MARS Badminton Horse Trials
Badminton Horse Trials from Chippenham
Badminton Horse Trials from Chippenham. The car comes to your door in Chippenham (Wiltshire). Chippenham is a place of roughly 45,000 people. Chippenham station is 3 minutes away by car. 10.9 miles separate Chippenham from Badminton House: about 29 minutes on the A420 and B4039. Compared with a Mayfair start, it is 89 minutes less in the car. In 2027 it runs 5–9 May. Competition covers dressage over two days, a roughly 4-mile cross country course, then show jumping on the final day.
How the day runs
Collection is from your front door in Chippenham. A luxury people-carrier is the usual choice for a larger group. Leaving Chippenham, the car picks up the A420 and keeps to the main roads. On drop-off, the course's rules apply. A one-way system runs on the Saturday. Cars must use the designated drop-off point in Badminton Village, approaching from the south or west, not the north or through the Park; otherwise they cannot leave until after 14:00. Every car needs a parking pass. All day the car stays on hand; a message brings it round. The return to Chippenham takes about 29 minutes, plus whatever the car parks need to empty.
- Chippenham to Badminton House29 min, 10.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Badminton House to Chippenham29 min, 11.1 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Competition covers dressage over two days, a roughly 4-mile cross country course, then show jumping on the final day.
Source: badminton-horse.co.ukA one-way system runs on the Saturday. Cars must use the designated drop-off point in Badminton Village, approaching from the south or west, not the north or through the Park; otherwise they cannot leave until after 14:00. Every car needs a parking pass.
Source: badminton-horse.co.ukOpenStreetMap records a population of about 45,337.
Source: openstreetmap.orgChippenham is in Wiltshire.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Chippenham by road is Chippenham (CPM), about 3 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgBristol Airport is about 50 minutes away by road (27.9 miles).
Source: wikidata.orgLondon Oxford Airport is about 95 minutes away by road (69.8 miles).
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
How far is Badminton Horse Trials from Chippenham?
About 29 minutes and 10.9 miles in clear traffic, via the A420 and B4039; allow longer on the day.
Would the train be quicker?
The station for Badminton Horse Trials is Chippenham. From Chippenham, a car goes door to door in about 29 minutes.
Can guests fly in for the day?
Bristol Airport is about 50 minutes from Badminton House by road; an airport collection can be added.
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.