Rousham House
Rousham House from Wantage
From Wantage to Rousham House and home again. It is 28.5 miles via the A338, A420 and A4260, 52 minutes in clear traffic. Heading north from Wantage, the house is 28.5 miles away. The road runs straight out of Wantage with no other town on the way. Rousham House is Grade I listed. One Wantage landmark is 32 and 33, Market Place, listed Grade II*. Wantage is an Oxfordshire town. 0.6 miles from Wantage's centre stands Ham House, listed Grade II*.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Wantage. 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. For lunch or tea, Remont is 26 minutes away. The way home to Wantage takes 52 minutes (28.5 miles). Positioning from Oxford to Wantage is 33 minutes, built into the booking.
- Wantage to Rousham House52 min, 28.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Rousham House to Wantage52 min, 28.5 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.uk32 and 33, Market Place, in central Wantage, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukWantage is in Oxfordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgHam House, 0.6 miles out from central Wantage, 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 Wantage?
28.5 miles via the A338, A420 and A4260, 52 minutes in clear traffic; 52 minutes back.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Remont, 26 minutes away from Rousham House.
Can we add a second house?
Blenheim Palace is 24 minutes 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.