Broadlands
Broadlands from Oxford
Broadlands from Oxford, Ravensley's home city. Allow around an hour and 36 minutes each way by way of the A34 and B3420. The setting is Romsey, in Hampshire. The tour concentrates on the house and the life of Lord Mountbatten, while the parkland and gardens are not open to the public.
The house’s opening arrangements are changing. Check its own website for the dates before you travel.
How the day runs
Collection is from your college, hotel or home in Oxford. The executive saloon is matched to the size of the party. At Broadlands you are dropped at the visitor entrance, and the car waits nearby. Lime Wood is around 26 minutes away for lunch or a night. Add Mottisfont, around 19 minutes on, if there is time. Back to Oxford takes around an hour and 31 minutes.
- Oxford to Broadlands1 hr 36 min, 68.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Broadlands to Oxford1 hr 31 min, 69.1 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The tour concentrates on the house and the life of Lord Mountbatten, while the parkland and gardens are not open to the public.
Source: broadlandsestates.co.ukBroadlands is in Romsey, Hampshire.
Source: wikidata.orgThe nearest railway station by road is Romsey, roughly 7 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.orgMeasured by road, the nearest main airport is Southampton Airport, around 19 minutes and 9.2 miles away.
Source: wikidata.org
Price this journey
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Questions
Drive time, Oxford to Broadlands?
Around an hour and 36 minutes (68.8 miles) by way of the A34, B3420 and M3 in clear traffic; the return is around an hour and 31 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?
Mottisfont is around 19 minutes from Broadlands.
When is the house open?
Opening: house tours are run on set dates each summer; 2026 tours ran from 18 to 31 August, with the ground floor shown on timed guided tours. For now: 2026 tours have concluded; 2027 dates are to be announced.
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.