Broughton Castle
Broughton Castle from Solihull
Out of Solihull for the day, to Broughton Castle. The drive is 47 minutes (40.8 miles) via the M42, M40 and A422. Between Solihull and the house you go through or past Banbury. Broughton Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade II listed park and garden. 126, High Street in Solihull is Grade II* listed. Solihull sits in West Midlands. Solihull station dates from 1852.
How the day runs
In Solihull, the chauffeur collects from wherever you are staying. Opening: open Wednesday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday afternoons, early April to late September. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Upton House is 21 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Back to Solihull is 46 minutes. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 9 minutes from Solihull.
- Solihull to Broughton Castle47 min, 40.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Broughton Castle to Solihull46 min, 40.5 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.org126, High Street, in central Solihull, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukSolihull is in West Midlands.
Source: wikidata.orgSolihull station opened in 1852.
Source: wikidata.orgOpen 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 Solihull to Broughton Castle?
47 minutes (40.8 miles) via the M42, M40 and A422 in clear traffic; the return is 46 minutes.
Which way does the car go from Solihull?
Via the M42, M40 and A422, passing Banbury; 40.8 miles in all.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Banbury, 13 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
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