Lydiard House
Lydiard House from London
From Mayfair to Lydiard House and back in a day. The drive is about an hour and a half and 83.8 miles, by the A4, M4 and B4534. You are heading into Wiltshire. Grade I Palladian house remodelled in the 1740s; home of the St John family for over 500 years until 1943. Paid parking applies in car parks and on verges. Bristol Airport is the nearest of the main airports by road, about 59 minutes' drive (47.1 miles).
How the day runs
Collection is from your London address, hotel or club. The luxury people-carrier is chosen to fit the party. At Lydiard House the car sets you down by the visitor entrance and waits. If you want lunch away from the house, Blunsdon House Hotel is about 18 minutes from the gates. Ashdown House is about 37 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. The way back to Mayfair is about an hour and a half.
- Mayfair, London to Lydiard House1 hr 30 min, 83.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Lydiard House to Mayfair, London1 hr 30 min, 83.6 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Grade I Palladian house remodelled in the 1740s; home of the St John family for over 500 years until 1943.
Source: lydiardpark.org.ukPaid parking applies in car parks and on verges.
Source: lydiardpark.org.ukBristol Airport is the nearest of the main airports by road, about 59 minutes' drive (47.1 miles).
Source: wikidata.orgState Rooms show ornate plasterwork, original family furnishings and St John portraits.
Source: lydiardpark.org.ukSet in 260 acres of parkland run by Swindon Borough Council, alongside St Mary's Church and a walled garden.
Source: lydiardpark.org.ukOpening: Park open daily 7.30am to dusk year-round; walled garden daily; house museum on selected days and guided tours.
Source: lydiardpark.org.ukLydiard House is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukLydiard House lies in Wiltshire.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
How far is Lydiard House from London?
About an hour and a half (83.8 miles) via the A4, M4 and B4534 in clear traffic; the return is about an hour and a half.
Where can we stay nearby?
Blunsdon House Hotel is about 18 minutes by road from Lydiard House.
Can we add a second house?
Ashdown House is about 37 minutes from Lydiard House.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.