Stoneleigh Abbey
Stoneleigh Abbey from Sutton Coldfield
From Sutton Coldfield to Stoneleigh Abbey and home again. The drive is 47 minutes (28.3 miles) via the M6 Toll, M42 and A45. Between Sutton Coldfield and the house you go through or past Coleshill. The house is south-east of Sutton Coldfield as the crow flies. Stoneleigh Abbey is Grade I listed and has a Grade II* listed park and garden. Stoneleigh Abbey dates to 1101. Among Sutton Coldfield's listed buildings is Holy Trinity Church (Grade I). Sutton Coldfield (SUT) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of Sutton Coldfield. Sutton Coldfield is in West Midlands.
How the day runs
The day starts at your Sutton Coldfield address. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Pair it with Charlecote Park, 31 minutes by road. Return to Sutton Coldfield: 28.5 miles. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 25 minutes from Sutton Coldfield.
- Sutton Coldfield to Stoneleigh Abbey47 min, 28.3 miles, in clear traffic
- Stoneleigh Abbey to Sutton Coldfield48 min, 28.5 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.orgHoly Trinity Church, in central Sutton Coldfield, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Sutton Coldfield by road is Sutton Coldfield (SUT), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgSutton Coldfield is in West Midlands.
Source: wikidata.orgGrounds 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 Sutton Coldfield to Stoneleigh Abbey?
47 minutes (28.3 miles) via the M6 Toll, M42 and A45 in clear traffic; the return is 48 minutes.
When is Stoneleigh Abbey open?
Opening: grounds open Sunday to Thursday; closed Fridays and Saturdays for private events; house by guided tour.
Which way does the car go from Sutton Coldfield?
Via the M6 Toll, M42 and A45, passing Coleshill; 28.3 miles in all.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Kenilworth, 17 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
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refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.