Longleat
Longleat from Oxford
From Oxford to Longleat for the day. Allow around an hour and 54 minutes each way by way of the A34 and M4. The setting is Horningsham, in Wiltshire. Visitors can see the house on a guided tour of about an hour or on a self-guided visit. Architects associated with Longleat include Robert Smythson.
How the day runs
Pick-up can be anywhere in Oxford. A luxury people-carrier suits the day for a bigger party or more luggage. The chauffeur brings you to the entrance of Longleat and stays close. Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa is around 19 minutes away for lunch or a night. Add Stourhead House, around 24 minutes on, if there is time. Back to Oxford takes around an hour and 55 minutes.
- Oxford to Longleat1 hr 54 min, 89.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Longleat to Oxford1 hr 55 min, 89.8 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Visitors can see the house on a guided tour of about an hour or on a self-guided visit.
Source: longleat.co.ukArchitects associated with Longleat include Robert Smythson.
Source: wikidata.orgHenry Thynne, 6th Marquess of Bath, chose in 1948 to open Longleat House to the paying public.
Source: longleat.co.ukThe house first opened its doors to visitors on 1 April 1949, with the family selling tickets and guidebooks themselves.
Source: longleat.co.ukGuides tell the story of Lady Louisa Carteret, the Grey Lady said to walk the corridors of the house.
Source: longleat.co.ukLongleat is a stately home in Wiltshire whose design is credited to the architect Robert Smythson.
Source: wikidata.orgLongleat is built in the Elizabethan style.
Source: wikidata.orgLongleat is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
Oxford to Longleat: how long by car?
Around an hour and 54 minutes (89.7 miles) by way of the A34, M4 and A350 in clear traffic; the return is around an hour and 55 minutes.
Is Oxford where you are based?
Yes. Ravensley works from Oxford, so an Oxford start has no positioning leg.
When is the house open?
Opening: longleat House is open to visitors, with hour-long guided tours running during the main season.
Could we go by train instead?
The nearest station by road is Warminster, 16 minutes from the house; the car goes door to door.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
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