Lydiard House
Lydiard House from Stow-on-the-Wold
Lydiard House, an easy day from Stow-on-the-Wold. Allow 54 minutes; the route runs via the A429, A419 and A4198. On the way the car passes Northleach and Cricklade. Lydiard House is Grade I listed. Moreton-in-Marsh station dates from 1853. One Stow-on-the-Wold landmark is Masonic Hall, listed Grade II*. Stow-on-the-Wold lies within Gloucestershire.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Stow-on-the-Wold. 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. Return to Stow-on-the-Wold: 34.8 miles. From the Oxford base, Stow-on-the-Wold is 32.5 miles and 58 minutes via the B4044 and A40.
- Stow-on-the-Wold to Lydiard House54 min, 34.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Lydiard House to Stow-on-the-Wold54 min, 34.8 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.ukMoreton-in-Marsh station opened in 1853.
Source: wikidata.orgMasonic Hall, in central Stow-on-the-Wold, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukStow-on-the-Wold is in Gloucestershire.
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 Stow-on-the-Wold to Lydiard House?
54 minutes (34.9 miles) via the A429, A419 and A4198 in clear traffic; the return is 54 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.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Blunsdon House Hotel, 18 minutes away from Lydiard House.
Can we add a second house?
Ashdown House is 37 minutes 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.