Glyndebourne Festival
The Glyndebourne Festival from Sutton
Bound for the Glyndebourne Festival, starting in Sutton. Glyndebourne is 1 hour 9 minutes from Sutton (51.8 miles) via the A23, M23 and A27. Diary note: 20 May – 29 August 2027. Festival performances include a 90-minute interval for picnicking in the gardens or dining in the restaurants. Founded by John Christie and Audrey Mildmay, who opened the first Festival in 1934. Sutton is in Greater London. Historic England lists All Saints Church, 0.8 miles from Sutton's centre, at Grade II*. Sutton station dates from 1847.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur collects from home in Sutton. At Glyndebourne, the car uses the permitted drop-off for your enclosure. A message brings the car round when you want to leave. Getting back to Sutton takes 1 hour 10 minutes on clear roads. Positioning from Oxford to Sutton is 1 hour 27 minutes, built into the booking.
- Sutton to Glyndebourne1 hr 9 min, 51.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Glyndebourne to Sutton1 hr 10 min, 51.8 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Festival performances include a 90-minute interval for picnicking in the gardens or dining in the restaurants.
Source: glyndebourne.comFounded by John Christie and Audrey Mildmay, who opened the first Festival in 1934.
Source: glyndebourne.comSutton is in Greater London.
Source: wikidata.orgAll Saints Church, 0.8 miles out from central Sutton, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukSutton station opened in 1847.
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.comThe current opera house opened in 1994 and seats 1,250.
Source: glyndebourne.com
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Sutton for the Glyndebourne Festival?
1 hour 9 minutes and 51.8 miles in clear traffic via the A23, M23 and A27; allow more on the day.
Where does the car come from?
Oxford, 74.0 miles from Sutton; it is in place before your collection time.
When is the Glyndebourne Festival in 2027?
20 May – 29 August 2027.
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