Shaw House
Shaw House from Yate
Shaw House, an easy day from Yate. The drive is roughly 1 hour (58.1 miles) via the A432, M4 and A339. The house is east of Yate as the crow flies. The route goes by Chiseldon. Shaw House is Grade I listed. Rail reached Yate station in 1845. 1, High Street, 0.7 miles from Yate's centre, holds a Grade II* listing. With about 24,000 residents, Yate is a town of 20,000 to 50,000 people.
How the day runs
In Yate, 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. At Shaw House you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Highclere Castle is 24 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Return to Yate: 58.2 miles. From the Oxford base, Yate is 77.8 miles and 1 hour 26 minutes via the A34 and M4.
- Yate to Shaw House1 hr, 58.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Shaw House to Yate1 hr, 58.2 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.ukYate station opened in 1845.
Source: wikidata.org1, High Street, 0.7 miles out from central Yate, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukYate had about 24,000 residents in 2021.
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 Yate to Shaw House?
Roughly 1 hour (58.1 miles) via the A432, M4 and A339 in clear traffic; the return is roughly 1 hour.
Which way does the car go from Yate?
Via the A432, M4 and A339, passing Chiseldon; 58.1 miles in all.
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
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