Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon Manor from Banbury
A day out from Banbury to Waddesdon Manor. 42 minutes each way, near enough, over 31.6 miles. On the way the car passes Bicester. Waddesdon Manor is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Waddesdon Manor is looked after by the National Trust. Banbury station dates from 1850. Banbury had roughly 54,000 residents at the 2021 count. Trains call at Banbury, 4 minutes from Banbury by road.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Banbury. 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. Pair it with Claydon House, 21 minutes by road. Return to Banbury: 31.6 miles. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 41 minutes from Banbury.
- Banbury to Waddesdon Manor42 min, 31.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Waddesdon Manor to Banbury42 min, 31.6 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.orgBanbury station opened in 1850.
Source: wikidata.orgBanbury had about 54,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Banbury by road is Banbury (BAN), about 4 minutes' drive.
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 Banbury to Waddesdon Manor?
42 minutes (31.6 miles) via the A422, M40 and A41 in clear traffic; the return is 42 minutes.
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
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
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- 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.