Bowood House
Bowood House from Heathrow
Landing at Heathrow with time for Bowood House. It is 90.4 miles by way of the M4, A350 and A4; around an hour and 35 minutes on clear roads. Capability Brown was commissioned in the 1760s to create the park, with its sinuous lake, rolling lawns and fine trees. The Italianate Terrace Gardens, designed by the architect Sir Robert Smirke, were completed in 1818.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur waits in arrivals, with the car parked just outside the terminal. An executive saloon suits the day for two or three. The chauffeur brings you to the entrance of Bowood House and stays close. The Manor House is around 35 minutes away for lunch or a night. Add Corsham Court, around 31 minutes on, if there is time. Back to Heathrow takes around an hour and 39 minutes, and the car can drop you at the terminal for an evening flight.
- Heathrow Airport to Bowood House1 hr 35 min, 90.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Bowood House to Heathrow Airport1 hr 39 min, 84.2 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Capability Brown was commissioned in the 1760s to create the park, with its sinuous lake, rolling lawns and fine trees.
Source: bowood.orgThe Italianate Terrace Gardens, designed by the architect Sir Robert Smirke, were completed in 1818.
Source: bowood.orgBowood has been the home of the Lansdowne family from 1754, set within a landscape park created by Capability Brown.
Source: bowood.orgRobert Adam added the Diocletian Wing, or Orangery, to the Little House, which survives today as part of Bowood House.
Source: bowood.orgThe chemist Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen in the laboratory at Bowood on 1 August 1774 while working there as librarian and tutor.
Source: bowood.orgBowood House is in Derry Hill & Studley, Wiltshire.
Source: wikidata.orgThe nearest railway station by road is Chippenham, roughly 24 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.orgMeasured by road, the nearest main airport is Bristol Airport, around 71 minutes and 43.4 miles away.
Source: wikidata.org
Price this journey
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Questions
Drive time, Heathrow to Bowood House?
Around an hour and 35 minutes (90.4 miles) by way of the M4, A350 and A4 in clear traffic; the return is around an hour and 39 minutes.
What if the flight lands late?
The chauffeur tracks the flight and adjusts the meeting time.
When is the house open?
Opening: house & Gardens open from Friday 27 March to Sunday 1 November 2026, 10:30am to 5:30pm with last admission at 4:30pm; the house itself has last entry at 4pm.
Could we go by train instead?
The nearest station by road is Chippenham, 24 minutes from the house; the car goes door to door.
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.