Rousham House
Rousham House from Buckingham
A day out from Buckingham to Rousham House. It is 19.3 miles via the A421, A43 and B4030, 36 minutes in clear traffic. It is a direct run with no town of note in between. The house is south-west of Buckingham as the crow flies. Rousham House is Grade I listed. Buckingham sits by the River Great Ouse. Buckingham is the county town of Buckinghamshire. One Buckingham landmark is St Peter and St Paul, listed Grade I.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Buckingham. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Remont is 26 minutes away for lunch or tea. Going home, allow 36 minutes to Buckingham. Ravensley works from Oxford, 45 minutes from Buckingham via the A34, M40 and A421.
- Buckingham to Rousham House36 min, 19.3 miles, in clear traffic
- Rousham House to Buckingham36 min, 19.3 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.ukBuckingham lies on or beside the River Great Ouse.
Source: wikidata.orgBuckingham is the county town of Buckinghamshire.
Source: wikidata.orgSt Peter and St Paul, in central Buckingham, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukGarden 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
What drive time should we allow from Buckingham to Rousham House?
36 minutes (19.3 miles) via the A421, A43 and B4030 in clear traffic; the return is 36 minutes.
When is Rousham House open?
Opening: garden open every day of the year from 10am until dusk; house by prior arrangement only.
Can we add a second house?
Blenheim Palace is 24 minutes from Rousham House.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Heyford, 5 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 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.