Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon Manor from Olney
A day out from Olney to Waddesdon Manor. It is 31.8 miles via the A509, A421 and A413, 59 minutes in clear traffic. Waddesdon Manor lies south-west of Olney. Between Olney and the house you go through or past Winslow. Waddesdon Manor is built in the Renaissance Revival style. Waddesdon Manor is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Olney had roughly 6,600 residents at the 2021 count. Historic England lists Olney's Gilpin House Orchard Side Cowper and Newton Museum at Grade II*. Olney counts as a market town.
How the day runs
In Olney, 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 car brings you to the entrance of Waddesdon Manor and stays close for the return. Claydon House is 21 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Going home, allow 59 minutes to Olney. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 16 minutes from Olney.
- Olney to Waddesdon Manor59 min, 31.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Waddesdon Manor to Olney59 min, 31.8 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Waddesdon Manor is built in the Renaissance Revival style.
Source: wikidata.orgWaddesdon Manor is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgOlney had about 6,600 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgGilpin House Orchard Side Cowper and Newton Museum, in central Olney, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukOlney 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
How many miles is Waddesdon Manor from Olney?
31.8 miles via the A509, A421 and A413, 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
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.