Stoneleigh Abbey
Stoneleigh Abbey from Rugby
Out of Rugby for the day, to Stoneleigh Abbey. The drive is 35 minutes (15.3 miles) via the A4071, A45 and A445. The house is west of Rugby as the crow flies. It is a direct run with no town of note in between. Stoneleigh Abbey is Grade I listed and has a Grade II* listed park and garden. Stoneleigh Abbey dates to 1101. For rail, Rugby (RUG) is the nearest stop, about 3 minutes' drive. Rugby is classed as a market town. Among Rugby's listed buildings is Old Quad Buildings at Rugby School (Grade II*).
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Rugby. Opening: grounds open Sunday to Thursday; closed Fridays and Saturdays for private events; house by guided tour. At Stoneleigh Abbey you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Charlecote Park is 31 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Back to Rugby is 34 minutes. The car sets out from Oxford, 56.0 miles from Rugby.
- Rugby to Stoneleigh Abbey35 min, 15.3 miles, in clear traffic
- Stoneleigh Abbey to Rugby34 min, 15 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Stoneleigh Abbey is Grade I listed and has a Grade II* listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgStoneleigh Abbey dates to 1101.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Rugby by road is Rugby (RUG), about 3 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgRugby is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgOld Quad Buildings at Rugby School, in central Rugby, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukGrounds open Sunday to Thursday; closed Fridays and Saturdays for private events; house by guided tour
Source: stoneleighabbey.ukFounded as a Cistercian abbey in 1154 and seat of the Leigh family for over 400 years
Source: stoneleighabbey.ukPast guests include Jane Austen, Charles I and Queen Victoria
Source: stoneleighabbey.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Rugby to Stoneleigh Abbey?
35 minutes (15.3 miles) via the A4071, A45 and A445 in clear traffic; the return is 34 minutes.
Can we add a second house?
Charlecote Park is 31 minutes from Stoneleigh Abbey.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Kenilworth, 17 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
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