Stourhead House
Stourhead House from Oxford
Stourhead House from Oxford, Ravensley's home city. The drive is around an hour and 59 minutes over 91.4 miles by way of the A34, A303 and B3092. Gillingham is the railway station nearest by road, 6.5 miles off. The Terrace Ride, a circular route of about 5.5 miles across the estate, was laid out by Henry Hoare II.
How the day runs
Collection is from your college, hotel or home in Oxford. The executive saloon is matched to the size of the party. The chauffeur brings you to the entrance of Stourhead House and stays close. Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa is around 29 minutes away for lunch or a night. A second house, Longleat, is 8.4 miles away. Back to Oxford takes around an hour and 59 minutes.
- Oxford to Stourhead House1 hr 59 min, 91.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Stourhead House to Oxford1 hr 59 min, 91.1 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The Terrace Ride, a circular route of about 5.5 miles across the estate, was laid out by Henry Hoare II.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukStourhead House was among the first Palladian-style villas built in England and was the Hoare family's main home outside London.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukThe landscape garden centres on a lake reflecting classical temples and grottoes, among rare and exotic trees.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukVisitors can tour the house, and volunteer-led buggy tours of the garden run between March and November.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukThe nearest railway station by road is Gillingham, roughly 15 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.orgMeasured by road, the nearest main airport is Bristol Airport, around 78 minutes and 39.0 miles away.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
Oxford to Stourhead House: how long by car?
Around an hour and 59 minutes (91.4 miles) by way of the A34, A303 and B3092 in clear traffic; the return is around an hour and 59 minutes.
Is Oxford where you are based?
Yes. Ravensley works from Oxford, so an Oxford start has no positioning leg.
Can we add a second house?
Longleat is around 24 minutes from Stourhead House.
When is the house open?
Days and times vary by season; the house publishes them on its own site.
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.