Chavenage House
Chavenage House from Calne
A day out from Calne to Chavenage House. It is 24.8 miles via the A4, A429 and B4014, 49 minutes in clear traffic. The route goes by Chippenham, Malmesbury and Tetbury. Chavenage House lies north-west of Calne, in Gloucestershire. Chavenage House is Grade I listed. Among Calne's listed buildings is West Hill House (Grade II*). Around 19,000 people live in Calne (2021 figure). The station at Chippenham opened in 1841.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Calne. Opening: visits by reservation only, subject to availability; tours limited by filming commitments; pre-booked group tours any day of year. At Chavenage House you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Burleigh Court Hotel is 17 minutes away for lunch or tea. The way home to Calne takes 48 minutes (24.0 miles). The car sets out from Oxford, 61.4 miles from Calne.
- Calne to Chavenage House49 min, 24.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Chavenage House to Calne48 min, 24 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Chavenage House is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukWest Hill House, in central Calne, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukCalne had about 19,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgChippenham station opened in 1841.
Source: wikidata.orgVisits by reservation only, subject to availability; tours limited by filming commitments; pre-booked group tours any day of year
Source: chavenage.comHouse visits by reservation only, subject to availability and filming commitments
Source: chavenage.comElizabethan manor dating from before 1576, described as virtually unchanged for 400 years
Source: chavenage.comStood in for Trenwith, the Poldark family home, in the BBC drama
Source: chavenage.com
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Calne to Chavenage House?
49 minutes (24.8 miles) via the A4, A429 and B4014 in clear traffic; the return is 48 minutes.
Can we add a second house?
Rodmarton Manor is 18 minutes from Chavenage House.
Which way does the car go from Calne?
Via the A4, A429 and B4014, passing Chippenham, Malmesbury and Tetbury; 24.8 miles in all.
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.