Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon Manor from Ampthill
Out of Ampthill for the day, to Waddesdon Manor. The drive is 59 minutes (33.7 miles) via the A505, A418 and A41. Expect to pass Harlington, Aylesbury and Fairford Leys en route. Waddesdon Manor lies south-west of Ampthill, in Buckinghamshire. Waddesdon Manor is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Waddesdon Manor is looked after by the National Trust. Ampthill's population was put at about 8,900 in 2021. Rail reached Flitwick station in 1870. Historic England lists Ampthill's 37, Church Street at Grade II*.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Ampthill. Opening: open Wednesday to Sunday plus bank holiday Mondays; house 12pm to 3:30pm (from 11am at weekends), grounds 10am to 4pm. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Pair it with Claydon House, 21 minutes by road. Back to Ampthill is 59 minutes. Positioning from Oxford to Ampthill is 1 hour 18 minutes, built into the booking.
- Ampthill to Waddesdon Manor59 min, 33.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Waddesdon Manor to Ampthill59 min, 33.4 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Waddesdon Manor is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgWaddesdon Manor is looked after by the National Trust.
Source: wikidata.orgAmpthill had about 8,900 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgFlitwick station opened in 1870.
Source: wikidata.org37, Church Street, in central Ampthill, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukOpen Wednesday to Sunday plus bank holiday Mondays; house 12pm to 3:30pm (from 11am at weekends), grounds 10am to 4pm
Source: waddesdon.org.ukConservation 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.uk
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Questions
How many miles is Waddesdon Manor from Ampthill?
33.7 miles via the A505, A418 and A41, 59 minutes in clear traffic; 59 minutes back.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Aylesbury Vale Parkway, 11 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Remont, 35 minutes away from Waddesdon Manor.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
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- Nothing
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- 24 hrs
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- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.