Chenies Manor House
Chenies Manor House from Ware
Chenies Manor House, an easy day from Ware. The drive is 40 minutes (29.0 miles) via the A119, A414 and M25. The house is south-west of Ware as the crow flies. Between Ware and the house you go through or past Hertford, Hatfield and Colney Heath. Chenies Manor House is Grade I listed. Scott's Grotto in Ware is Grade I listed. Historic England lists Ware's Church of St Mary at Grade I. Ware is a town of 10,000 to 20,000 people, about 20,000 at the last figure.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Ware. Opening: open to the public April to October, Mondays and Tuesdays afternoons, plus event days. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Pair it with Dorney Court, 29 minutes by road. Return to Ware: 29.0 miles. The car sets out from Oxford, 73.5 miles from Ware.
- Ware to Chenies Manor House40 min, 29 miles, in clear traffic
- Chenies Manor House to Ware39 min, 29 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.ukScott's Grotto, in central Ware, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukChurch of St Mary, in central Ware, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukWare had about 20,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgOpen 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 Ware to Chenies Manor House?
40 minutes (29.0 miles) via the A119, A414 and M25 in clear traffic; the return is 39 minutes.
Which way does the car go from Ware?
Via the A119, A414 and M25, passing Hertford, Hatfield and Colney Heath; 29.0 miles in all.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Chalfont & Latimer, 5 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Our undertaking
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