Rousham House
Rousham House from Princes Risborough
Rousham House from Princes Risborough, by chauffeur. 57 minutes each way, near enough, over 34.5 miles. Expect to pass Thame en route. Rousham House is Grade I listed. Some 8,500 people call Princes Risborough home. The Aylesbury–Princes Risborough line serves Princes Risborough. Historic England lists Princes Risborough's Princes Risborough Market House at Grade II*.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Princes Risborough at the agreed hour. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. For lunch or tea, Remont is 26 minutes away. The way home to Princes Risborough takes 56 minutes (34.3 miles). Ravensley works from Oxford, 45 minutes from Princes Risborough via the A40, M40 and B4009.
- Princes Risborough to Rousham House57 min, 34.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Rousham House to Princes Risborough56 min, 34.3 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.ukPrinces Risborough had about 8,500 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgPrinces Risborough station is on the Aylesbury–Princes Risborough line and Chiltern Main Line.
Source: wikidata.orgPrinces Risborough Market House, in central Princes Risborough, carries a Grade II* 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
How many miles is Rousham House from Princes Risborough?
34.5 miles via the A4129, M40 and B4030, 57 minutes in clear traffic; 56 minutes 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.
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