Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon Manor from Harpenden
Visiting Waddesdon Manor? The car starts in Harpenden. Allow 58 minutes; the route runs via the A505, A418 and A41. Expect to pass Aylesbury and Fairford Leys en route. Waddesdon Manor dates to 1877. Waddesdon Manor is built in the Renaissance Revival style. Some 31,000 people call Harpenden home. The station at Harpenden opened in 1868. Historic England lists Harpenden's Harpenden Hall (District Council Offices) at Grade II*.
How the day runs
In Harpenden, the chauffeur collects from wherever you are staying. Opening: open Wednesday to Sunday plus bank holiday Mondays; house 12pm to 3:30pm (from 11am at weekends), grounds 10am to 4pm. The chauffeur parks up near Waddesdon Manor for as long as the visit takes. Claydon House is 21 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Return to Harpenden: 35.3 miles. The car sets out from Oxford, 66.0 miles from Harpenden.
- Harpenden to Waddesdon Manor58 min, 35 miles, in clear traffic
- Waddesdon Manor to Harpenden59 min, 35.3 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.orgHarpenden had about 31,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgHarpenden station opened in 1868.
Source: wikidata.orgHarpenden Hall (District Council Offices), in central Harpenden, 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
What drive time should we allow from Harpenden to Waddesdon Manor?
58 minutes (35.0 miles) via the A505, A418 and A41 in clear traffic; the return is 59 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.
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