Ascott House
Ascott House from Brentford
From Brentford to Ascott House and home again. The drive is 58 minutes (49.0 miles) via the A406, M1 and A505. The route goes by Chiswick, Acton and Elstree. Ascott House is looked after by the National Trust. Ascott House is Grade II* listed. Brentford station dates from 1849. Greater London is Brentford's county. Historic England lists Boston Manor, 0.4 miles from Brentford's centre, at Grade I.
How the day runs
In Brentford, the chauffeur collects from wherever you are staying. 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. For lunch or tea, The Woburn Hotel is 21 minutes away. The way home to Brentford takes roughly 1 hour (54.6 miles). Positioning from Oxford to Brentford is 1 hour 4 minutes, built into the booking.
- Brentford to Ascott House58 min, 49 miles, in clear traffic
- Ascott House to Brentford1 hr, 54.6 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.ukBrentford station opened in 1849.
Source: wikidata.orgBrentford is in Greater London.
Source: wikidata.orgBoston Manor, 0.4 miles out from central Brentford, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukMid-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 Brentford to Ascott House?
58 minutes (49.0 miles) via the A406, M1 and A505 in clear traffic; the return is roughly 1 hour.
Which way does the car go from Brentford?
Via the A406, M1 and A505, passing Chiswick, Acton and Elstree; 49.0 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.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
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- Nothing
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- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.