Lydiard House
Lydiard House from Swindon
From Swindon to Lydiard House and home again. The drive is 13 minutes (4.3 miles) via the B4289, A3102 and B4553. The road runs straight out of Swindon with no other town on the way. Lydiard House lies west of Swindon. Lydiard House is Grade I listed. Rail reached Swindon station in 1842. Historic England lists Swindon's Health Hydro at Grade II*. Swindon is a big centre of well over 100,000 people, about 222,000 at the last figure.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Swindon. Opening: park open daily 7.30am to dusk year-round; walled garden daily; house museum on selected days and guided tours. The car brings you to the entrance of Lydiard House and stays close for the return. Pair it with Ashdown House, 37 minutes by road. Back to Swindon is 13 minutes. Ravensley works from Oxford, 55 minutes from Swindon via the A420, A34 and A4312.
- Swindon to Lydiard House13 min, 4.3 miles, in clear traffic
- Lydiard House to Swindon13 min, 4.2 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.ukSwindon station opened in 1842.
Source: wikidata.orgHealth Hydro, in central Swindon, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukSwindon had about 222,000 residents in 2019.
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 Swindon to Lydiard House?
13 minutes (4.3 miles) via the B4289, A3102 and B4553 in clear traffic; the return is 13 minutes.
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.
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