Lydiard House
Lydiard House from Kingswood
A day out from Kingswood to Lydiard House. The drive is 45 minutes (37.6 miles) via the A4017, M32 and M4. The house is east of Kingswood as the crow flies. It is a direct run with no town of note in between. Lydiard House is Grade I listed. Whitefield's Tabernacle in Kingswood is Grade I listed. Kingswood belongs to Gloucestershire. Kingswood's population was put at about 41,000.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Kingswood. The car brings you to the entrance of Lydiard House and stays close for the return. Ashdown House is 37 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Back to Kingswood is 43 minutes. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Kingswood takes 1 hour 31 minutes.
- Kingswood to Lydiard House45 min, 37.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Lydiard House to Kingswood43 min, 36.8 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.ukWhitefield's Tabernacle, in central Kingswood, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukKingswood is in Gloucestershire.
Source: wikidata.orgKingswood has a population of about 41,000.
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 Kingswood?
37.6 miles via the A4017, M32 and M4, 45 minutes in clear traffic; 43 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.
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.