Rousham House
Rousham House from Northampton
A day out from Northampton to Rousham House. Allow 58 minutes; the route runs via the A5123, A43 and B4030. The house is south-west of Northampton as the crow flies. The route goes by Towcester and Brackley. Rousham House is Grade I listed. Northampton is a big centre of well over 100,000 people, about 227,000 at the last figure. St John's Roman Catholic Church in Northampton is Grade I listed. The Northampton Loop Line serves Northampton.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Northampton at the agreed hour. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Pair it with Blenheim Palace, 24 minutes by road. Going home, allow roughly 1 hour to Northampton. The car sets out from Oxford, 48.3 miles from Northampton.
- Northampton to Rousham House58 min, 35.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Rousham House to Northampton1 hr, 35.5 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.ukOpenStreetMap records a population of about 227,000 for Northampton.
Source: openstreetmap.orgSt John's Roman Catholic Church, in central Northampton, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukNorthampton station is on the Northampton Loop Line and West Coast Main Line.
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 Northampton?
35.2 miles via the A5123, A43 and B4030, 58 minutes in clear traffic; roughly 1 hour back.
When is Rousham House open?
Opening: garden open every day of the year from 10am until dusk; house by prior arrangement only.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Heyford, 5 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Remont, 26 minutes away 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.