Lydiard House
Lydiard House from Devizes
Lydiard House, with collection in Devizes. The drive is 43 minutes (20.4 miles) via the A361, A4361 and B4534. The road runs straight out of Devizes with no other town on the way. The house is north-east of Devizes as the crow flies. Lydiard House is Grade I listed. Devizes counts as a market town. One Devizes landmark is 17, Market Place, listed Grade I. Among Devizes's listed buildings is Devizes Castle (Grade I).
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Devizes. Opening: park open daily 7.30am to dusk year-round; walled garden daily; house museum on selected days and guided tours. The chauffeur parks up near Lydiard House for as long as the visit takes. Pair it with Ashdown House, 37 minutes by road. The way home to Devizes takes 43 minutes (20.4 miles). From the Oxford base, Devizes is 65.3 miles and 1 hour 30 minutes via the A34 and M4.
- Devizes to Lydiard House43 min, 20.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Lydiard House to Devizes43 min, 20.4 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.ukDevizes is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.org17, Market Place, in central Devizes, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukDevizes Castle, in central Devizes, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukPark 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 Devizes?
20.4 miles via the A361, A4361 and B4534, 43 minutes in clear traffic; 43 minutes back.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Swindon, 12 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Blunsdon House Hotel, 18 minutes away from Lydiard House.
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