Chenies Manor House
Chenies Manor House from Kidlington
A day out from Kidlington to Chenies Manor House. The drive is 54 minutes (49.1 miles) via the A40, M40 and M25. The house is east of Kidlington as the crow flies. The route goes by Flackwell Heath, Loudwater and Wooburn Green. Chenies Manor House is Grade I listed. By car, Oxford Parkway station is 9 minutes from Kidlington. Oxford Parkway station dates from 2015. Grade II*: The Vicarage, 0.4 miles from Kidlington's centre.
How the day runs
The day starts at your Kidlington address. Opening: open to the public April to October, Mondays and Tuesdays afternoons, plus event days. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. The Castle Hotel is 27 minutes away for lunch or tea. Return to Kidlington: 45.2 miles. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Kidlington takes 21 minutes.
- Kidlington to Chenies Manor House54 min, 49.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Chenies Manor House to Kidlington58 min, 45.2 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Chenies Manor House is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Kidlington by road is Oxford Parkway (OXP), about 9 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgOxford Parkway station opened in 2015.
Source: wikidata.orgThe Vicarage, 0.4 miles out from central Kidlington, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukOpen to the public April to October, Mondays and Tuesdays afternoons, plus event days
Source: cheniesmanorhouse.co.ukHouse tours must be booked online in advance; garden-only entry can be paid at the gate.
Source: cheniesmanorhouse.co.ukGardens include a Tudor-style Sunken Garden, a yew maze, a walled Physic Garden and a Victorian kitchen garden.
Source: cheniesmanorhouse.co.ukOwned by the Macleod Matthews family; formerly the Russell family's home before Woburn.
Source: cheniesmanorhouse.co.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Kidlington to Chenies Manor House?
54 minutes (49.1 miles) via the A40, M40 and M25 in clear traffic; the return is 58 minutes.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
The Castle Hotel, 27 minutes away from Chenies Manor House.
Can we add a second house?
Dorney Court is 29 minutes from Chenies Manor 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.