Sudeley Castle
Sudeley Castle from Thornbury
Out of Thornbury for the day, to Sudeley Castle. Allow 57 minutes; the route runs via the A38, M5 and B4632. On the way the car passes Cheltenham and Prestbury. Sudeley Castle lies north-east of Thornbury. Sudeley Castle dates to 1443. Sudeley Castle is Grade I listed. Patchway station dates from 1863. For rail, Patchway (PWY) is the nearest stop, about 16 minutes' drive. Some 14,000 people call Thornbury home.
How the day runs
In Thornbury, the chauffeur collects from wherever you are staying. Opening: castle and gardens open daily mid-March to 1 November. At Sudeley Castle you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Stanway House is 12 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Going home, allow 56 minutes to Thornbury. Positioning from Oxford to Thornbury is 1 hour 36 minutes, built into the booking.
- Thornbury to Sudeley Castle57 min, 39.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Sudeley Castle to Thornbury56 min, 39 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.ukPatchway station opened in 1863.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Thornbury by road is Patchway (PWY), about 16 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgThornbury had about 14,000 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 Thornbury to Sudeley Castle?
57 minutes (39.6 miles) via the A38, M5 and B4632 in clear traffic; the return is 56 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.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
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- 24 hrs
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- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.