Polesden Lacey
Polesden Lacey from Dorking
Visiting Polesden Lacey? The car starts in Dorking. Allow 16 minutes; the route runs via the A25 and A24. Heading north-west from Dorking, the house is 4.8 miles away. The road runs straight out of Dorking with no other town on the way. Polesden Lacey is looked after by the National Trust. Polesden Lacey is built in the Regency style. Dorking Deepdene (DPD) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of Dorking. Rail reached Dorking Deepdene station in 1851. Dorking is a market town.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Dorking. The house publishes its opening calendar ahead of each season. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Pair it with Hatchlands Park, 20 minutes by road. The way home to Dorking takes 17 minutes (5.0 miles). Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 18 minutes from Dorking via the M40, M25 and A24.
- Dorking to Polesden Lacey16 min, 4.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Polesden Lacey to Dorking17 min, 5 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Polesden Lacey is looked after by the National Trust.
Source: wikidata.orgPolesden Lacey is built in the Regency style.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Dorking by road is Dorking Deepdene (DPD), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgDorking Deepdene station opened in 1851.
Source: wikidata.orgDorking is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgPolesden Lacey is Grade II* listed and has a Grade II* listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgBy road, the closest National Rail station is Bookham (BKA), about 10 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgLondon Heathrow is the nearest of the main airports by road, about 40 minutes' drive (27.1 miles).
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Dorking to Polesden Lacey?
16 minutes (4.8 miles) via the A25 and A24 in clear traffic; the return is 17 minutes.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Bookham, 10 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Guildford Harbour Hotel, 26 minutes away from Polesden Lacey.
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