Country houses
Waddesdon Manor: a chauffeured day
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire. By road, the closest National Rail station is Aylesbury Vale Parkway (AVP), about 11 minutes' drive. London Oxford Airport is the nearest of the main airports by road, about 41 minutes' drive (21.1 miles). Conservation works on the façade are under way. Opening: open Wednesday to Sunday plus bank holiday Mondays; house 12pm to 3:30pm (from 11am at weekends), grounds 10am to 4pm.
How the day runs
From Mayfair it is about an hour and 23 minutes via the A41, M1 and M25; from Heathrow about an hour; from Oxford about 47 minutes. For lunch or an overnight stay, Remont is about 35 minutes away, and Claydon House is about 21 minutes further on if you want a second house in the day. The chauffeur waits on the estate or nearby while you walk the house and gardens.
- Mayfair, London to Waddesdon Manor1 hr 23 min, 51.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Heathrow Airport to Waddesdon Manor1 hr, 40.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Oxford to Waddesdon Manor47 min, 28.1 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Conservation works on the façade are under way.
Source: waddesdon.org.ukCreated by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild from 1874; cared for by the Rothschild Foundation with the National Trust.
Source: waddesdon.org.ukVisitors can see the house art collection, gardens, Aviary and wine cellars, with cellar tours on set days.
Source: waddesdon.org.ukFree visitor car park with Blue Badge spaces and free EV charging; shuttle bus runs to the house.
Source: waddesdon.org.ukHouse visits use timed entry; allow about 30 minutes for parking and the shuttle beforehand.
Source: waddesdon.org.ukNational Trust, Art Fund and RHS members get free entry by scanning their cards.
Source: waddesdon.org.ukOpening: Open Wednesday to Sunday plus bank holiday Mondays; house 12pm to 3:30pm (from 11am at weekends), grounds 10am to 4pm.
Source: waddesdon.org.ukWaddesdon Manor dates to 1877.
Source: wikidata.org
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Journeys to and from Waddesdon Manor
- London 1 hr 23 min
- Heathrow 1 hr
- Oxford 47 min
- Aylesbury 18 min
- Bicester 23 min
- Wendover 27 min
- Winslow 27 min
- Thame 28 min
- Tring 31 min
- Great Missenden 33 min
- Kidlington 35 min
- Buckingham 36 min
- Princes Risborough 36 min
- Linslade 36 min
- Leighton Buzzard 37 min
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Questions
Is Waddesdon Manor open to visitors?
Opening: open Wednesday to Sunday plus bank holiday Mondays; house 12pm to 3:30pm (from 11am at weekends), grounds 10am to 4pm.
Can you combine Waddesdon Manor with another house?
Claydon House is about 21 minutes away by road.
Which station is nearest?
Aylesbury Vale Parkway, about 11 minutes by road.
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
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- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.