Lydiard House
Lydiard House from Gloucester
Out of Gloucester for the day, to Lydiard House. It is 35.3 miles via the A417, A419 and A4198, 57 minutes in clear traffic. The house is south-east of Gloucester as the crow flies. Expect to pass Cricklade en route. Lydiard House is Grade I listed. Gloucester station dates from 1840. Gloucester lies on or beside the River Severn. Gloucester (GCR) is the station to know: 4 minutes by road.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Gloucester. Opening: park open daily 7.30am to dusk year-round; walled garden daily; house museum on selected days and guided tours. 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 Gloucester takes 57 minutes (35.2 miles). The car sets out from Oxford, 52.7 miles from Gloucester.
- Gloucester to Lydiard House57 min, 35.3 miles, in clear traffic
- Lydiard House to Gloucester57 min, 35.2 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.ukGloucester station opened in 1840.
Source: wikidata.orgGloucester lies on or beside the River Severn.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Gloucester by road is Gloucester (GCR), about 4 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
How many miles is Lydiard House from Gloucester?
35.3 miles via the A417, A419 and A4198, 57 minutes in clear traffic; 57 minutes back.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Blunsdon House Hotel, 18 minutes away from Lydiard House.
Can we add a second house?
Ashdown House is 37 minutes from Lydiard House.
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.