Ascott House
Ascott House from Finedon
From Finedon to Ascott House and home again. The drive is 54 minutes (35.6 miles) via the A510, A509 and A4146. Expect to pass Wellingborough, Olney and Fenny Stratford en route. The house is south of Finedon as the crow flies. Ascott House is looked after by the National Trust. Ascott House is Grade II* listed. Wellingborough station dates from 1857. With about 4,500 residents, Finedon is a small place of under 5,000 people. Church of St Mary the Virgin in Finedon is Grade I listed.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Finedon. Opening: mid-March to early November, Tuesday to Sunday plus some Mondays; house afternoons only, weekends only mid-September to late October. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Waddesdon Manor is 31 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Back to Finedon is 54 minutes. Positioning from Oxford to Finedon is 1 hour 27 minutes, built into the booking.
- Finedon to Ascott House54 min, 35.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Ascott House to Finedon54 min, 35.7 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.ukWellingborough station opened in 1857.
Source: wikidata.orgFinedon had about 4,500 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgChurch of St Mary the Virgin, in central Finedon, 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 Finedon to Ascott House?
54 minutes (35.6 miles) via the A510, A509 and A4146 in clear traffic; the return is 54 minutes.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
The Woburn Hotel, 21 minutes away from Ascott House.
Can we add a second house?
Waddesdon Manor is 31 minutes from Ascott House.
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.