Glyndebourne Festival
The Glyndebourne Festival from Horsham
Horsham to the Glyndebourne Festival: collected at home, set down at the gates. Allow 49 minutes via the A281, A23 and A27, before event traffic. Dates for 2027: 20 May – 29 August 2027. All performances finish in time for audiences to get a train back to London. Bringing your own picnic is a long tradition; marquees and opera house picnic tables can be booked for cover. Historic England lists Horsham's Horsham Museum and Art Gallery at Grade II*. Horsham station dates from 1848. Horsham (HRH) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of Horsham.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your Horsham address, timed to the day's start. On arrival, the chauffeur follows the event's own drop-off signs. The chauffeur waits close by rather than leaving and coming back. The return to Horsham is 33.9 miles, 50 minutes plus the exit queue. The car sets out from Oxford, 86.4 miles from Horsham.
- Horsham to Glyndebourne49 min, 32.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Glyndebourne to Horsham50 min, 33.9 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
All performances finish in time for audiences to get a train back to London.
Source: glyndebourne.comBringing your own picnic is a long tradition; marquees and opera house picnic tables can be booked for cover.
Source: glyndebourne.comHorsham Museum and Art Gallery, in central Horsham, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukHorsham station opened in 1848.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Horsham by road is Horsham (HRH), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgCars 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.comBlack tie is traditional during the Festival (May-August); autumn season is smart casual. On-site changing facilities are available.
Source: glyndebourne.comFounded by John Christie and Audrey Mildmay, who opened the first Festival in 1934.
Source: glyndebourne.com
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Horsham for the Glyndebourne Festival?
49 minutes and 32.1 miles in clear traffic via the A281, A23 and A27; allow more on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 86.4 miles from Horsham; it is in place before your collection time.
When is the Glyndebourne Festival in 2027?
20 May – 29 August 2027.
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