Stowe House
Stowe House from Olney
Visiting Stowe House? The car starts in Olney. It is 27.5 miles via the A509, A4146 and A421, 48 minutes in clear traffic. Heading south-west from Olney, the house is 27.5 miles away. Expect to pass Buckingham en route. Stowe House is looked after by the National Trust. Stowe House is built in the Neoclassical style. One Olney landmark is Church of Saints Peter and Paul, listed Grade I. Olney belongs to Buckinghamshire. Rail reached Wolverton station in 1881.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Olney. Opening: open daily March to late October and much of winter with shorter hours; weekends only January-February; may close at short notice (working school). The car brings you to the entrance of Stowe House and stays close for the return. Claydon House is 33 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Going home, allow 48 minutes to Olney. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Olney takes 1 hour 16 minutes.
- Olney to Stowe House48 min, 27.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Stowe House to Olney48 min, 27.6 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Stowe House is looked after by the National Trust.
Source: wikidata.orgStowe House is built in the Neoclassical style.
Source: wikidata.orgChurch of Saints Peter and Paul, in central Olney, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukOlney is in Buckinghamshire.
Source: wikidata.orgWolverton station opened in 1881.
Source: wikidata.orgOpen daily March to late October and much of winter with shorter hours; weekends only January-February; may close at short notice (working school)
Source: stowehouse.orgRun by the Stowe House Preservation Trust; the building is also a working school.
Source: stowehouse.orgFree parking at the house via the Stowe School entrance; request parking when booking.
Source: stowehouse.org
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Olney to Stowe House?
48 minutes (27.5 miles) via the A509, A4146 and A421 in clear traffic; the return is 48 minutes.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Bicester North, 30 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Villiers Hotel, 14 minutes away from Stowe House.
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.