Rousham House
Rousham House from Stony Stratford
Visiting Rousham House? The car starts in Stony Stratford. Allow 54 minutes; the route runs via the A422, A421 and A43. The house is south-west of Stony Stratford as the crow flies. On the way the car passes Buckingham. Rousham House is Grade I listed. Some 7,900 people call Stony Stratford home. Stony Stratford is in Buckinghamshire. Two Barns at the Manor House, 0.8 miles from Stony Stratford's centre, holds a Grade I listing.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Stony Stratford at the agreed hour. Opening: garden open every day of the year from 10am until dusk; house by prior arrangement only. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Blenheim Palace is 24 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Back to Stony Stratford is 53 minutes. Ravensley works from Oxford, roughly 1 hour from Stony Stratford via the A34, A421 and A422.
- Stony Stratford to Rousham House54 min, 28.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Rousham House to Stony Stratford53 min, 27.9 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.ukStony Stratford had about 7,900 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgStony Stratford is in Buckinghamshire.
Source: wikidata.orgTwo Barns at the Manor House, 0.8 miles out from central Stony Stratford, carries a Grade I 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
What drive time should we allow from Stony Stratford to Rousham House?
54 minutes (28.2 miles) via the A422, A421 and A43 in clear traffic; the return is 53 minutes.
Which way does the car go from Stony Stratford?
Via the A422, A421 and A43, passing Buckingham; 28.2 miles in all.
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.
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- 24 hrs
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- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.