Ascott House
Ascott House from Berkhamsted
Visiting Ascott House? The car starts in Berkhamsted. Allow 34 minutes; the route runs via the A4251, B488 and A418. Ascott House lies north-west of Berkhamsted, in Buckinghamshire. The road runs straight out of Berkhamsted with no other town on the way. Ascott House is looked after by the National Trust. Ascott House is Grade II* listed. The West Coast Main Line serves Berkhamsted. Among Berkhamsted's listed buildings is Berkhamsted School Old Hall (Grade I). Berkhamsted's population was put at about 19,000 in 2021.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Berkhamsted. 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. The way home to Berkhamsted takes 34 minutes (20.6 miles). Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 6 minutes from Berkhamsted via the M40, M25 and A41.
- Berkhamsted to Ascott House34 min, 14.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Ascott House to Berkhamsted34 min, 20.6 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.ukBerkhamsted station is on the West Coast Main Line.
Source: wikidata.orgBerkhamsted School Old Hall, in central Berkhamsted, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukBerkhamsted had about 19,000 residents in 2021.
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 Berkhamsted to Ascott House?
34 minutes (14.7 miles) via the A4251, B488 and A418 in clear traffic; the return is 34 minutes.
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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