Rousham House
Rousham House from Wellesbourne
Out of Wellesbourne for the day, to Rousham House. The drive is 52 minutes (38.0 miles) via the B4087, M40 and B4030. The house is south-east of Wellesbourne as the crow flies. It is a direct run with no town of note in between. Rousham House is Grade I listed. For Wellesbourne, the county is Warwickshire. Wellesbourne Hall in Wellesbourne is Grade II* listed. The station at Warwick Parkway opened in 2000.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Wellesbourne. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Blenheim Palace is 24 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Going home, allow 51 minutes to Wellesbourne. Ravensley works from Oxford, 59 minutes from Wellesbourne via the A34, M40 and B4087.
- Wellesbourne to Rousham House52 min, 38 miles, in clear traffic
- Rousham House to Wellesbourne51 min, 37.7 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.ukWellesbourne is in Warwickshire.
Source: wikidata.orgWellesbourne Hall, in central Wellesbourne, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukWarwick Parkway station opened in 2000.
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 Wellesbourne to Rousham House?
52 minutes (38.0 miles) via the B4087, M40 and B4030 in clear traffic; the return is 51 minutes.
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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