Basildon Park
Basildon Park from Newbury
Visiting Basildon Park? The car starts in Newbury. The drive is 36 minutes (22.9 miles) via the A339, M4 and A340. Basildon Park lies north-east of Newbury. On the way the car passes Pangbourne. Basildon Park dates to 1770. Basildon Park is built in the Neoclassical style. Newbury is a town of 20,000 to 50,000 people, about 34,000 at the last figure. 0.8 miles from Newbury's centre stands Shaw House, listed Grade I. Historic England lists Newbury's St Nicolas Church at Grade I.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Newbury. The house publishes its opening calendar ahead of each season. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Mapledurham House is 34 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Going home, allow 38 minutes to Newbury. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Newbury takes 40 minutes.
- Newbury to Basildon Park36 min, 22.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Basildon Park to Newbury38 min, 12.8 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.orgNewbury had about 34,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgShaw House, 0.8 miles out from central Newbury, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukSt Nicolas Church, in central Newbury, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukBasildon Park is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukBasildon Park is looked after by the National Trust.
Source: wikidata.orgBy road, the closest National Rail station is Pangbourne (PAN), about 11 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Newbury to Basildon Park?
36 minutes (22.9 miles) via the A339, M4 and A340 in clear traffic; the return is 38 minutes.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
The Pheasant Inn, 37 minutes away from Basildon Park.
Can we add a second house?
Mapledurham House is 34 minutes from Basildon Park.
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