Lydiard House
Lydiard House from Amesbury
Visiting Lydiard House? The car starts in Amesbury. The drive is 59 minutes (38.4 miles) via the A338, A346 and M4. Lydiard House lies north of Amesbury. Expect to pass Tidworth, Marlborough and Chiseldon en route. Lydiard House is Grade I listed. Among Amesbury's listed buildings is Amesbury Abbey (Grade I). Grateley (GRT) is the station to know: 14 minutes by road. Grateley station dates from 1859.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Amesbury. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Blunsdon House Hotel is 18 minutes away for lunch or tea. Back to Amesbury is roughly 1 hour. The car sets out from Oxford, 66.0 miles from Amesbury.
- Amesbury to Lydiard House59 min, 38.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Lydiard House to Amesbury1 hr, 38.8 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Lydiard House is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukAmesbury Abbey, in central Amesbury, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Amesbury by road is Grateley (GRT), about 14 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgGrateley station opened in 1859.
Source: wikidata.orgPark open daily 7.30am to dusk year-round; walled garden daily; house museum on selected days and guided tours
Source: lydiardpark.org.ukGrade I Palladian house remodelled in the 1740s; home of the St John family for over 500 years until 1943.
Source: lydiardpark.org.ukState 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.uk
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Questions
How many miles is Lydiard House from Amesbury?
38.4 miles via the A338, A346 and M4, 59 minutes in clear traffic; roughly 1 hour back.
When is Lydiard House open?
Opening: park open daily 7.30am to dusk year-round; walled garden daily; house museum on selected days and guided tours.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Blunsdon House Hotel, 18 minutes away from Lydiard House.
Can we add a second house?
Ashdown House is 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.