Lydiard House
Lydiard House from Cheltenham
From Cheltenham to Lydiard House and home again. 55 minutes each way, near enough, over 32.5 miles. Between Cheltenham and the house you go through or past Cricklade. Lydiard House lies south of Cheltenham, in Wiltshire. Lydiard House is Grade I listed. Among Cheltenham's listed buildings is Cheltenham Minster, St Mary's (Grade I). Some 116,000 people call Cheltenham home. Cheltenham is a Gloucestershire town.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Cheltenham at the agreed hour. Opening: park open daily 7.30am to dusk year-round; walled garden daily; house museum on selected days and guided tours. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. For lunch or tea, Blunsdon House Hotel is 18 minutes away. Return to Cheltenham: 32.6 miles. Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 9 minutes from Cheltenham via the A34, B4044 and A40.
- Cheltenham to Lydiard House55 min, 32.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Lydiard House to Cheltenham56 min, 32.6 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.ukCheltenham Minster, St Mary's, in central Cheltenham, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukCheltenham had about 116,000 residents in 2011.
Source: wikidata.orgCheltenham is in Gloucestershire.
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 Cheltenham?
32.5 miles via the A417, A419 and A4198, 55 minutes in clear traffic; 56 minutes back.
Can we add a second house?
Ashdown House is 37 minutes from Lydiard House.
Which way does the car go from Cheltenham?
Via the A417, A419 and A4198, passing Cricklade; 32.5 miles in all.
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