Lydiard House
Lydiard House from Newbury
Lydiard House, with collection in Newbury. It is 31.5 miles via the A339, M4 and B4534, 36 minutes in clear traffic. Between Newbury and the house you go through or past Chiseldon. Lydiard House is Grade I listed. Rail reached Newbury station in 1847. Newbury is classed as a market town. Newbury is the closest railway station to Newbury, 7 minutes by car.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Newbury at the agreed hour. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Blunsdon House Hotel is 18 minutes away for lunch or tea. Going home, allow 36 minutes to Newbury. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Newbury takes 40 minutes.
- Newbury to Lydiard House36 min, 31.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Lydiard House to Newbury36 min, 31.6 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.ukNewbury station opened in 1847.
Source: wikidata.orgNewbury is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Newbury by road is Newbury (NBY), about 7 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
What drive time should we allow from Newbury to Lydiard House?
36 minutes (31.5 miles) via the A339, M4 and B4534 in clear traffic; the return is 36 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.
Which way does the car go from Newbury?
Via the A339, M4 and B4534, passing Chiseldon; 31.5 miles in all.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Swindon, 12 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
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