Lydiard House
Lydiard House from Stonehouse
From Stonehouse to Lydiard House and home again. The drive is 55 minutes (56.0 miles) via the A419, M5 and M4. The route goes by Bradley Stoke. Lydiard House is Grade I listed. Stonehouse station dates from 1845. Stonehouse had roughly 7,700 residents at the 2021 count. Historic England lists Stonehouse Court Hotel, 0.4 miles from Stonehouse's centre, at Grade II*.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Stonehouse. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Pair it with Ashdown House, 37 minutes by road. Going home, allow 56 minutes to Stonehouse. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 30 minutes from Stonehouse.
- Stonehouse to Lydiard House55 min, 56 miles, in clear traffic
- Lydiard House to Stonehouse56 min, 56.5 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.ukStonehouse station opened in 1845.
Source: wikidata.orgStonehouse had about 7,700 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgStonehouse Court Hotel, 0.4 miles out from central Stonehouse, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukPark 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 Stonehouse?
56.0 miles via the A419, M5 and M4, 55 minutes in clear traffic; 56 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.
Which way does the car go from Stonehouse?
Via the A419, M5 and M4, passing Bradley Stoke; 56.0 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.
Our undertaking
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