Lydiard House
Lydiard House from Calne
Lydiard House, an easy day from Calne. 32 minutes each way, near enough, over 14.5 miles. Heading north-east from Calne, the house is 14.5 miles away. Between Calne and the house you go through or past Lyneham and Royal Wootton Bassett. Lydiard House is Grade I listed. Among Calne's listed buildings is 3, Market Hill (Grade II*). Wiltshire is Calne's county. Trains call at Chippenham, 15 minutes from Calne by road.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Calne. Opening: park open daily 7.30am to dusk year-round; walled garden daily; house museum on selected days and guided tours. The car brings you to the entrance of Lydiard House and stays close for the return. Ashdown House is 37 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. The way home to Calne takes 32 minutes (14.4 miles). From the Oxford base, Calne is 61.4 miles and 1 hour 20 minutes via the A34 and M4.
- Calne to Lydiard House32 min, 14.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Lydiard House to Calne32 min, 14.4 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.uk3, Market Hill, in central Calne, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukCalne is in Wiltshire.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Calne by road is Chippenham (CPM), about 15 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
Price this journey
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Questions
How many miles is Lydiard House from Calne?
14.5 miles via the A4, A3102 and B4534, 32 minutes in clear traffic; 32 minutes back.
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.