Country houses
Great Chalfield Manor: a chauffeured day
Great Chalfield Manor, Wiltshire, by chauffeur. The gardens have terraces, topiary houses, a gazebo, a lily pond and views over a spring-fed fishpond. The house is lived in by the donor family, who run it for the National Trust, and group visits are taken on Fridays and Mondays. Great Chalfield is a 15th-century manor house near Melksham, restored early in the 20th century, with an Arts and Crafts garden. Opening days change through the year; check the house's own calendar before you travel.
How the day runs
From Mayfair it is around an hour and 59 minutes by way of the A4, M4 and A350; from Heathrow around an hour and 36 minutes; from Oxford around an hour and 32 minutes. For lunch or a night, Woolley Grange is around 7 minutes away. Corsham Court is around 21 minutes on if you want a second house. While you visit, the car waits close by and is waiting when you come out.
- Mayfair, London to Great Chalfield Manor1 hr 59 min, 108.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Heathrow Airport to Great Chalfield Manor1 hr 36 min, 95.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Oxford to Great Chalfield Manor1 hr 32 min, 75.7 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Great Chalfield is a 15th-century manor house near Melksham, restored early in the 20th century, with an Arts and Crafts garden.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukVisitors cross the upper moat past barns, a gatehouse and the parish church to reach the house, whose rooftops carry carved soldiers, griffins and a monkey.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukThe gardens have terraces, topiary houses, a gazebo, a lily pond and views over a spring-fed fishpond.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukThe house is lived in by the donor family, who run it for the National Trust, and group visits are taken on Fridays and Mondays.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukThe nearest railway station by road is Melksham, roughly 9 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.orgMeasured by road, the nearest main airport is Bristol Airport, around 63 minutes and 38.5 miles away.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
When is Great Chalfield Manor open?
Opening days change through the year; check the house's own calendar before you travel.
Can we combine Great Chalfield Manor with another house?
Corsham Court is around 21 minutes away by road.
Which railway station is handiest?
Melksham, 9 minutes by car.
Our undertaking
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