Mapledurham House
Mapledurham House from Wantage
Out of Wantage for the day, to Mapledurham House. Allow 54 minutes; the route runs via the A417, B4009 and B4526. Mapledurham House lies south-east of Wantage. The route goes by Harwell. Mapledurham House is Grade I listed. Church of St Peter and St Paul in Wantage is Grade I listed. For rail, Didcot Parkway (DID) is the nearest stop, about 21 minutes' drive. Rail reached Didcot Parkway station in 1841.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Wantage. At Mapledurham House you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Greys Court is 27 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. The way home to Wantage takes 54 minutes (23.2 miles). The car sets out from Oxford, 16.4 miles from Wantage.
- Wantage to Mapledurham House54 min, 23.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Mapledurham House to Wantage54 min, 23.2 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Mapledurham House is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukChurch of St Peter and St Paul, in central Wantage, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Wantage by road is Didcot Parkway (DID), about 21 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgDidcot Parkway station opened in 1841.
Source: wikidata.orgPre-booked tours of house, grounds and watermill on about twelve dates, April to early October
Source: mapledurham.co.ukOwned by the Blount family's descendants from 1490; now owned by Thomas Eyston.
Source: mapledurham.co.ukPresent house begun around 1588 and completed in 1612.
Source: mapledurham.co.ukTours include priest holes, the Jacobean Hall and a Strawberry Hill Gothic chapel.
Source: mapledurham.co.uk
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Questions
How many miles is Mapledurham House from Wantage?
23.2 miles via the A417, B4009 and B4526, 54 minutes in clear traffic; 54 minutes back.
When is Mapledurham House open?
Opening: pre-booked tours of house, grounds and watermill on about twelve dates, April to early October.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Danesfield House Hotel and Spa, 42 minutes away from Mapledurham House.
Can we add a second house?
Greys Court is 27 minutes from Mapledurham 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.