Broughton Castle
Broughton Castle from Shipston-on-Stour
Broughton Castle, with collection in Shipston-on-Stour. The drive is 30 minutes (12.4 miles) via the A3400 and B4035. Broughton Castle lies east of Shipston-on-Stour, in Oxfordshire. The road runs straight out of Shipston-on-Stour with no other town on the way. Broughton Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade II listed park and garden. With about 5,800 residents, Shipston-on-Stour is a small town of 5,000 to 10,000 people. Shipston-on-Stour is a Warwickshire town. One Shipston-on-Stour landmark is Church of St Edmund, listed Grade II*.
How the day runs
In Shipston-on-Stour, the chauffeur collects from wherever you are staying. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Pair it with Upton House, 21 minutes by road. The way home to Shipston-on-Stour takes 30 minutes (12.4 miles). From the Oxford base, Shipston-on-Stour is 33.2 miles and 59 minutes via the A34 and A44.
- Shipston-on-Stour to Broughton Castle30 min, 12.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Broughton Castle to Shipston-on-Stour30 min, 12.4 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Broughton Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade II listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgShipston-on-Stour has a population of about 5,800.
Source: wikidata.orgShipston-on-Stour is in Warwickshire.
Source: wikidata.orgChurch of St Edmund, in central Shipston-on-Stour, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukOpen Wednesday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday afternoons, early April to late September
Source: broughtoncastle.comMoated, fortified manor owned by the Fiennes family (Lords Saye and Sele) from 1377.
Source: broughtoncastle.comRooms include the 14th-century Great Hall, Oak Room, portrait Gallery and a chapel consecrated in 1331.
Source: broughtoncastle.comParliamentary opponents of Charles I met here before the Civil War.
Source: broughtoncastle.com
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Shipston-on-Stour to Broughton Castle?
30 minutes (12.4 miles) via the A3400 and B4035 in clear traffic; the return is 30 minutes.
When is Broughton Castle open?
Opening: open Wednesday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday afternoons, early April to late September.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Villiers Hotel, 39 minutes away from Broughton Castle.
Can we add a second house?
Upton House is 21 minutes from Broughton Castle.
Our undertaking
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