Wrest Park
Wrest Park from Woburn Sands
From Woburn Sands to Wrest Park and home again. It is 12.9 miles via the C94, A421 and A507, 29 minutes in clear traffic. Between Woburn Sands and the house you go through or past Ampthill. The house is east of Woburn Sands as the crow flies. Wrest Park is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Wrest Park is looked after by the English Heritage. Church of Saint Michael in Woburn Sands is Grade II* listed. Woburn Sands (WOB) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of Woburn Sands. Rail reached Woburn Sands station in 1846.
How the day runs
The day starts at your Woburn Sands address. Opening: open daily (currently 10am-4pm). You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. The Bull Hotel is 10 minutes away for lunch or tea. The way home to Woburn Sands takes 29 minutes (12.8 miles). From the Oxford base, Woburn Sands is 49.1 miles and 1 hour 9 minutes via the A34 and M40.
- Woburn Sands to Wrest Park29 min, 12.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Wrest Park to Woburn Sands29 min, 12.8 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.orgChurch of Saint Michael, in central Woburn Sands, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Woburn Sands by road is Woburn Sands (WOB), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgWoburn Sands station opened in 1846.
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 Woburn Sands to Wrest Park?
29 minutes (12.9 miles) via the C94, A421 and A507 in clear traffic; the return is 29 minutes.
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
- 60 min
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