Dorney Court
Dorney Court from Orpington
A day out from Orpington to Dorney Court. Allow 58 minutes; the route runs via the A224, M25 and M4. Dorney Court lies west of Orpington, in Buckinghamshire. Expect to pass Chevening, Westerham and Merstham en route. Dorney Court is Grade I listed. One Orpington landmark is Church of All Saints, listed Grade II*. The station at Orpington opened in 1868. Orpington belongs to Greater London.
How the day runs
The day starts at your Orpington address. Opening: public open afternoons on selected days in May, every day in June and late August; private group visits by appointment year-round. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. The Castle Hotel is 13 minutes away for lunch or tea. The way home to Orpington takes 59 minutes (60.9 miles). Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 35 minutes from Orpington via the A40, M40 and M25.
- Orpington to Dorney Court58 min, 61.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Dorney Court to Orpington59 min, 60.9 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.ukChurch of All Saints, in central Orpington, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukOrpington station opened in 1868.
Source: wikidata.orgOrpington is in Greater London.
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
What drive time should we allow from Orpington to Dorney Court?
58 minutes (61.2 miles) via the A224, M25 and M4 in clear traffic; the return is 59 minutes.
Which way does the car go from Orpington?
Via the A224, M25 and M4, passing Chevening, Westerham and Merstham; 61.2 miles in all.
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
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- 24 hrs
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- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.