Lydiard House
Lydiard House from Patchway
A day out from Patchway to Lydiard House. The drive is 40 minutes (37.6 miles) via the A38, M4 and B4534. Lydiard House is Grade I listed. Patchway sits in Gloucestershire. The station at Patchway opened in 1863. By car, Patchway station is 6 minutes from Patchway.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Patchway at the agreed hour. At Lydiard House you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Blunsdon House Hotel is 18 minutes away for lunch or tea. Back to Patchway is 40 minutes. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 28 minutes from Patchway.
- Patchway to Lydiard House40 min, 37.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Lydiard House to Patchway40 min, 37.7 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.ukPatchway is in Gloucestershire.
Source: wikidata.orgPatchway station opened in 1863.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Patchway by road is Patchway (PWY), about 6 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 Patchway to Lydiard House?
40 minutes (37.6 miles) via the A38, M4 and B4534 in clear traffic; the return is 40 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.
Can we add a second house?
Ashdown House is 37 minutes from Lydiard House.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Swindon, 12 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
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.