Lydiard House
Lydiard House from Whitchurch
Out of Whitchurch for the day, to Lydiard House. 55 minutes each way, near enough, over 44.7 miles. The route goes by Chiseldon. Lydiard House is Grade I listed. The station at Whitchurch opened in 1854. Whitchurch's nearest station by road is Whitchurch (WCH), 3 minutes away. Town Hall in Whitchurch is Grade II* listed.
How the day runs
The day starts at your Whitchurch address. 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. Back to Whitchurch is 55 minutes. Ravensley works from Oxford, 58 minutes from Whitchurch via the A4144, A423 and A34.
- Whitchurch to Lydiard House55 min, 44.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Lydiard House to Whitchurch55 min, 44.7 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.ukWhitchurch station opened in 1854.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Whitchurch by road is Whitchurch (WCH), about 3 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgTown Hall, in central Whitchurch, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukPark 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
Price this journey
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Whitchurch to Lydiard House?
55 minutes (44.7 miles) via the A34, M4 and B4534 in clear traffic; the return is 55 minutes.
Can we add a second house?
Ashdown House is 37 minutes from Lydiard House.
Which way does the car go from Whitchurch?
Via the A34, M4 and B4534, passing Chiseldon; 44.7 miles in all.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
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- 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.