Historic house · near Lechlade-on-Thames · Gloucestershire

Buscot House

Buscot House is a country house. It stands 3.6 km southeast of Lechlade-on-Thames. Its status is a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Buscot House, Rictor Norton & David Allen from London, United Kingdom (CC BY 2.0)

Where

3.6 km

southeast of Lechlade-on-Thames

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 16%

#1,300 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Historic house near Lechlade-on-Thames

Just outside Lechlade-on-Thames

Buscot House is 3.6 km southeast of Lechlade-on-Thames. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Lechlade-on-Thames has 101 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The weather, month by month

For warmth, aim for May to September (17–22°C highs in Lechlade-on-Thames).

Jan8° / 2°65 mm

Feb8° / 2°51 mm

Mar11° / 3°46 mm

Apr14° / 4°49 mm

May17° / 7°58 mm

Jun20° / 10°52 mm

Jul22° / 12°59 mm

Aug22° / 12°62 mm

Sep19° / 10°56 mm

Oct15° / 7°73 mm

Nov11° / 4°75 mm

Dec8° / 2°80 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Lechlade-on-Thames, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Lechlade-on-Thames. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Lechlade-on-Thames’ full climate →

About

Buscot House

Care of the site is provided by the National Trust. Articles on it exist in 4 languages. A short trip away is Kelmscott Manor, 2.2 km off, the first of 16 within 15 km.

Lechlade-on-Thames’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: 3.6 km southeast of Lechlade-on-Thames
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/buscot-park

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Around Buscot House, mapped

Spot Buscot House in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Where people come from

With 8,625 people, Faringdon is the largest of the 8. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · 3.6 km northwest of it

Lechlade-on-Thames

2,208 people · 3 places to visit

2 · 3.8 km southeast of it

Faringdon

8,625 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 5 km southwest of it

Highworth

7,932 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 6.3 km northeast of it

Clanfield

939 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Buscot House is	People	Places to visit
Lechlade-on-Thames	3.6 km northwest of it	2,208	3
Faringdon	3.8 km southeast of it	8,625	4
Highworth	5 km southwest of it	7,932	3
Clanfield	6.3 km northeast of it	939	2
Longcot	6.7 km southeast of it	614	6
Filkins	7.4 km north of it	426	2
Shrivenham and Watchfield	7.5 km south of it	5,353	9
Southrop	7.8 km northwest of it	275	1

Make a day of it

Next door to Buscot House

3 museums, 2 zoos and a historic house are among the 16 within 15 km.

Historic houseKelmscott Manor2.2 km away 2

Fort · English HeritageUffington Castle12 km away 3

ZooCotswold Wildlife Park11 km away 4

MuseumSwinford Museum7.4 km away 5Historic siteHistoric site · National TrustGreat Coxwell Barn3.8 km away 6ZooZooCrocodiles of the World13 km away 7

MuseumTom Brown's School Museum9.6 km away 8MuseumMuseumRoyal Army Chaplains' Museum7.3 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

A visit to Buscot House: questions

Where is Buscot House?

Buscot House is 3.6 km southeast of Lechlade-on-Thames, Gloucestershire.

What is Buscot House?

Country house in Oxfordshire, England, UK.

Who runs Buscot House?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Buscot House?

May to September are the warmest months in Lechlade-on-Thames, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Buscot House a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Buscot House?

Within 15 km: Kelmscott Manor (2.2 km), Uffington Castle (12 km), Cotswold Wildlife Park (11 km) and Swinford Museum (7.4 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Buscot House: Rictor Norton & David Allen from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kelmscott Manor: Boerkevitz at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Uffington Castle: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cotswold Wildlife Park: ciukes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Swinford Museum: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tom Brown's School Museum: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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