Ascott House
Ascott House from Maidenhead
Visiting Ascott House? The car starts in Maidenhead. The drive is 58 minutes (58.5 miles) via the M4, M25 and M1. The house is north of Maidenhead as the crow flies. On the way the car passes Slough, Colnbrook and Maple Cross. Ascott House is Grade II* listed. Ascott House is looked after by the National Trust. 0.8 miles from Maidenhead's centre stands Maidenhead Railway Bridge, listed Grade I. Maidenhead station dates from 1871. Maidenhead (MAI) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of Maidenhead.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Maidenhead. 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. The Woburn Hotel is 21 minutes away for lunch or tea. Going home, allow 59 minutes to Maidenhead. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Maidenhead takes 50 minutes.
- Maidenhead to Ascott House58 min, 58.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Ascott House to Maidenhead59 min, 59.3 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.orgMaidenhead Railway Bridge, 0.8 miles out from central Maidenhead, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukMaidenhead station opened in 1871.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Maidenhead by road is Maidenhead (MAI), 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
How many miles is Ascott House from Maidenhead?
58.5 miles via the M4, M25 and M1, 58 minutes in clear traffic; 59 minutes back.
Can we add a second house?
Waddesdon Manor is 31 minutes from Ascott House.
Which way does the car go from Maidenhead?
Via the M4, M25 and M1, passing Slough, Colnbrook and Maple Cross; 58.5 miles in all.
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