Lydiard House
Lydiard House from Maidenhead
From Maidenhead to Lydiard House and home again. Allow 58 minutes; the route runs via the A308, A308(M) and M4. Between Maidenhead and the house you go through or past Chiseldon. The house is west of Maidenhead as the crow flies. Lydiard House is Grade I listed. Historic England lists All Saints' Church, 0.8 miles from Maidenhead's centre, at Grade I. The line through Maidenhead is the Great Western Main Line. Maidenhead sits in Berkshire.
How the day runs
The day starts at your Maidenhead address. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Pair it with Ashdown House, 37 minutes by road. Back to Maidenhead is 57 minutes. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Maidenhead takes 50 minutes.
- Maidenhead to Lydiard House58 min, 59.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Lydiard House to Maidenhead57 min, 58.7 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.ukAll Saints' Church, 0.8 miles out from central Maidenhead, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukMaidenhead station is on the Great Western Main Line and Marlow branch line.
Source: wikidata.orgMaidenhead is in Berkshire.
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 Maidenhead to Lydiard House?
58 minutes (59.1 miles) via the A308, A308(M) and M4 in clear traffic; the return is 57 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.
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
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