Lydiard House
Lydiard House from Berkeley
Lydiard House, with collection in Berkeley. Allow 51 minutes; the route runs via the A38, M5 and M4. On the way the car passes Bradley Stoke. Lydiard House is Grade I listed. With about 2,200 residents, Berkeley is a small place of under 5,000 people. Among Berkeley's listed buildings is Church of St Mary the Virgin (Grade I). By car, Cam and Dursley station is 12 minutes from Berkeley.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Berkeley. Opening: park open daily 7.30am to dusk year-round; walled garden daily; house museum on selected days and guided tours. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Pair it with Ashdown House, 37 minutes by road. Return to Berkeley: 47.5 miles. Positioning from Oxford to Berkeley is 1 hour 40 minutes, built into the booking.
- Berkeley to Lydiard House51 min, 47.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Lydiard House to Berkeley52 min, 47.5 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.ukBerkeley had about 2,200 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgChurch of St Mary the Virgin, in central Berkeley, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Berkeley by road is Cam and Dursley (CDU), about 12 minutes' drive.
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
What drive time should we allow from Berkeley to Lydiard House?
51 minutes (47.2 miles) via the A38, M5 and M4 in clear traffic; the return is 52 minutes.
Can we add a second house?
Ashdown House is 37 minutes from Lydiard House.
Which way does the car go from Berkeley?
Via the A38, M5 and M4, passing Bradley Stoke; 47.2 miles in all.
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.