Country houses
Basildon Park: a chauffeured day
Basildon Park, Berkshire. By road, the closest National Rail station is Pangbourne (PAN), about 11 minutes' drive. London Heathrow is the nearest of the main airports by road, about 54 minutes' drive (41.0 miles). The house dates to 1770. Opening days vary through the year; the house publishes its calendar ahead of each season.
How the day runs
From Mayfair it is about an hour and 10 minutes via the A4, M4 and A340; from Heathrow about 46 minutes; from Oxford about 48 minutes. For lunch or an overnight stay, The Pheasant Inn is about 37 minutes away, and Mapledurham House is about 34 minutes further on if you want a second house in the day. The chauffeur waits on the estate or nearby while you walk the house and gardens.
- Mayfair, London to Basildon Park1 hr 10 min, 51.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Heathrow Airport to Basildon Park46 min, 38.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Oxford to Basildon Park48 min, 25.8 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Basildon Park dates to 1770.
Source: wikidata.orgBasildon Park is built in the Neoclassical style.
Source: wikidata.orgBasildon Park is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukBasildon Park is looked after by the National Trust.
Source: wikidata.orgBasildon Park lies in Berkshire.
Source: wikidata.orgBy road, the closest National Rail station is Pangbourne (PAN), about 11 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgLondon Heathrow is the nearest of the main airports by road, about 54 minutes' drive (41.0 miles).
Source: wikidata.org
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Journeys to and from Basildon Park
- London 1 hr 10 min
- Heathrow 46 min
- Oxford 48 min
- Wallingford 21 min
- Reading 26 min
- Didcot 27 min
- Tadley 31 min
- Thatcham 32 min
- Woodley 33 min
- Wokingham 34 min
- Bracknell 35 min
- Newbury 36 min
- Watlington 38 min
- Maidenhead 38 min
- Wantage 39 min
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Questions
Is Basildon Park open to visitors?
Opening days vary through the year; the house publishes its calendar ahead of each season.
Can you combine Basildon Park with another house?
Mapledurham House is about 34 minutes away by road.
Which station is nearest?
Pangbourne, about 11 minutes by road.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
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