Bowood House
Bowood House from London
Mayfair to Bowood House and home again. The drive is around an hour and 59 minutes over 103.3 miles by way of the A4, M4 and A350. The house is in Wiltshire. Bowood has been the home of the Lansdowne family from 1754, set within a landscape park created by Capability Brown. The chemist Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen in the laboratory at Bowood on 1 August 1774 while working there as librarian and tutor.
How the day runs
Collection is from your London home, hotel or club. The luxury people-carrier is matched to the size of the party. The chauffeur brings you to the entrance of Bowood House and stays close. For a longer stay, The Manor House is 12.1 miles off. A second house, Corsham Court, is 9.9 miles away. Back to Mayfair takes around 2 hours.
- Mayfair, London to Bowood House1 hr 59 min, 103.3 miles, in clear traffic
- Bowood House to Mayfair, London2 hr, 96.4 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Bowood has been the home of the Lansdowne family from 1754, set within a landscape park created by Capability Brown.
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.orgCapability Brown was commissioned in the 1760s to create the park, with its sinuous lake, rolling lawns and fine trees.
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 Italianate Terrace Gardens, designed by the architect Sir Robert Smirke, were completed in 1818.
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
London to Bowood House: how long by car?
Around an hour and 59 minutes (103.3 miles) by way of the A4, M4 and A350 in clear traffic; the return is around 2 hours.
Can you collect from a London hotel?
Yes: any London address. Mayfair to Bowood House is around an hour and 59 minutes.
Can we add a second house?
Corsham Court is around 31 minutes from Bowood House.
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.
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.