Wrest Park
Wrest Park from Gerrards Cross
A day out from Gerrards Cross to Wrest Park. Allow 55 minutes; the route runs via the M25, M1 and A6. The house is north of Gerrards Cross as the crow flies. Between Gerrards Cross and the house you go through or past Maple Cross, Kings Langley and Abbots Langley. Wrest Park is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Wrest Park is looked after by the English Heritage. 0.5 miles from Gerrards Cross's centre stands St James Church, listed Grade II*. Rail reached Gerrards Cross station in 1906. Gerrards Cross's population was put at about 8,500 in 2021.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Gerrards Cross. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. The Bull Hotel is 10 minutes away for lunch or tea. Going home, allow 54 minutes to Gerrards Cross. Ravensley works from Oxford, 48 minutes from Gerrards Cross via the A4142, A40 and M40.
- Gerrards Cross to Wrest Park55 min, 43.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Wrest Park to Gerrards Cross54 min, 42.6 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Wrest Park is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgWrest Park is looked after by the English Heritage.
Source: wikidata.orgSt James Church, 0.5 miles out from central Gerrards Cross, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukGerrards Cross station opened in 1906.
Source: wikidata.orgGerrards Cross had about 8,500 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgOpen daily (currently 10am-4pm)
Source: english-heritage.org.uk19th-century mansion in French chateau style; richly decorated but unfurnished state rooms open
Source: english-heritage.org.ukGardens span around 300 years of design, including the Long Water, Archer Pavilion, Bath House and Chinese Temple
Source: english-heritage.org.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Gerrards Cross to Wrest Park?
55 minutes (43.1 miles) via the M25, M1 and A6 in clear traffic; the return is 54 minutes.
When is Wrest Park open?
Opening: open daily (currently 10am-4pm).
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
The Bull Hotel, 10 minutes away from Wrest Park.
Can we add a second house?
Ascott House is 38 minutes from Wrest Park.
Our undertaking
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