Shaw House
Shaw House from Didcot
From Didcot to Shaw House and home again. Allow 26 minutes; the route runs via the B4493, A34 and A339. The house is south of Didcot as the crow flies. Shaw House is Grade I listed. With about 32,000 residents, Didcot is a town of 20,000 to 50,000 people. Trains stop right in Didcot, at Didcot Parkway. Didcot sits in Oxfordshire.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Didcot. Opening: open daily mid-February to September; Monday-Saturday in October; daily 1-20 December; closed November and January. 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. Back to Didcot is 27 minutes. Ravensley works from Oxford, 25 minutes from Didcot via the A4144, A34 and A4130.
- Didcot to Shaw House26 min, 16.3 miles, in clear traffic
- Shaw House to Didcot27 min, 16.6 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.ukDidcot had about 32,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Didcot by road is Didcot Parkway (DID), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgDidcot is in Oxfordshire.
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
How many miles is Shaw House from Didcot?
16.3 miles via the B4493, A34 and A339, 26 minutes in clear traffic; 27 minutes back.
Can we add a second house?
Highclere Castle is 24 minutes from Shaw House.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Newbury, 5 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
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