Ascott House
Ascott House from Sunbury-on-Thames
A day out from Sunbury-on-Thames to Ascott House. The drive is 58 minutes (59.6 miles) via the M3, M25 and M1. Ascott House lies north of Sunbury-on-Thames, in Buckinghamshire. The route goes by Chertsey, Egham and Maple Cross. Ascott House is looked after by the National Trust. Ascott House is Grade II* listed. Around 18,000 people live in Sunbury-on-Thames (2011 figure). The station at Sunbury (Surrey) opened in 1864. Church of St Mary the Virgin in Sunbury-on-Thames is Grade II* listed.
How the day runs
The day starts at your Sunbury-on-Thames address. Opening: mid-March to early November, Tuesday to Sunday plus some Mondays; house afternoons only, weekends only mid-September to late October. At Ascott House you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. The Woburn Hotel is 21 minutes away for lunch or tea. The way home to Sunbury-on-Thames takes 59 minutes (60.0 miles). Positioning from Oxford to Sunbury-on-Thames is 1 hour 3 minutes, built into the booking.
- Sunbury-on-Thames to Ascott House58 min, 59.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Ascott House to Sunbury-on-Thames59 min, 60 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.ukSunbury-on-Thames had about 18,000 residents in 2011.
Source: wikidata.orgSunbury (Surrey) station opened in 1864.
Source: wikidata.orgChurch of St Mary the Virgin, in central Sunbury-on-Thames, carries a Grade II* 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 Sunbury-on-Thames to Ascott House?
58 minutes (59.6 miles) via the M3, M25 and M1 in clear traffic; the return is 59 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.