Corsham Court
Corsham Court from Shaftesbury
Corsham Court, an easy day from Shaftesbury. The drive is 58 minutes (34.9 miles) via the A350, A36 and B3353. Between Shaftesbury and the house you go through or past Westbury and Melksham. The house is north of Shaftesbury as the crow flies. Corsham Court is Grade I listed. Trains call at Gillingham, 11 minutes from Shaftesbury by road. One Shaftesbury landmark is The Grosvenor Arms Hotel, listed Grade II*. Historic England lists Shaftesbury's Shaftesbury Abbey at Grade I.
How the day runs
In Shaftesbury, the chauffeur collects from wherever you are staying. Opening: state rooms and gardens open afternoons; most days 20 March to 30 September (not Mon/Fri), weekends only in winter, closed December. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Dyrham House is 29 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Going home, allow 58 minutes to Shaftesbury. From the Oxford base, Shaftesbury is 91.4 miles and 1 hour 59 minutes via the A34 and A303.
- Shaftesbury to Corsham Court58 min, 34.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Corsham Court to Shaftesbury58 min, 35 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Corsham Court is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Shaftesbury by road is Gillingham (GIL), about 11 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgThe Grosvenor Arms Hotel, in central Shaftesbury, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukShaftesbury Abbey, in central Shaftesbury, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukState rooms and gardens open afternoons; most days 20 March to 30 September (not Mon/Fri), weekends only in winter, closed December
Source: corsham-court.co.ukPrivately owned stately home with a significant picture collection shown in its state rooms
Source: corsham-court.co.ukVisitor parking in Church Square by the front gates; campervans and caravans not permitted
Source: corsham-court.co.ukPre-booked groups of 15 to 45 welcomed year-round, mornings preferred
Source: corsham-court.co.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Shaftesbury to Corsham Court?
58 minutes (34.9 miles) via the A350, A36 and B3353 in clear traffic; the return is 58 minutes.
Which way does the car go from Shaftesbury?
Via the A350, A36 and B3353, passing Westbury and Melksham; 34.9 miles in all.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Chippenham, 13 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
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