Rousham House
Rousham House from Warwick
Rousham House, an easy day from Warwick. The drive is 49 minutes (38.6 miles) via the A429, M40 and B4030. It is a direct run with no town of note in between. Rousham House is Grade I listed. Warwick station dates from 1852. Warwickshire County Council Offices and Former County Gaol in Warwick is Grade I listed. Warwick is on the Chiltern Main Line.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Warwick. 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. Back to Warwick is 49 minutes. Ravensley works from Oxford, 57 minutes from Warwick via the A34, M40 and A425.
- Warwick to Rousham House49 min, 38.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Rousham House to Warwick49 min, 37.4 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.ukWarwick station opened in 1852.
Source: wikidata.orgWarwickshire County Council Offices and Former County Gaol, in central Warwick, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukWarwick station is on the Chiltern Main Line and Leamington to Stratford 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 Warwick to Rousham House?
49 minutes (38.6 miles) via the A429, M40 and B4030 in clear traffic; the return is 49 minutes.
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.