Sudeley Castle
Sudeley Castle from Smethwick
Sudeley Castle, with collection in Smethwick. The drive is roughly 1 hour (52.2 miles) via the M5, A46 and B4077. Sudeley Castle lies south of Smethwick, in Gloucestershire. Between Smethwick and the house you go through or past Blackheath, Catshill and Droitwich Spa. Sudeley Castle dates to 1443. Sudeley Castle is Grade I listed. Grade II*: Summit Bridge, 0.4 miles from Smethwick's centre. Smethwick Rolfe Street station dates from 1852. Smethwick lies within West Midlands.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Smethwick at the agreed hour. The chauffeur parks up near Sudeley Castle for as long as the visit takes. Cotswold House Hotel & Spa is 33 minutes away for lunch or tea. Going home, allow roughly 1 hour to Smethwick. Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 26 minutes from Smethwick via the A34, M40 and M5.
- Smethwick to Sudeley Castle1 hr, 52.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Sudeley Castle to Smethwick1 hr 2 min, 52.6 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.ukSummit Bridge, 0.4 miles out from central Smethwick, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukSmethwick Rolfe Street station opened in 1852.
Source: wikidata.orgSmethwick is in West Midlands.
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 Smethwick to Sudeley Castle?
Roughly 1 hour (52.2 miles) via the M5, A46 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
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refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.