Farnborough Hall
Farnborough Hall from Smethwick
A day out from Smethwick to Farnborough Hall. Allow 56 minutes; the route runs via the M5, M42 and M40. Farnborough Hall lies south-east of Smethwick, in Warwickshire. The route goes by Blackheath and Catshill. Farnborough Hall is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. 0.4 miles from Smethwick's centre stands Summit Bridge, listed Grade II*. Rail reached Smethwick Rolfe Street station in 1852. Smethwick Rolfe Street (SMR) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of Smethwick.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Smethwick. The house publishes its opening calendar ahead of each season. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. For lunch or tea, Fawsley Hall Hotel & Spa is 32 minutes away. Back to Smethwick is 56 minutes. Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 26 minutes from Smethwick via the A34, M40 and M5.
- Smethwick to Farnborough Hall56 min, 51.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Farnborough Hall to Smethwick56 min, 51.8 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Farnborough Hall is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgSummit Bridge, 0.4 miles out from central Smethwick, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukSmethwick Rolfe Street station opened in 1852.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Smethwick by road is Smethwick Rolfe Street (SMR), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgBy road, the closest National Rail station is Banbury (BAN), about 15 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgLondon Oxford Airport is the nearest of the main airports by road, about 45 minutes' drive (30.3 miles).
Source: wikidata.orgSmethwick is in West Midlands.
Source: wikidata.orgSmethwick had about 48,000 residents in 2001.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Smethwick to Farnborough Hall?
56 minutes (51.8 miles) via the M5, M42 and M40 in clear traffic; the return is 56 minutes.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Fawsley Hall Hotel & Spa, 32 minutes away from Farnborough Hall.
Can we add a second house?
Upton House is 18 minutes from Farnborough Hall.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
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refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.