Rousham House
Rousham House from Woburn Sands
Out of Woburn Sands for the day, to Rousham House. The drive is roughly 1 hour (36.2 miles) via the A421, A43 and B4030. Rousham House lies west of Woburn Sands, in Oxfordshire. Expect to pass Buckingham en route. Rousham House is Grade I listed. For Woburn Sands, the county is Buckinghamshire. The line through Woburn Sands is the Marston Vale Line. Some 3,700 people call Woburn Sands home.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Woburn Sands. The car brings you to the entrance of Rousham House and stays close for the return. Blenheim Palace is 24 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Back to Woburn Sands is roughly 1 hour. From the Oxford base, Woburn Sands is 49.1 miles and 1 hour 9 minutes via the A34 and M40.
- Woburn Sands to Rousham House1 hr, 36.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Rousham House to Woburn Sands1 hr, 36.3 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.ukWoburn Sands is in Buckinghamshire.
Source: wikidata.orgWoburn Sands station is on the Marston Vale Line.
Source: wikidata.orgWoburn Sands had about 3,700 residents in 2021.
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
How many miles is Rousham House from Woburn Sands?
36.2 miles via the A421, A43 and B4030, roughly 1 hour in clear traffic; roughly 1 hour back.
When is Rousham House open?
Opening: garden open every day of the year from 10am until dusk; house by prior arrangement only.
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.