Rousham House
Rousham House from High Wycombe
Out of High Wycombe for the day, to Rousham House. The drive is 51 minutes (40.6 miles) via the M40, A41 and B4030. It is a direct run with no town of note in between. Rousham House lies north-west of High Wycombe, in Oxfordshire. Rousham House is Grade I listed. Church of All Saints in High Wycombe is Grade I listed. High Wycombe had roughly 120,000 residents at the 2011 count. For rail, High Wycombe (HWY) is the nearest stop, about 3 minutes' drive.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in High Wycombe. Opening: garden open every day of the year from 10am until dusk; house by prior arrangement only. The chauffeur parks up near Rousham House for as long as the visit takes. Blenheim Palace is 24 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. The way home to High Wycombe takes 51 minutes (40.4 miles). Positioning from Oxford to High Wycombe is 39 minutes, built into the booking.
- High Wycombe to Rousham House51 min, 40.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Rousham House to High Wycombe51 min, 40.4 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.ukChurch of All Saints, in central High Wycombe, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukHigh Wycombe had about 120,000 residents in 2011.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to High Wycombe by road is High Wycombe (HWY), about 3 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
What drive time should we allow from High Wycombe to Rousham House?
51 minutes (40.6 miles) via the M40, A41 and B4030 in clear traffic; the return is 51 minutes.
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
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.