Broughton Castle
Broughton Castle from Stony Stratford
From Stony Stratford to Broughton Castle and home again. Allow 54 minutes; the route runs via the A5, A43 and A422. Between Stony Stratford and the house you go through or past Brackley, Middleton Cheney and Banbury. Broughton Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade II listed park and garden. 0.8 miles from Stony Stratford's centre stands Two Barns at the Manor House, listed Grade I. Around 7,900 people live in Stony Stratford (2021 figure). Buckinghamshire is Stony Stratford's county.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Stony Stratford. 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. Villiers Hotel is 39 minutes away for lunch or tea. Going home, allow 53 minutes to Stony Stratford. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Stony Stratford takes roughly 1 hour.
- Stony Stratford to Broughton Castle54 min, 33.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Broughton Castle to Stony Stratford53 min, 32.9 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.orgTwo Barns at the Manor House, 0.8 miles out from central Stony Stratford, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukStony Stratford had about 7,900 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgStony Stratford is in Buckinghamshire.
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
How many miles is Broughton Castle from Stony Stratford?
33.1 miles via the A5, A43 and A422, 54 minutes in clear traffic; 53 minutes back.
Which way does the car go from Stony Stratford?
Via the A5, A43 and A422, passing Brackley, Middleton Cheney and Banbury; 33.1 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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