Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon Manor from London
A day out of London to Waddesdon Manor. It is 51.1 miles on the A41, M1 and M25, about an hour and 23 minutes in clear traffic. You are heading into Buckinghamshire. Conservation works on the façade are under way. Free visitor car park with Blue Badge spaces and free EV charging; shuttle bus runs to the house. The house dates to 1877.
How the day runs
The car meets you at your London door. Most parties take an executive saloon. At Waddesdon Manor the car sets you down by the visitor entrance and waits. Remont is about 35 minutes away for lunch, tea or a night. A second house, Claydon House, lies 7.7 miles away. The way back to Mayfair is about an hour and 22 minutes.
- Mayfair, London to Waddesdon Manor1 hr 23 min, 51.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Waddesdon Manor to Mayfair, London1 hr 22 min, 50.6 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.ukFree visitor car park with Blue Badge spaces and free EV charging; shuttle bus runs to the house.
Source: waddesdon.org.ukWaddesdon Manor dates to 1877.
Source: wikidata.orgCreated 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.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.uk
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Questions
How long does it take to get from London to Waddesdon Manor?
About an hour and 23 minutes (51.1 miles) via the A41, M1 and M25 in clear traffic; the return is about an hour and 22 minutes.
Is the train an alternative?
The nearest station by road is Aylesbury Vale Parkway, 11 minutes from the house; a car goes door to door.
Where can we stay nearby?
Remont is about 35 minutes by road from Waddesdon Manor.
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
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.