Chavenage House
Chavenage House from Faringdon
Out of Faringdon for the day, to Chavenage House. Allow 56 minutes; the route runs via the A420, A419 and A433. Between Faringdon and the house you go through or past Cricklade, Cirencester and Tetbury. Chavenage House is Grade I listed. The Golden Valley line serves Swindon. Faringdon counts as a market town. One Faringdon landmark is Old Town Hall, listed Grade II*.
How the day runs
In Faringdon, the chauffeur collects from wherever you are staying. Opening: visits by reservation only, subject to availability; tours limited by filming commitments; pre-booked group tours any day of year. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Rodmarton Manor is 18 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. The way home to Faringdon takes 56 minutes (37.5 miles). Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 34 minutes from Faringdon.
- Faringdon to Chavenage House56 min, 37.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Chavenage House to Faringdon56 min, 37.5 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.ukSwindon station is on the Golden Valley line and Great Western Main Line.
Source: wikidata.orgFaringdon is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgOld Town Hall, in central Faringdon, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukVisits 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
How many miles is Chavenage House from Faringdon?
37.5 miles via the A420, A419 and A433, 56 minutes in clear traffic; 56 minutes back.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Stroud, 22 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Burleigh Court Hotel, 17 minutes away from Chavenage House.
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