Shaw House
Shaw House from Reading
Visiting Shaw House? The car starts in Reading. It is 20.5 miles via the A4, M4 and A339, 31 minutes in clear traffic. The house is west of Reading as the crow flies. It is a direct run with no town of note in between. Shaw House is Grade I listed. Around 163,000 people live in Reading. One Reading landmark is Abbey Gateway, listed Grade I. Reading (RDG) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of Reading.
How the day runs
In Reading, the chauffeur collects from wherever you are staying. Opening: open daily mid-February to September; Monday-Saturday in October; daily 1-20 December; closed November and January. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. The Pheasant Inn is 15 minutes away for lunch or tea. Back to Reading is 30 minutes. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 54 minutes from Reading.
- Reading to Shaw House31 min, 20.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Shaw House to Reading30 min, 20.4 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.ukOpenStreetMap records a population of about 163,000 for Reading.
Source: openstreetmap.orgAbbey Gateway, in central Reading, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Reading by road is Reading (RDG), within a couple of 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
Price this journey
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Reading to Shaw House?
31 minutes (20.5 miles) via the A4, M4 and A339 in clear traffic; the return is 30 minutes.
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.
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.