Down House
Down House from Oxford
An Oxford start for Down House. Allow around an hour and 43 minutes each way by way of the A40 and M40. For rail, Hayes (HYS) is the handiest station, 12 minutes away by car. The Darwins moved in on 24 September 1842, and the architect Edward Cresy later extended the house for them.
How the day runs
Collection is from your college, hotel or home in Oxford. An executive saloon suits the day for two or three. The chauffeur brings you to the entrance of Down House and stays close. Nutfield Priory is around 38 minutes away for lunch or a night. Add Titsey Place, around 22 minutes on, if there is time. Back to Oxford takes around an hour and 44 minutes.
- Oxford to Down House1 hr 43 min, 98.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Down House to Oxford1 hr 44 min, 99.2 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The Darwins moved in on 24 September 1842, and the architect Edward Cresy later extended the house for them.
Source: english-heritage.org.ukDown House was the family home of Charles Darwin, who lived and worked there for 40 years and wrote On the Origin of Species.
Source: english-heritage.org.ukThe house was built in the early eighteenth century and extensively modernised in the later eighteenth century.
Source: english-heritage.org.ukThe extensive gardens served as Darwin's outdoor laboratory, including the Sandwalk and a greenhouse.
Source: english-heritage.org.ukThe nearest railway station by road is Hayes, roughly 12 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.orgMeasured by road, the nearest main airport is London Gatwick Airport, around 44 minutes and 34.9 miles away.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
Oxford to Down House: how long by car?
Around an hour and 43 minutes (98.8 miles) by way of the A40, M40 and M25 in clear traffic; the return is around an hour and 44 minutes.
Is Oxford where you are based?
Yes. Ravensley works from Oxford, so an Oxford start has no positioning leg.
Could we go by train instead?
The nearest station by road is Hayes, 12 minutes from the house; the car goes door to door.
Where could we stay nearby?
Nutfield Priory is around 38 minutes from Down House.
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