Dorney Court
Dorney Court from Newbury
Visiting Dorney Court? The car starts in Newbury. It is 38.9 miles via the A339, M4 and B3026, 41 minutes in clear traffic. Dorney Court is Grade I listed. Historic England lists Shaw House, 0.8 miles from Newbury's centre, at Grade I. Historic England lists Newbury's St Nicolas Church at Grade I. Newbury is a town of 20,000 to 50,000 people, about 34,000 at the last figure.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Newbury. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Pair it with Cliveden, 14 minutes by road. The way home to Newbury takes 41 minutes (39.0 miles). The car sets out from Oxford, 27.4 miles from Newbury.
- Newbury to Dorney Court41 min, 38.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Dorney Court to Newbury41 min, 39 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.ukShaw House, 0.8 miles out from central Newbury, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukSt Nicolas Church, in central Newbury, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukNewbury had about 34,000 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 Newbury?
38.9 miles via the A339, M4 and B3026, 41 minutes in clear traffic; 41 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.
Can we add a second house?
Cliveden is 14 minutes from Dorney Court.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Taplow, 6 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
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.