Standen
Standen from Oxford
Standen from Oxford, Ravensley's home city. Allow around an hour and 41 minutes each way by way of the M40 and M25. London Gatwick Airport is the nearest airport by road, 26 minutes away. A hillside garden with views across the Sussex countryside surrounds the house, with woodland beyond.
How the day runs
Collection is from your college, hotel or home in Oxford. A luxury people-carrier suits the day for a bigger party or more luggage. The chauffeur brings you to the entrance of Standen and stays close. For a longer stay, Alexander House & Utopia Spa is 3.3 miles off. Add Penshurst Place, around 34 minutes on, if there is time. Back to Oxford takes around an hour and 41 minutes.
- Oxford to Standen1 hr 41 min, 93.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Standen to Oxford1 hr 41 min, 93.5 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
A hillside garden with views across the Sussex countryside surrounds the house, with woodland beyond.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukStanden was the family home of the Beales, designed by the architect Philip Webb.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukThe house is furnished throughout with Morris & Co. Fabrics and wallpapers in the Arts and Crafts manner.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukThe house and garden are open to visitors every day, and group visits and tours can be arranged.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukStanden is in East Grinstead, West Sussex.
Source: wikidata.orgThe nearest railway station by road is East Grinstead, roughly 8 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.orgMeasured by road, the nearest main airport is London Gatwick Airport, around 26 minutes and 12.1 miles away.
Source: wikidata.org
Price this journey
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Questions
Drive time, Oxford to Standen?
Around an hour and 41 minutes (93.4 miles) by way of the M40, M25 and M23 in clear traffic; the return is around an hour and 41 minutes.
Is Oxford where you are based?
Yes. Ravensley works from Oxford, so an Oxford start has no positioning leg.
When is the house open?
Opening: open seven days a week with no need to book; the house opens 11am to 4pm, closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Could we go by train instead?
The nearest station by road is East Grinstead, 8 minutes from the house; the 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.