Shaw House
Shaw House from Faringdon
Visiting Shaw House? The car starts in Faringdon. The drive is 45 minutes (37.5 miles) via the A420, A419 and M4. Shaw House lies south-east of Faringdon, in Berkshire. Expect to pass Chiseldon en route. Shaw House is Grade I listed. Church of All Saints in Faringdon is Grade I listed. Some 7,100 people call Faringdon home. Swindon (SWI) is the station to know: 26 minutes by road.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Faringdon at the agreed hour. 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. Highclere Castle is 24 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Return to Faringdon: 37.9 miles. The car sets out from Oxford, 20.9 miles from Faringdon.
- Faringdon to Shaw House45 min, 37.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Shaw House to Faringdon46 min, 37.9 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.ukChurch of All Saints, in central Faringdon, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukFaringdon has a population of about 7,100.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Faringdon by road is Swindon (SWI), about 26 minutes' drive.
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 Faringdon to Shaw House?
45 minutes (37.5 miles) via the A420, A419 and M4 in clear traffic; the return is 46 minutes.
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.