Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon Manor from Linslade
Waddesdon Manor from Linslade, by chauffeur. Allow 36 minutes; the route runs via the A418, A4157 and A41. The house is south-west of Linslade as the crow flies. Expect to pass Aylesbury and Fairford Leys en route. Waddesdon Manor dates to 1877. Waddesdon Manor is built in the Renaissance Revival style. Grade II*: Library at the Cedars School, 0.4 miles from Linslade's centre. Leighton Buzzard station dates from 1859. Some 11,000 people call Linslade home.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Linslade. 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. The way home to Linslade takes 35 minutes (16.2 miles). Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 5 minutes from Linslade.
- Linslade to Waddesdon Manor36 min, 16.3 miles, in clear traffic
- Waddesdon Manor to Linslade35 min, 16.2 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.orgLibrary at the Cedars School, 0.4 miles out from central Linslade, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukLeighton Buzzard station opened in 1859.
Source: wikidata.orgLinslade has a population of about 11,000.
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 Linslade to Waddesdon Manor?
36 minutes (16.3 miles) via the A418, A4157 and A41 in clear traffic; the return is 35 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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