Buscot Park
Buscot Park from Wantage
Buscot Park, an easy day from Wantage. It is 13.3 miles via the A417 and A420, 28 minutes in clear traffic. Expect to pass Faringdon en route. Buscot Park lies north-west of Wantage. Buscot Park is Grade II* listed and has a Grade II* listed park and garden. Among Wantage's listed buildings is 32 and 33, Market Place (Grade II*). Oxfordshire is Wantage's county. Grade II*: Ham House, 0.6 miles from Wantage's centre.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Wantage. The car brings you to the entrance of Buscot Park and stays close for the return. The Bay Tree is 24 minutes away for lunch or tea. The way home to Wantage takes 28 minutes (13.3 miles). Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Wantage takes 33 minutes.
- Wantage to Buscot Park28 min, 13.3 miles, in clear traffic
- Buscot Park to Wantage28 min, 13.3 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Buscot Park is Grade II* listed and has a Grade II* listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.org32 and 33, Market Place, in central Wantage, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukWantage is in Oxfordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgHam House, 0.6 miles out from central Wantage, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukOn open days the house and grounds open 2pm to 6pm, last house entry 5pm; open days are listed on the calendar
Source: buscot-park.comHouses the Faringdon Collection of paintings and silverware, held by independent trustees.
Source: buscot-park.comEstate given to the National Trust in the 1940s with a family leaseback; the Faringdon family runs it day to day.
Source: buscot-park.comFree visitor parking; all visitors check in at the Ticket Office on arrival.
Source: buscot-park.com
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Wantage to Buscot Park?
28 minutes (13.3 miles) via the A417 and A420 in clear traffic; the return is 28 minutes.
When is Buscot Park open?
Opening: on open days the house and grounds open 2pm to 6pm, last house entry 5pm; open days are listed on the calendar.
Which way does the car go from Wantage?
Via the A417 and A420, passing Faringdon; 13.3 miles in all.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Swindon, 34 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
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.