Lydiard House
Lydiard House from Thornbury
A day out from Thornbury to Lydiard House. The drive is 46 minutes (41.1 miles) via the B4061, A38 and M4. Between Thornbury and the house you go through or past Almondsbury and Bradley Stoke. Lydiard House lies east of Thornbury, in Wiltshire. Lydiard House is Grade I listed. Rail reached Patchway station in 1863. Trains call at Patchway, 16 minutes from Thornbury by road. Thornbury lies within Gloucestershire.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Thornbury. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Pair it with Ashdown House, 37 minutes by road. Back to Thornbury is 48 minutes. From the Oxford base, Thornbury is 88.6 miles and 1 hour 36 minutes via the A34 and M4.
- Thornbury to Lydiard House46 min, 41.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Lydiard House to Thornbury48 min, 41.6 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.ukPatchway station opened in 1863.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Thornbury by road is Patchway (PWY), about 16 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgThornbury 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
How many miles is Lydiard House from Thornbury?
41.1 miles via the B4061, A38 and M4, 46 minutes in clear traffic; 48 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 Thornbury?
Via the B4061, A38 and M4, passing Almondsbury and Bradley Stoke; 41.1 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
- 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.