The Peninsula London
A day in Oxford from The Peninsula London
A day trip to Oxford, starting at The Peninsula London. Allow around an hour and 15 minutes by way of the A4 and M4. To take in Blenheim Palace as well, allow around an hour and 22 minutes from The Peninsula London. A spa and wellness centre fills the hotel's lower floor, alongside a 25-metre indoor swimming pool. The Lobby, hung with hand-painted de Gournay murals, serves food through the day and afternoon tea. For rail, London Victoria (VIC) is the handiest station, 5 minutes away by car.
How the day runs
Ravensley is based in Oxford, so the car drives in to collect you from The Peninsula London. The car can drop you at the Ashmolean, a college gate or a lunch table, then wait. The way back to The Peninsula London takes around an hour and 16 minutes.
- The Peninsula London to Oxford1 hr 15 min, 61.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Oxford to The Peninsula London1 hr 16 min, 61.4 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
A spa and wellness centre fills the hotel's lower floor, alongside a 25-metre indoor swimming pool.
Source: peninsula.comThe Lobby, hung with hand-painted de Gournay murals, serves food through the day and afternoon tea.
Source: peninsula.comThe Peninsula London is a new building at Hyde Park Corner, designed to sit comfortably beside Wellington Arch and the older buildings around it.
Source: peninsula.comIts rooms have interiors by Peter Marino and look out over landscaped courtyards or across Belgravia.
Source: peninsula.comThe Peninsula London stands on Grosvenor Place in the City of Westminster and is operated by The Peninsula Hotels.
Source: wikidata.orgThe Peninsula London is on 1 Grosvenor Place, SW1X 7HJ.
Source: peninsula.comThe nearest railway station by road is London Victoria, roughly 5 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.orgMeasured by road, the nearest main airport is London Heathrow, around 30 minutes and 16.1 miles away.
Source: wikidata.org
Price this journey
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Questions
Drive time to Oxford from The Peninsula London?
Around an hour and 15 minutes, 61.4 miles by way of the A4, M4 and M40, on clear roads.
Does the car wait in Oxford?
Yes. The chauffeur stays with the car and meets you wherever you choose.
Would the train be quicker?
The train stops at Oxford station; the car goes door to door and stays on hand until evening.
Can we stay the night?
Yes. Keep the car for a second day, or have it come back for you the next morning.
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.