Glyndebourne Festival

The Glyndebourne Festival from Haywards Heath

The Glyndebourne Festival from Haywards Heath, by chauffeur. Allow 34 minutes via the A272, A275 and A2029, before event traffic. It comes round again 20 May – 29 August 2027. Glyndebourne is Grade II listed. Haywards Heath (HHE) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of Haywards Heath. For Haywards Heath, the county is West Sussex. 0.7 miles from Haywards Heath's centre stands Butlers Green House, listed Grade II*.

How the day runs

The car is at your door in Haywards Heath in good time for the gates. The car leaves you at the drop-off the organisers allow for your ticket. The chauffeur waits close by rather than leaving and coming back. The return to Haywards Heath is 16.2 miles, 35 minutes plus the exit queue. From the Oxford base, Haywards Heath is 101.7 miles and 1 hour 44 minutes via the M40 and M25.

  • Haywards Heath to Glyndebourne34 min, 16 miles, in clear traffic
  • Glyndebourne to Haywards Heath35 min, 16.2 miles, in clear traffic

Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.

Worth knowing

  • Glyndebourne is Grade II listed.

    Source: historicengland.org.uk
  • The closest National Rail station to Haywards Heath by road is Haywards Heath (HHE), within a couple of minutes' drive.

    Source: wikidata.org
  • Haywards Heath is in West Sussex.

    Source: wikidata.org
  • Butlers Green House, 0.7 miles out from central Haywards Heath, carries a Grade II* listing.

    Source: historicengland.org.uk
  • Cars should be pre-booked both ways as local availability is limited; drop-off and collection is at the set-down point shown on the grounds map. A large free audience car park is managed by attendants.

    Source: glyndebourne.com
  • Black tie is traditional during the Festival (May-August); autumn season is smart casual. On-site changing facilities are available.

    Source: glyndebourne.com
  • All performances finish in time for audiences to get a train back to London.

    Source: glyndebourne.com
  • Bringing your own picnic is a long tradition; marquees and opera house picnic tables can be booked for cover.

    Source: glyndebourne.com

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Questions

What drive time should we allow from Haywards Heath for the Glyndebourne Festival?

34 minutes and 16.0 miles in clear traffic via the A272, A275 and A2029; allow more on the day.

Where does the car come from?

Oxford, 101.7 miles from Haywards Heath; it is in place before your collection time.

When is the Glyndebourne Festival in 2027?

20 May – 29 August 2027.

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