Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon Manor from Aylesbury
From Aylesbury to Waddesdon Manor and home again. It is 6.9 miles via the A41, 18 minutes in clear traffic. The road runs straight out of Aylesbury with no other town on the way. Waddesdon Manor dates to 1877. Waddesdon Manor is built in the Renaissance Revival style. Aylesbury belongs to Buckinghamshire. Historic England lists Aylesbury's Aylesbury Town Hall at Grade II*. Aylesbury counts as a market town.
How the day runs
The day starts at your Aylesbury address. Opening: open Wednesday to Sunday plus bank holiday Mondays; house 12pm to 3:30pm (from 11am at weekends), grounds 10am to 4pm. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Claydon House is 21 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Return to Aylesbury: 6.4 miles. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 45 minutes from Aylesbury.
- Aylesbury to Waddesdon Manor18 min, 6.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Waddesdon Manor to Aylesbury16 min, 6.4 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Waddesdon Manor dates to 1877.
Source: wikidata.orgWaddesdon Manor is built in the Renaissance Revival style.
Source: wikidata.orgAylesbury is in Buckinghamshire.
Source: wikidata.orgAylesbury Town Hall, in central Aylesbury, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukAylesbury is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgOpen 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
What drive time should we allow from Aylesbury to Waddesdon Manor?
18 minutes (6.9 miles) via the A41 in clear traffic; the return is 16 minutes.
Can we add a second house?
Claydon House is 21 minutes from Waddesdon Manor.
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.
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.