Dorney Court
Dorney Court from Ware
From Ware to Dorney Court and home again. 57 minutes each way, near enough, over 49.6 miles. Expect to pass Hertford, Hatfield and Colney Heath en route. The house is south-west of Ware as the crow flies. Dorney Court is Grade I listed. Ware had roughly 20,000 residents at the 2021 count. One Ware landmark is Scott's Grotto, listed Grade I. One Ware landmark is Church of St Mary, listed Grade I.
How the day runs
In Ware, the chauffeur collects from wherever you are staying. 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. Cliveden is 14 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Return to Ware: 48.9 miles. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 23 minutes from Ware.
- Ware to Dorney Court57 min, 49.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Dorney Court to Ware56 min, 48.9 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.ukWare had about 20,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgScott's Grotto, in central Ware, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukChurch of St Mary, in central Ware, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukPublic 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 Ware to Dorney Court?
57 minutes (49.6 miles) via the A414, M25 and M4 in clear traffic; the return is 56 minutes.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
The Castle Hotel, 13 minutes away from Dorney Court.
Can we add a second house?
Cliveden is 14 minutes from Dorney Court.
Our undertaking
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before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
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