Country houses
Claydon House: a chauffeured day
Claydon House, Buckinghamshire. Claydon House is Grade I listed. The house is looked after by the National Trust. By road, the closest National Rail station is Aylesbury Vale Parkway (AVP), about 22 minutes' drive. Opening days vary through the year; the house publishes its calendar ahead of each season. At present: gardens closed for winter, reopening March 2027.
How the day runs
From Mayfair it is about an hour and 31 minutes via the A41, M1 and A421; from Heathrow about an hour and 11 minutes; from Oxford about 50 minutes. For lunch or an overnight stay, Villiers Hotel is about 19 minutes away, and Waddesdon Manor is about 21 minutes further on if you want a second house in the day. The chauffeur waits on the estate or nearby while you walk the house and gardens.
- Mayfair, London to Claydon House1 hr 31 min, 66.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Heathrow Airport to Claydon House1 hr 11 min, 63.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Oxford to Claydon House50 min, 28.8 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Georgian house built by Ralph, 2nd Earl Verney; only about a third of the original design survives.
Source: claydonestate.co.ukNational Trust cares for the house and open garden areas, with 400 years of Verney family objects.
Source: claydonestate.co.ukDisplays include the Verney family's links by marriage to Florence Nightingale.
Source: claydonestate.co.ukThe neighbouring Claydon Courtyard of cafes and shops opens Thursday to Monday.
Source: claydonestate.co.ukClaydon House is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukClaydon House is looked after by the National Trust.
Source: wikidata.orgClaydon House lies in Buckinghamshire.
Source: wikidata.orgBy road, the closest National Rail station is Aylesbury Vale Parkway (AVP), about 22 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.org
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Journeys to and from Claydon House
- London 1 hr 31 min
- Heathrow 1 hr 11 min
- Oxford 50 min
- Winslow 11 min
- Buckingham 19 min
- Bicester 26 min
- Aylesbury 29 min
- Bletchley 30 min
- Fenny Stratford 30 min
- Milton Keynes 30 min
- Brackley 32 min
- Stony Stratford 33 min
- Woburn Sands 35 min
- Linslade 36 min
- Wolverton 37 min
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Questions
Is Claydon House open to visitors?
Opening days vary through the year; the house publishes its calendar ahead of each season. At present: gardens closed for winter, reopening March 2027.
Can you combine Claydon House with another house?
Waddesdon Manor is about 21 minutes away by road.
Which station is nearest?
Aylesbury Vale Parkway, about 22 minutes by road.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
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