Lydiard House
Lydiard House from Didcot
Lydiard House, with collection in Didcot. It is 40.2 miles via the B4493, A34 and M4, 49 minutes in clear traffic. On the way the car passes Chiseldon. Lydiard House is Grade I listed. For Didcot, the county is Oxfordshire. The station at Didcot Parkway opened in 1841. Trains stop right in Didcot, at Didcot Parkway.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Didcot. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Pair it with Ashdown House, 37 minutes by road. Going home, allow 49 minutes to Didcot. The car sets out from Oxford, 14.0 miles from Didcot.
- Didcot to Lydiard House49 min, 40.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Lydiard House to Didcot49 min, 40.1 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.ukDidcot is in Oxfordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgDidcot Parkway station opened in 1841.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Didcot by road is Didcot Parkway (DID), within a couple of 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 Didcot to Lydiard House?
49 minutes (40.2 miles) via the B4493, A34 and M4 in clear traffic; the return is 49 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 Didcot?
Via the B4493, A34 and M4, passing Chiseldon; 40.2 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
- 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.