Lydiard House
Lydiard House from Yate
From Yate to Lydiard House and home again. The drive is 37 minutes (30.5 miles) via the A432, A46 and M4. The house is east of Yate as the crow flies. The road runs straight out of Yate with no other town on the way. Lydiard House is Grade I listed. The Grapes Hotel, 0.7 miles from Yate's centre, holds a Grade II* listing. Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin in Yate is Grade I listed. Yate's population was put at about 24,000 in 2021.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Yate at the agreed hour. 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. Going home, allow 38 minutes to Yate. The car sets out from Oxford, 77.8 miles from Yate.
- Yate to Lydiard House37 min, 30.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Lydiard House to Yate38 min, 30.9 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 Grapes Hotel, 0.7 miles out from central Yate, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukParish Church of St Mary the Virgin, in central Yate, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukYate had about 24,000 residents in 2021.
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 Yate?
30.5 miles via the A432, A46 and M4, 37 minutes in clear traffic; 38 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.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Blunsdon House Hotel, 18 minutes away from Lydiard House.
Can we add a second house?
Ashdown House is 37 minutes from Lydiard House.
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.