Rousham House
Rousham House from Brackley
Out of Brackley for the day, to Rousham House. It is 13.7 miles via the A43, B430 and B4030, 28 minutes in clear traffic. It is a direct run with no town of note in between. The house is south-west of Brackley as the crow flies. Rousham House is Grade I listed. Brackley is a town of 10,000 to 20,000 people, about 16,000 at the last figure. Among Brackley's listed buildings is Magdalen College Chapel of Saints John and James (Grade II*). For rail, Banbury (BAN) is the nearest stop, about 18 minutes' drive.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Brackley. Opening: garden open every day of the year from 10am until dusk; house by prior arrangement only. At Rousham House you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Pair it with Blenheim Palace, 24 minutes by road. Return to Brackley: 13.6 miles. Ravensley works from Oxford, 36 minutes from Brackley via the A34, M40 and A43.
- Brackley to Rousham House28 min, 13.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Rousham House to Brackley27 min, 13.6 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Rousham House is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukBrackley had about 16,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgMagdalen College Chapel of Saints John and James, in central Brackley, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Brackley by road is Banbury (BAN), about 18 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgGarden open every day of the year from 10am until dusk; house by prior arrangement only
Source: rousham.orgGarden laid out by Charles Bridgeman and developed by William Kent; survives almost as Kent left it.
Source: rousham.orgFeatures include Venus's Vale cascades, the seven-arched Praeneste above the River Cherwell, and the Eyecatcher sham ruin.
Source: rousham.orgBuilt in 1635 by Sir Robert Dormer and kept by the same family ever since.
Source: rousham.org
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Questions
How many miles is Rousham House from Brackley?
13.7 miles via the A43, B430 and B4030, 28 minutes in clear traffic; 27 minutes back.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Remont, 26 minutes away from Rousham House.
Can we add a second house?
Blenheim Palace is 24 minutes from Rousham House.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
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- 24 hrs
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- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.