Claydon House
Claydon House from Kempston
Visiting Claydon House? The car starts in Kempston. Allow 47 minutes; the route runs via the B531, A421 and B4033. On the way the car passes Marston Moretaine and Winslow. Claydon House is Grade I listed. Claydon House is looked after by the National Trust. Bedford St Johns is on the Marston Vale Line. For rail, Bedford St Johns (BSJ) is the nearest stop, about 4 minutes' drive. Rail reached Bedford St Johns station in 1984.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Kempston at the agreed hour. At Claydon House you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Pair it with Waddesdon Manor, 21 minutes by road. Going home, allow 47 minutes to Kempston. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 20 minutes from Kempston.
- Kempston to Claydon House47 min, 29.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Claydon House to Kempston47 min, 28.9 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Claydon House is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukClaydon House is looked after by the National Trust.
Source: wikidata.orgBedford St Johns station is on the Marston Vale Line.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Kempston by road is Bedford St Johns (BSJ), about 4 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgBedford St Johns station opened in 1984.
Source: wikidata.orgGeorgian 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.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Kempston to Claydon House?
47 minutes (29.1 miles) via the B531, A421 and B4033 in clear traffic; the return is 47 minutes.
When is Claydon House open?
The house publishes its opening calendar ahead of each season.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Villiers Hotel, 19 minutes away from Claydon House.
Can we add a second house?
Waddesdon Manor is 21 minutes from Claydon House.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
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refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.