Shaw House
Shaw House from Alton
From Alton to Shaw House and home again. It is 29.9 miles via the A339, A30 and A340, 53 minutes in clear traffic. Between Alton and the house you go through or past Basingstoke. Shaw House is Grade I listed. With about 19,000 residents, Alton is a town of 10,000 to 20,000 people. Historic England lists Alton's Friends' Meeting House at Grade II*. Hampshire is Alton's county.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Alton. The car brings you to the entrance of Shaw House and stays close for the return. For lunch or tea, The Pheasant Inn is 15 minutes away. Back to Alton is 54 minutes. Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 28 minutes from Alton via the A34, A339 and A340.
- Alton to Shaw House53 min, 29.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Shaw House to Alton54 min, 30 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.ukAlton had about 19,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgFriends' Meeting House, in central Alton, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukAlton is in Hampshire.
Source: wikidata.orgOpen 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
What drive time should we allow from Alton to Shaw House?
53 minutes (29.9 miles) via the A339, A30 and A340 in clear traffic; the return is 54 minutes.
When is Shaw House open?
Opening: open daily mid-February to September; Monday-Saturday in October; daily 1-20 December; closed November and January.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
The Pheasant Inn, 15 minutes away from Shaw House.
Can we add a second house?
Highclere Castle is 24 minutes 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.