Dorney Court
Dorney Court from Chigwell
Out of Chigwell for the day, to Dorney Court. Allow 58 minutes; the route runs via the A121, M25 and M4. On the way the car passes Waltham Cross, London Colney and How Wood. Dorney Court is Grade I listed. One Chigwell landmark is Grange Court, listed Grade II*. By car, Chingford station is 11 minutes from Chigwell. Chigwell had roughly 15,000 residents at the 2021 count.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Chigwell. At Dorney Court you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Pair it with Cliveden, 14 minutes by road. The way home to Chigwell takes 58 minutes (54.7 miles). Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 25 minutes from Chigwell via the A40, M40 and M25.
- Chigwell to Dorney Court58 min, 55.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Dorney Court to Chigwell58 min, 54.7 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Dorney Court is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukGrange Court, in central Chigwell, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Chigwell by road is Chingford (CHI), about 11 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgChigwell had about 15,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgPublic open afternoons on selected days in May, every day in June and late August; private group visits by appointment year-round
Source: dorneycourt.co.ukEarly 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.uk
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Questions
How many miles is Dorney Court from Chigwell?
55.1 miles via the A121, M25 and M4, 58 minutes in clear traffic; 58 minutes back.
When is Dorney Court open?
Opening: public open afternoons on selected days in May, every day in June and late August; private group visits by appointment year-round.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Taplow, 6 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
The Castle Hotel, 13 minutes away from Dorney Court.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
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- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.