Country houses
Stanway House: a chauffeured day
Stanway House, Gloucestershire. By road, the closest National Rail station is Ashchurch for Tewkesbury (ASC), about 21 minutes' drive. London Oxford Airport is the nearest of the main airports by road, about 68 minutes' drive (33.3 miles). Single-jet fountain in the canal reaches about 300 feet, the tallest in Britain, first run in 2004. Opening: house and fountain open Tuesday and Thursday afternoons in June, July and August.
How the day runs
From Mayfair it is about 2 hours and 14 minutes via the M40, A40 and B4077; from Heathrow about an hour and 50 minutes; from Oxford about an hour and 20 minutes. For lunch or an overnight stay, Cotswold House Hotel & Spa is about 26 minutes away, and Sudeley Castle is about 12 minutes further on if you want a second house in the day. The chauffeur waits on the estate or nearby while you walk the house and gardens.
- Mayfair, London to Stanway House2 hr 14 min, 96.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Heathrow Airport to Stanway House1 hr 50 min, 83.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Oxford to Stanway House1 hr 20 min, 42.5 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Single-jet fountain in the canal reaches about 300 feet, the tallest in Britain, first run in 2004
Source: stanwayfountain.co.ukGrounds include an 18th-century water garden and a 14th-century stone tithe barn
Source: stanwayfountain.co.ukAmple parking for cars and coaches; dogs on leads welcome
Source: stanwayfountain.co.ukGroup visits and private tours arranged in advance in advance or email
Source: stanwayfountain.co.ukOpening: House and fountain open Tuesday and Thursday afternoons in June, July and August.
Source: stanwayfountain.co.ukStanway House is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukStanway House lies in Gloucestershire.
Source: wikidata.orgBy road, the closest National Rail station is Ashchurch for Tewkesbury (ASC), about 21 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.org
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Journeys to and from Stanway House
- London 2 hr 14 min
- Heathrow 1 hr 50 min
- Oxford 1 hr 20 min
- Winchcombe 10 min
- Stow-on-the-Wold 23 min
- Bishop's Cleeve 23 min
- Evesham 24 min
- Tewkesbury 24 min
- Cheltenham 27 min
- Chipping Campden 27 min
- Moreton-in-Marsh 29 min
- Alcester 33 min
- Pershore 34 min
- Upton-upon-Severn 34 min
- Northleach 36 min
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Questions
Is Stanway House open to visitors?
Opening: house and fountain open Tuesday and Thursday afternoons in June, July and August.
Can you combine Stanway House with another house?
Sudeley Castle is about 12 minutes away by road.
Which station is nearest?
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury, about 21 minutes by road.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
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- 24 hrs
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- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.