Sudeley Castle
Sudeley Castle from Cainscross
Sudeley Castle, an easy day from Cainscross. It is 28.1 miles via the A419, M5 and B4632, 46 minutes in clear traffic. The house is north-east of Cainscross as the crow flies. Expect to pass Cheltenham and Prestbury en route. Sudeley Castle dates to 1443. Sudeley Castle is Grade I listed. 0.8 miles from Cainscross's centre stands Selsley Church, King's Stanley, listed Grade I. Stroud station dates from 1845. Cainscross had roughly 7,100 residents at the 2021 count.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Cainscross. Opening: castle and gardens open daily mid-March to 1 November. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. For lunch or tea, Cotswold House Hotel & Spa is 33 minutes away. The way home to Cainscross takes 45 minutes (28.2 miles). Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 28 minutes from Cainscross via the A420, A34 and A419.
- Cainscross to Sudeley Castle46 min, 28.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Sudeley Castle to Cainscross45 min, 28.2 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Sudeley Castle dates to 1443.
Source: wikidata.orgSudeley Castle is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukSelsley Church, King's Stanley, 0.8 miles out from central Cainscross, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukStroud station opened in 1845.
Source: wikidata.orgCainscross had about 7,100 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgCastle and gardens open daily mid-March to 1 November
Source: sudeleycastle.co.ukQueen Katherine Parr is entombed in the 15th-century St Mary's Chapel in the grounds
Source: sudeleycastle.co.ukHome of Elizabeth, Lady Ashcombe and her family, of the Dent-Brocklehurst line
Source: sudeleycastle.co.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Cainscross to Sudeley Castle?
46 minutes (28.1 miles) via the A419, M5 and B4632 in clear traffic; the return is 45 minutes.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Cheltenham Spa, 24 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Cotswold House Hotel & Spa, 33 minutes away from Sudeley Castle.
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