Lydiard House
Lydiard House from Wantage
From Wantage to Lydiard House and home again. It is 30.9 miles via the A338, M4 and B4534, 43 minutes in clear traffic. The route goes by Chiseldon. Lydiard House is Grade I listed. Historic England lists Ham House, 0.6 miles from Wantage's centre, at Grade II*. 32 and 33, Market Place in Wantage is Grade II* listed. Wantage is an Oxfordshire town.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Wantage. 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. Blunsdon House Hotel is 18 minutes away for lunch or tea. Going home, allow 42 minutes to Wantage. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Wantage takes 33 minutes.
- Wantage to Lydiard House43 min, 30.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Lydiard House to Wantage42 min, 30.6 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.ukHam House, 0.6 miles out from central Wantage, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.uk32 and 33, Market Place, in central Wantage, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukWantage is in Oxfordshire.
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 Wantage?
30.9 miles via the A338, M4 and B4534, 43 minutes in clear traffic; 42 minutes back.
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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