Lydiard House
Lydiard House from Highworth
Lydiard House, with collection in Highworth. The drive is 24 minutes (9.9 miles) via the B4019, A4198 and B4553. Lydiard House is Grade I listed. Some 8,300 people call Highworth home. Highworth counts as a market town. Swindon station dates from 1842.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Highworth. Opening: park open daily 7.30am to dusk year-round; walled garden daily; house museum on selected days and guided tours. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. For lunch or tea, Blunsdon House Hotel is 18 minutes away. The way home to Highworth takes 24 minutes (9.9 miles). Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Highworth takes 47 minutes.
- Highworth to Lydiard House24 min, 9.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Lydiard House to Highworth24 min, 9.9 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.ukHighworth had about 8,300 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgHighworth is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgSwindon 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 Highworth?
9.9 miles via the B4019, A4198 and B4553, 24 minutes in clear traffic; 24 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.