Country houses
Scotney Castle: a chauffeured day
A chauffeured day at Scotney Castle. The interior of the Old Castle is closed, but visitors can walk around it in the grounds. The house is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Scotney has a ruined medieval castle on its own moated island, set at the centre of Edward Hussey III's Picturesque garden. Opening days change through the year; check the house's own calendar before you travel.
How the day runs
From Mayfair it is around an hour and 26 minutes by way of the A20, M25 and A21; from Heathrow around an hour and 10 minutes; from Oxford around an hour and 55 minutes. For lunch or a night, The Spa Hotel is around 20 minutes away. Pair it with Penshurst Place, 31 min by road. The chauffeur waits on the estate or nearby while you see the house and gardens.
- Mayfair, London to Scotney Castle1 hr 26 min, 47.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Heathrow Airport to Scotney Castle1 hr 10 min, 67.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Oxford to Scotney Castle1 hr 55 min, 110.2 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Scotney has a ruined medieval castle on its own moated island, set at the centre of Edward Hussey III's Picturesque garden.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukVisitors tour the later mansion house, where room guides are on hand and a video shows the upstairs rooms.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukThe interior of the Old Castle is closed, but visitors can walk around it in the grounds.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukScotney Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgThe nearest railway station by road is Frant, roughly 14 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.orgMeasured by road, the nearest main airport is London Gatwick Airport, around 53 minutes and 44.9 miles away.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
When is Scotney Castle open?
Opening days change through the year; check the house's own calendar before you travel.
Can we combine Scotney Castle with another house?
Penshurst Place is around 31 minutes away by road.
Which railway station is handiest?
Frant, 14 minutes by car.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
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- 24 hrs
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- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.