Shaw's Corner
Shaw's Corner from Bedford
Shaw's Corner, with collection in Bedford. The drive is 54 minutes (35.7 miles) via the A421, M1 and B653. The house is south of Bedford as the crow flies. Between Bedford and the house you go through or past Marston Moretaine and Wheathampstead. Shaw's Corner is looked after by the National Trust. Shaw's Corner is Grade II* listed. Bedford is classed as a market town. Bedford is a Bedfordshire town. The Marston Vale Line serves Bedford St Johns.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Bedford. The house publishes its opening calendar ahead of each season. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Knebworth House is 17 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Back to Bedford is 53 minutes. Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 25 minutes from Bedford via the A34, M40 and A421.
- Bedford to Shaw's Corner54 min, 35.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Shaw's Corner to Bedford53 min, 35.3 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Shaw's Corner is looked after by the National Trust.
Source: wikidata.orgShaw's Corner is Grade II* listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukBedford is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgBedford is in Bedfordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgBedford St Johns station is on the Marston Vale Line.
Source: wikidata.orgBy road, the closest National Rail station is Harpenden (HPD), about 15 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgLondon Luton Airport is the nearest of the main airports by road, about 24 minutes' drive (6.7 miles).
Source: wikidata.orgBedford had about 92,000 residents in 2016.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
How many miles is Shaw's Corner from Bedford?
35.7 miles via the A421, M1 and B653, 54 minutes in clear traffic; 53 minutes back.
Which way does the car go from Bedford?
Via the A421, M1 and B653, passing Marston Moretaine and Wheathampstead; 35.7 miles in all.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Harpenden, 15 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
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