Shaw House
Shaw House from Abingdon
Visiting Shaw House? The car starts in Abingdon. Allow 31 minutes; the route runs via the A415, A34 and A339. Shaw House lies south of Abingdon, in Berkshire. Expect to pass Harwell en route. Shaw House is Grade I listed. Rail reached Radley station in 1873. Abingdon had roughly 33,000 residents at the 2021 count. The Long Gallery in Abingdon is Grade I listed.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Abingdon. Opening: open daily mid-February to September; Monday-Saturday in October; daily 1-20 December; closed November and January. At Shaw House you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Highclere Castle is 24 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Back to Abingdon is 32 minutes. Positioning from Oxford to Abingdon is 15 minutes, built into the booking.
- Abingdon to Shaw House31 min, 21.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Shaw House to Abingdon32 min, 21.7 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Shaw House is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukRadley station opened in 1873.
Source: wikidata.orgAbingdon had about 33,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgThe Long Gallery, in central Abingdon, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukOpen daily mid-February to September; Monday-Saturday in October; daily 1-20 December; closed November and January
Source: westberkshireheritage.orgGrade I listed house run by West Berkshire Heritage (West Berkshire Council).
Source: westberkshireheritage.orgFour period rooms: Tudor Oak Room, Queen Anne Drawing Room, Georgian Parlour and Edwardian Bedroom.
Source: westberkshireheritage.org'Dressed for Battle' Civil War arms and armour exhibition on loan from Littlecote House.
Source: westberkshireheritage.org
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Questions
How many miles is Shaw House from Abingdon?
21.5 miles via the A415, A34 and A339, 31 minutes in clear traffic; 32 minutes back.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Newbury, 5 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
The Pheasant Inn, 15 minutes away from Shaw 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.