Ascott House
Ascott House from Letchworth
Ascott House from Letchworth, by chauffeur. It is 30.6 miles via the A505, M1 and A5, 49 minutes in clear traffic. Between Letchworth and the house you go through or past Hitchin. Ascott House is Grade II* listed. Ascott House is looked after by the National Trust. Letchworth had roughly 34,000 residents at the 2021 count. Hertfordshire is Letchworth's county. Trains stop right in Letchworth, at Letchworth Garden City.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Letchworth. 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. Going home, allow 50 minutes to Letchworth. Positioning from Oxford to Letchworth is 1 hour 23 minutes, built into the booking.
- Letchworth to Ascott House49 min, 30.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Ascott House to Letchworth50 min, 31 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.orgLetchworth had about 34,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgLetchworth is in Hertfordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Letchworth by road is Letchworth Garden City (LET), 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
What drive time should we allow from Letchworth to Ascott House?
49 minutes (30.6 miles) via the A505, M1 and A5 in clear traffic; the return is 50 minutes.
When is Ascott House open?
Opening: mid-March to early November, Tuesday to Sunday plus some Mondays; house afternoons only, weekends only mid-September to late October.
Can we add a second house?
Waddesdon Manor is 31 minutes from Ascott House.
Which way does the car go from Letchworth?
Via the A505, M1 and A5, passing Hitchin; 30.6 miles in all.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
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