Rousham House
Rousham House from Marlow
Visiting Rousham House? The car starts in Marlow. Allow 53 minutes; the route runs via the M40, A41 and B4030. Rousham House lies north-west of Marlow, in Oxfordshire. It is a direct run with no town of note in between. Rousham House is Grade I listed. Marlow Bridge, 0.4 miles from Marlow's centre, holds a Grade I listing. One Marlow landmark is Marlow Place, listed Grade I. The station at Marlow opened in 1873.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Marlow at the agreed hour. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Remont is 26 minutes away for lunch or tea. The way home to Marlow takes 53 minutes (42.1 miles). Positioning from Oxford to Marlow is 41 minutes, built into the booking.
- Marlow to Rousham House53 min, 41.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Rousham House to Marlow53 min, 42.1 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.ukMarlow Bridge, 0.4 miles out from central Marlow, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukMarlow Place, in central Marlow, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukMarlow station opened in 1873.
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 Marlow?
41.9 miles via the M40, A41 and B4030, 53 minutes in clear traffic; 53 minutes back.
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.