Hotels
Chauffeur at Thyme
A car and chauffeur for your time at Thyme, Southrop, Gloucestershire. It has 31 bedrooms spread across houses and cottages set among formal gardens. The hotel is a historic country estate whose 17th-century houses and cottages are linked with restored agricultural barns across 150 acres. Our base in Oxford is around 55 minutes from Thyme by road. By car, Heathrow is around an hour and 25 minutes away and the West End around an hour and 49 minutes.
How the day runs
Pick-ups are from the hotel entrance, with bags handled by the chauffeur. Country houses nearby include Buscot Park and Kelmscott Manor. In the season, Newbury's big race days is around an hour from the hotel. Shipton is the closest station, 32 minutes by road. Single runs, full days and multi-day hire are all booked the same way.
- Mayfair, London to Thyme1 hr 49 min, 82.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Heathrow Airport to Thyme1 hr 25 min, 70 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Thyme is a historic country estate whose 17th-century houses and cottages are linked with restored agricultural barns across 150 acres.
Source: thyme.co.ukIt has 31 bedrooms spread across houses and cottages set among formal gardens.
Source: thyme.co.ukThyme is in Southrop, Gloucestershire.
Source: wikidata.orgThe nearest railway station by road is Shipton, roughly 32 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.orgMeasured by road, the nearest main airport is London Heathrow, around 88 minutes and 70.6 miles away.
Source: wikidata.org
Price this journey
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Journeys to and from Thyme
- Day hire 18 min
- A day in London 1 hr 49 min
- Season events 56 min
- Airport transfers 1 hr 25 min
Questions
Driving time between Heathrow and Thyme?
Around an hour and 25 minutes and 70.0 miles by way of the M40, A40 and A361, without traffic.
How long is the drive from Thyme into London?
Around an hour and 49 minutes to Mayfair, 82.8 miles.
Where is Ravensley based?
In Oxford; the car arrives at Thyme ahead of your start time.
Can we keep the same car for several days?
Yes. A car can be booked for each day of the stay, with the plan agreed day by day.
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.