Historic house · near Steeple Claydon · Buckinghamshire

Claydon House

Claydon House is a grade I listed historic house museum. It stands 1.9 km southeast of Steeple Claydon. The site is looked after by the National Trust.

Photo: Claydon House, mym, modified by Sir Gawain (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

1.9 km

southeast of Steeple Claydon

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 13%

#1,081 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Historic house near Steeple Claydon

Just outside Steeple Claydon

Claydon House is 1.9 km southeast of Steeple Claydon. 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 I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Steeple Claydon has 20 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

If warmth matters, go June to September: Steeple Claydon reaches 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 1°59 mm

Feb8° / 1°46 mm

Mar11° / 2°41 mm

Apr14° / 4°47 mm

May17° / 6°56 mm

Jun20° / 9°50 mm

Jul22° / 11°55 mm

Aug22° / 11°60 mm

Sep19° / 9°51 mm

Oct15° / 6°69 mm

Nov10° / 3°68 mm

Dec8° / 1°63 mm

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

About

Claydon House

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 5 languages. Around it, within 15 km, lie 57 more places, Waddesdon Manor (8.9 km) first on our list.

Steeple Claydon’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 5 languages
Town: 1.9 km southeast of Steeple Claydon
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/claydon

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

The map

Getting to Claydon House

Use the numbers to match each place near Claydon House with the list.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Claydon House

In size, Winslow comes first of the 8, with 5,238 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · 1.9 km northwest of it

Steeple Claydon

2,530 people · 1 place to visit

2 · 3 km west of it

Calvert

1,434 people · 1 place to visit

3 · 4.3 km southwest of it

Edgcott

900 people · 1 place to visit

4 · 4.4 km east of it

Granborough

578 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Claydon House is	People	Places to visit
Steeple Claydon	1.9 km northwest of it	2,530	1
Calvert	3 km west of it	1,434	1
Edgcott	4.3 km southwest of it	900	1
Granborough	4.4 km east of it	578	3
Winslow	4.8 km northeast of it	5,238	2
Padbury	4.9 km north of it	889	4
North Marston	5.8 km southeast of it	768	4
Quainton	5.9 km southeast of it	1,311	12

Make a day of it

After Claydon House

Our list has 57 more within 15 km, among them 3 historic houses, 3 museums and a garden.

Historic house · National TrustWaddesdon Manor8.9 km away 2

Museum · National TrustStowe House13 km away 3

Historic house · National TrustBoarstall Tower15 km away 4

Historic houseWinslow Hall5.6 km away 5

MuseumBuckinghamshire Railway Centre6.7 km away 6

MuseumBuckingham Old Gaol9 km away 7

Garden · National TrustStowe Park and Garden14 km away 8

CastleDinton Folly15 km away

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

Your questions on Claydon House

Where is Claydon House?

Claydon House is 1.9 km southeast of Steeple Claydon, Buckinghamshire.

What is Claydon House?

Grade I listed historic house museum in Aylesbury Vale, United Kingdom.

Who runs Claydon House?

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

When is the best time to visit Claydon House?

June to September are the warmest months in Steeple Claydon, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Claydon House a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Claydon House?

Within 15 km: Waddesdon Manor (8.9 km), Stowe House (13 km), Boarstall Tower (15 km) and Winslow Hall (5.6 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 (9)

Claydon House: mym, modified by Sir Gawain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Waddesdon Manor: Mattlever, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stowe House: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Boarstall Tower: Graham Taylor, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Winslow Hall: Mr Biz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckinghamshire Railway Centre: Oxyman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Old Gaol: Chris Nyborg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stowe Park and Garden: Neoclassicist, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dinton Folly: D Gore, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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