Lydiard House
Lydiard House from Faringdon
Visiting Lydiard House? The car starts in Faringdon. Allow 32 minutes; the route runs via the A420, A419 and M4. Between Faringdon and the house you go through or past Chiseldon. Lydiard House lies south-west of Faringdon, in Wiltshire. Lydiard House is Grade I listed. For Faringdon, the county is Oxfordshire. Historic England lists Faringdon's Faringdon House at Grade I. The station at Swindon opened in 1842.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Faringdon. At Lydiard House you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Pair it with Ashdown House, 37 minutes by road. The way home to Faringdon takes 33 minutes (21.8 miles). Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 34 minutes from Faringdon.
- Faringdon to Lydiard House32 min, 21.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Lydiard House to Faringdon33 min, 21.8 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.ukFaringdon is in Oxfordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgFaringdon House, in central Faringdon, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukSwindon station opened in 1842.
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 Faringdon?
21.8 miles via the A420, A419 and M4, 32 minutes in clear traffic; 33 minutes back.
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.
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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