Banbury by road. Rail reached Banbury station in 1850.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Banbury 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. At Ascott House you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Waddesdon Manor is 31 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Back to Banbury is 59 minutes. From the Oxford base, Banbury is 32.2 miles and 41 minutes via the A4144 and A34.
- Banbury to Ascott House58 min, 42.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Ascott House to Banbury59 min, 42.7 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Ascott House is Grade II* listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukAscott House is looked after by the National Trust.
Source: wikidata.orgBanbury had about 54,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Banbury by road is Banbury (BAN), about 4 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgBanbury station opened in 1850.
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
What drive time should we allow from Banbury to Ascott House?
58 minutes (42.4 miles) via the M40, A421 and A4146 in clear traffic; the return is 59 minutes.
Which way does the car go from Banbury?
Via the M40, A421 and A4146, passing Buckingham; 42.4 miles in all.
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.
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