Claydon House
Claydon House from Wolverton
Claydon House, with collection in Wolverton. Allow 37 minutes; the route runs via the A5, A421 and B4033. Between Wolverton and the house you go through or past Winslow. The house is south-west of Wolverton as the crow flies. Claydon House is looked after by the National Trust. Claydon House is Grade I listed. Holy Trinity Church, 0.8 miles from Wolverton's centre, holds a Grade II* listing. Rail reached Wolverton station in 1881. With about 12,000 residents, Wolverton is a town of 10,000 to 20,000 people.
How the day runs
The day starts at your Wolverton address. The house publishes its opening calendar ahead of each season. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Waddesdon Manor is 21 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Back to Wolverton is 38 minutes. The car sets out from Oxford, 42.5 miles from Wolverton.
- Wolverton to Claydon House37 min, 19.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Claydon House to Wolverton38 min, 19.9 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.ukHoly Trinity Church, 0.8 miles out from central Wolverton, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukWolverton station opened in 1881.
Source: wikidata.orgWolverton had about 12,000 residents in 2011.
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 Wolverton to Claydon House?
37 minutes (19.4 miles) via the A5, A421 and B4033 in clear traffic; the return is 38 minutes.
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
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