Claydon House
Claydon House from Watlington
From Watlington to Claydon House and home again. The drive is 52 minutes (36.5 miles) via the B4009, M40 and A41. The house is north of Watlington as the crow flies. Between Watlington and the house you go through or past Bicester. Claydon House is looked after by the National Trust. Claydon House is Grade I listed. Historic England lists Watlington's Town Hall at Grade II*. Watlington belongs to Oxfordshire. The Great Western Main Line serves Cholsey.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Watlington. Opening days vary through the year; check the house's calendar before you go. 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 50 minutes to Watlington. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Watlington takes 33 minutes.
- Watlington to Claydon House52 min, 36.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Claydon House to Watlington50 min, 36.1 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Claydon House is looked after by the National Trust.
Source: wikidata.orgClaydon House is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukTown Hall, in central Watlington, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukWatlington is in Oxfordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgCholsey station is on the Great Western Main Line.
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 Watlington to Claydon House?
52 minutes (36.5 miles) via the B4009, M40 and A41 in clear traffic; the return is 50 minutes.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Aylesbury Vale Parkway, 22 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Villiers Hotel, 19 minutes away from Claydon House.
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