Audley End House and Gardens
Audley End House and Gardens from Oxford
Audley End House and Gardens from Oxford, Ravensley's home city. The drive is around an hour and 54 minutes over 112.3 miles by way of the M40, M25 and M11. Audley End is the railway station nearest by road, 1.8 miles off. The Service Wing shows life below stairs in the 1880s, centred on the Victorian cook Mrs Avis Crocombe's domain.
How the day runs
Pick-up can be anywhere in Oxford. A luxury people-carrier suits the day for a bigger party or more luggage. The chauffeur brings you to the entrance of Audley End House and Gardens and stays close. University Arms Hotel is around 33 minutes away for lunch or a night. Add Wimpole Estate, around 42 minutes on, if there is time. Back to Oxford takes around an hour and 56 minutes.
- Oxford to Audley End House and Gardens1 hr 54 min, 112.3 miles, in clear traffic
- Audley End House and Gardens to Oxford1 hr 56 min, 113.4 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The Service Wing shows life below stairs in the 1880s, centred on the Victorian cook Mrs Avis Crocombe's domain.
Source: english-heritage.org.ukA former monastery became one of England's great Jacobean houses, built in the early seventeenth century by Thomas Howard.
Source: english-heritage.org.ukVisitors can explore the great hall, state rooms and private apartments, decorated with fine furniture and works of art.
Source: english-heritage.org.ukAudley End House and Gardens is in Saffron Walden, Essex.
Source: wikidata.orgThe nearest railway station by road is Audley End, roughly 8 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.orgMeasured by road, the nearest main airport is London Stansted Airport, around 60 minutes and 25.3 miles away.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
Drive time, Oxford to Audley End House and Gardens?
Around an hour and 54 minutes (112.3 miles) by way of the M40, M25 and M11 in clear traffic; the return is around an hour and 56 minutes.
Is Oxford where you are based?
Yes. Ravensley works from Oxford, so an Oxford start has no positioning leg.
Can we add a second house?
Wimpole Estate is around 42 minutes from Audley End House and Gardens.
When is the house open?
Opening: open daily, 10am to 4pm, with last entry to the grounds at 3pm.
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.