Chavenage House
Chavenage House from Melksham
Chavenage House, an easy day from Melksham. It is 25.8 miles via the A350, A429 and B4014, 50 minutes in clear traffic. Expect to pass Malmesbury and Tetbury en route. The house is north of Melksham as the crow flies. Chavenage House is Grade I listed. Church of St Michael and All Angels in Melksham is Grade II* listed. Melksham station dates from 1841. Melksham sits in Wiltshire.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Melksham. 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. Pair it with Rodmarton Manor, 18 minutes by road. Back to Melksham is 50 minutes. Positioning from Oxford to Melksham is 1 hour 27 minutes, built into the booking.
- Melksham to Chavenage House50 min, 25.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Chavenage House to Melksham50 min, 25.8 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.ukChurch of St Michael and All Angels, in central Melksham, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukMelksham station opened in 1841.
Source: wikidata.orgMelksham is in Wiltshire.
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 Melksham to Chavenage House?
50 minutes (25.8 miles) via the A350, A429 and B4014 in clear traffic; the return is 50 minutes.
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.
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.