Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon Manor from St Albans
Waddesdon Manor, an easy day from St Albans. The drive is 54 minutes (33.6 miles) via the A405, M25 and A41. On the way the car passes How Wood, Bricket Wood and Abbots Langley. Waddesdon Manor is looked after by the National Trust. Waddesdon Manor dates to 1877. One St Albans landmark is St Albans Cathedral, listed Grade I. Hertfordshire is St Albans's county. One St Albans landmark is Clock Tower, listed Grade I.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in St Albans at the agreed hour. 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. Going home, allow 53 minutes to St Albans. The car sets out from Oxford, 58.1 miles from St Albans.
- St Albans to Waddesdon Manor54 min, 33.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Waddesdon Manor to St Albans53 min, 33.3 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Waddesdon Manor is looked after by the National Trust.
Source: wikidata.orgWaddesdon Manor dates to 1877.
Source: wikidata.orgSt Albans Cathedral, in central St Albans, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukSt Albans is in Hertfordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgClock Tower, in central St Albans, carries a Grade I 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 St Albans to Waddesdon Manor?
54 minutes (33.6 miles) via the A405, M25 and A41 in clear traffic; the return is 53 minutes.
When is Waddesdon Manor open?
Opening: open Wednesday to Sunday plus bank holiday Mondays; house 12pm to 3:30pm (from 11am at weekends), grounds 10am to 4pm.
Which way does the car go from St Albans?
Via the A405, M25 and A41, passing How Wood, Bricket Wood and Abbots Langley; 33.6 miles in all.
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.
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