Cliveden
Cliveden from Harpenden
Cliveden, with collection in Harpenden. It is 36.1 miles via the M1, M25 and M40, 44 minutes in clear traffic. Cliveden lies south-west of Harpenden, in Buckinghamshire. Between Harpenden and the house you go through or past Redbourn, Abbots Langley and Maple Cross. Cliveden is looked after by the National Trust. Cliveden is built in the Italianate and Renaissance Revival style. Trains stop right in Harpenden, at Harpenden. Historic England lists Harpenden's Bowers House at Grade II*. For Harpenden, the county is Hertfordshire.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Harpenden. 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. Cliveden House is on the doorstep for lunch or tea. Back to Harpenden is 44 minutes. Positioning from Oxford to Harpenden is 1 hour 12 minutes, built into the booking.
- Harpenden to Cliveden44 min, 36.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Cliveden to Harpenden44 min, 35 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Cliveden is looked after by the National Trust.
Source: wikidata.orgCliveden is built in the Italianate and Renaissance Revival style.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Harpenden by road is Harpenden (HPD), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgBowers House, in central Harpenden, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukHarpenden is in Hertfordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgThe garden and woodlands are open; entry to the house is by timed tour ticket only.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukBuilt in 1666 by the 2nd Duke of Buckingham; Grade I listed.
Source: clivedenhouse.co.ukDining room overlooks a 19th-century parterre and the River Thames.
Source: clivedenhouse.co.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Harpenden to Cliveden?
44 minutes (36.1 miles) via the M1, M25 and M40 in clear traffic; the return is 44 minutes.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Cliveden House, on the doorstep.
Can we add a second house?
Dorney Court is 14 minutes from Cliveden.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
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- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.