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Dorney Court: a chauffeured day
Dorney Court, Buckinghamshire. By road, the closest National Rail station is Taplow (TAP), about 6 minutes' drive. London Heathrow is the nearest of the main airports by road, about 22 minutes' drive (14.8 miles). Early Tudor manor of about 1440, Grade I listed, home of the Palmer family for 500 years. Opening: public open afternoons on selected days in May, every day in June and late August; private group visits by appointment year-round.
How the day runs
From Mayfair it is about 40 minutes via the A4, M4 and B3026; from Heathrow about 17 minutes; from Oxford about 55 minutes. For lunch or an overnight stay, The Castle Hotel is about 13 minutes away, and Cliveden is about 14 minutes further on if you want a second house in the day. The chauffeur waits on the estate or nearby while you walk the house and gardens.
- Mayfair, London to Dorney Court40 min, 27 miles, in clear traffic
- Heathrow Airport to Dorney Court17 min, 14.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Oxford to Dorney Court55 min, 44.6 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Early Tudor manor of about 1440, Grade I listed, home of the Palmer family for 500 years.
Source: dorneycourt.co.ukHouse visits are guided tours of about an hour; specialist Connoisseurs' Tours also offered.
Source: dorneycourt.co.ukOn-site parking included with admission, entered from Court Lane, Dorney.
Source: dorneycourt.co.ukFilming credits cited include Bridgerton, Bohemian Rhapsody and Midsomer Murders.
Source: dorneycourt.co.ukOpening: Public open afternoons on selected days in May, every day in June and late August; private group visits by appointment year-round.
Source: dorneycourt.co.ukDorney Court is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukDorney Court lies in Buckinghamshire.
Source: wikidata.orgBy road, the closest National Rail station is Taplow (TAP), about 6 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.org
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Journeys to and from Dorney Court
- London 40 min
- Heathrow 17 min
- Oxford 55 min
- Eton 8 min
- Maidenhead 10 min
- Slough 12 min
- Windsor 12 min
- Marlow 18 min
- Egham 19 min
- Staines-upon-Thames 21 min
- Beaconsfield 22 min
- Ashford, Surrey 22 min
- Woodley 22 min
- Wokingham 22 min
- High Wycombe 23 min
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Questions
Is Dorney Court open to visitors?
Opening: public open afternoons on selected days in May, every day in June and late August; private group visits by appointment year-round.
Can you combine Dorney Court with another house?
Cliveden is about 14 minutes away by road.
Which station is nearest?
Taplow, about 6 minutes by road.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 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.