Rousham House
Rousham House from Wallingford
Rousham House, with collection in Wallingford. Allow 55 minutes; the route runs via the A4074, A34 and A4260. Between Wallingford and the house you go through or past North Hinksey. Heading north from Wallingford, the house is 28.8 miles away. Rousham House is Grade I listed. Wallingford is classed as a market town. Town Hall in Wallingford is Grade I listed. The Great Western Main Line serves Cholsey.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Wallingford. Opening: garden open every day of the year from 10am until dusk; house by prior arrangement only. The car brings you to the entrance of Rousham House and stays close for the return. Pair it with Blenheim Palace, 24 minutes by road. The way home to Wallingford takes 54 minutes (28.8 miles). The car sets out from Oxford, 12.7 miles from Wallingford.
- Wallingford to Rousham House55 min, 28.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Rousham House to Wallingford54 min, 28.8 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.ukWallingford is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgTown Hall, in central Wallingford, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukCholsey station is on the Great Western 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
What drive time should we allow from Wallingford to Rousham House?
55 minutes (28.8 miles) via the A4074, A34 and A4260 in clear traffic; the return is 54 minutes.
Can we add a second house?
Blenheim Palace is 24 minutes from Rousham House.
Which way does the car go from Wallingford?
Via the A4074, A34 and A4260, passing North Hinksey; 28.8 miles in all.
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