Lydiard House
Lydiard House from Clevedon
A day out from Clevedon to Lydiard House. The drive is 49 minutes (51.4 miles) via the M5, M4 and B4534. Lydiard House lies east of Clevedon, in Wiltshire. Between Clevedon and the house you go through or past Patchway, Almondsbury and Bradley Stoke. Lydiard House is Grade I listed. One Clevedon landmark is Christ Church, listed Grade II*. Grade I: Clevedon Pier, 0.7 miles from Clevedon's centre. Clevedon's population was put at about 21,000 in 2021.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Clevedon. At Lydiard House you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Ashdown House is 37 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. The way home to Clevedon takes 51 minutes (51.7 miles). From the Oxford base, Clevedon is 98.7 miles and 1 hour 39 minutes via the A34 and M4.
- Clevedon to Lydiard House49 min, 51.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Lydiard House to Clevedon51 min, 51.7 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.ukChrist Church, in central Clevedon, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukClevedon Pier, 0.7 miles out from central Clevedon, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukClevedon had about 21,000 residents in 2021.
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 Clevedon to Lydiard House?
49 minutes (51.4 miles) via the M5, M4 and B4534 in clear traffic; the return is 51 minutes.
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.
Which way does the car go from Clevedon?
Via the M5, M4 and B4534, passing Patchway, Almondsbury and Bradley Stoke; 51.4 miles in all.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Swindon, 12 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Our undertaking
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