Lydiard House
Lydiard House from Warminster
Lydiard House, an easy day from Warminster. The drive is 57 minutes (38.9 miles) via the A350, M4 and B4534. Expect to pass Westbury and Melksham en route. Heading north-east from Warminster, the house is 38.9 miles away. Lydiard House is Grade I listed. Historic England lists Warminster's The Chantry at Grade II*. Warminster is a town of 10,000 to 20,000 people, about 18,000 at the last figure. For Warminster, the county is Wiltshire.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Warminster. Opening: park open daily 7.30am to dusk year-round; walled garden daily; house museum on selected days and guided tours. At Lydiard House you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Blunsdon House Hotel is 18 minutes away for lunch or tea. Return to Warminster: 39.0 miles. From the Oxford base, Warminster is 85.9 miles and 1 hour 46 minutes via the A34 and M4.
- Warminster to Lydiard House57 min, 38.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Lydiard House to Warminster58 min, 39 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.ukThe Chantry, in central Warminster, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukWarminster had about 18,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgWarminster is in Wiltshire.
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 Warminster to Lydiard House?
57 minutes (38.9 miles) via the A350, M4 and B4534 in clear traffic; the return is 58 minutes.
Can we add a second house?
Ashdown House is 37 minutes from Lydiard House.
Which way does the car go from Warminster?
Via the A350, M4 and B4534, passing Westbury and Melksham; 38.9 miles in all.
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