Shaw House
Shaw House from Ascot
Visiting Shaw House? The car starts in Ascot. Allow 40 minutes; the route runs via the A329, M4 and A339. The route goes by Bracknell. Heading west from Ascot, the house is 34.5 miles away. Shaw House is Grade I listed. Rail reached Ascot station in 1856. Ascot is a town of 10,000 to 20,000 people, about 12,000 at the last figure. Church of All Souls, 0.5 miles from Ascot's centre, holds a Grade II* listing.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Ascot. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. The Pheasant Inn is 15 minutes away for lunch or tea. Going home, allow 41 minutes to Ascot. The car sets out from Oxford, 48.7 miles from Ascot.
- Ascot to Shaw House40 min, 34.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Shaw House to Ascot41 min, 34.9 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.ukAscot station opened in 1856.
Source: wikidata.orgAscot has a population of about 12,000.
Source: wikidata.orgChurch of All Souls, 0.5 miles out from central Ascot, carries a Grade II* 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
What drive time should we allow from Ascot to Shaw House?
40 minutes (34.5 miles) via the A329, M4 and A339 in clear traffic; the return is 41 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.