Cliveden
Cliveden from St Albans
Cliveden, with collection in St Albans. Allow 36 minutes; the route runs via the A405, M25 and M40. The route goes by How Wood, Bricket Wood and Abbots Langley. Cliveden is looked after by the National Trust. Cliveden is built in the Italianate and Renaissance Revival style. Abbey Gateway in St Albans is Grade I listed. St Albans counts as a city. Around 82,000 people live in St Albans (2011 figure).
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in St Albans. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Dorney Court is 14 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Back to St Albans is 35 minutes. Positioning from Oxford to St Albans is 1 hour 3 minutes, built into the booking.
- St Albans to Cliveden36 min, 28.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Cliveden to St Albans35 min, 27.1 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.orgAbbey Gateway, in central St Albans, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukSt Albans is classed as a city.
Source: wikidata.orgSt Albans had about 82,000 residents in 2011.
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 St Albans to Cliveden?
36 minutes (28.1 miles) via the A405, M25 and M40 in clear traffic; the return is 35 minutes.
When is Cliveden open?
Opening days vary through the year; check the house's calendar before you go.
Which way does the car go from St Albans?
Via the A405, M25 and M40, passing How Wood, Bricket Wood and Abbots Langley; 28.1 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
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
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refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.