Sudeley Castle
Sudeley Castle from Kidderminster
Out of Kidderminster for the day, to Sudeley Castle. The drive is roughly 1 hour (42.0 miles) via the A449, M5 and B4077. Between Kidderminster and the house you go through or past Claines. The house is south of Kidderminster as the crow flies. Sudeley Castle dates to 1443. Sudeley Castle is Grade I listed. Rail reached Kidderminster station in 1852. One Kidderminster landmark is St Mary and All Saints' Church, listed Grade I. Kidderminster is a town of 50,000 to 100,000 people, about 57,000 at the last figure.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Kidderminster. The car brings you to the entrance of Sudeley Castle and stays close for the return. For lunch or tea, Cotswold House Hotel & Spa is 33 minutes away. Return to Kidderminster: 42.2 miles. Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 32 minutes from Kidderminster via the A34, M40 and M42.
- Kidderminster to Sudeley Castle1 hr, 42 miles, in clear traffic
- Sudeley Castle to Kidderminster1 hr 2 min, 42.2 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.ukKidderminster station opened in 1852.
Source: wikidata.orgSt Mary and All Saints' Church, in central Kidderminster, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukKidderminster had about 57,000 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 Kidderminster to Sudeley Castle?
Roughly 1 hour (42.0 miles) via the A449, M5 and B4077 in clear traffic; the return is roughly 1 hour.
When is Sudeley Castle open?
Opening: castle and gardens open daily mid-March to 1 November.
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.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
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- 24 hrs
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refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.