Cliveden
Cliveden from Hitchin
A day out from Hitchin to Cliveden. The drive is 57 minutes (48.4 miles) via the A1(M), M25 and M40. The house is south-west of Hitchin as the crow flies. Between Hitchin and the house you go through or past Stevenage, Knebworth and Welwyn. Cliveden is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Cliveden is looked after by the National Trust. Hitchin sits in Hertfordshire. Rail reached Hitchin station in 1850. Trains call at Hitchin, 3 minutes from Hitchin by road.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Hitchin. Opening days vary through the year; check the house's calendar before you go. The chauffeur parks up near Cliveden for as long as the visit takes. Dorney Court is 14 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Back to Hitchin is 55 minutes. Positioning from Oxford to Hitchin is 1 hour 24 minutes, built into the booking.
- Hitchin to Cliveden57 min, 48.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Cliveden to Hitchin55 min, 46.9 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Cliveden is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgCliveden is looked after by the National Trust.
Source: wikidata.orgHitchin is in Hertfordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgHitchin station opened in 1850.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Hitchin by road is Hitchin (HIT), about 3 minutes' drive.
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 Hitchin to Cliveden?
57 minutes (48.4 miles) via the A1(M), M25 and M40 in clear traffic; the return is 55 minutes.
Which way does the car go from Hitchin?
Via the A1(M), M25 and M40, passing Stevenage, Knebworth and Welwyn; 48.4 miles in all.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Bourne End, 8 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
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- Nothing
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- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.