Rousham House
Rousham House from Shipston-on-Stour
Rousham House from Shipston-on-Stour, by chauffeur. The drive is 43 minutes (21.2 miles) via the A3400, A44 and B4030. It is a direct run with no town of note in between. Rousham House is Grade I listed. Shipston-on-Stour sits in Warwickshire. Around 5,800 people live in Shipston-on-Stour. Church of St Edmund in Shipston-on-Stour is Grade II* listed.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Shipston-on-Stour at the agreed hour. At Rousham House you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Pair it with Blenheim Palace, 24 minutes by road. The way home to Shipston-on-Stour takes 43 minutes (21.1 miles). Ravensley works from Oxford, 59 minutes from Shipston-on-Stour via the A34, A44 and A3400.
- Shipston-on-Stour to Rousham House43 min, 21.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Rousham House to Shipston-on-Stour43 min, 21.1 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.ukShipston-on-Stour is in Warwickshire.
Source: wikidata.orgShipston-on-Stour has a population of about 5,800.
Source: wikidata.orgChurch of St Edmund, in central Shipston-on-Stour, 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 Shipston-on-Stour?
21.2 miles via the A3400, A44 and B4030, 43 minutes in clear traffic; 43 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.
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