Car-free travel to Charlecote Park
- Published:
- 13 August 2024
- Last updated:
- 13 August 2024
As part of the Good Journey initiative, we are offering a free regular hot drink to visitors who visit Charlecote Park with a valid train ticket, bus ticket or a bike helmet.
In support of the Government's 2024 bus fare cap, we are encouraging visitors to visit Charlecote Park more sustainably. Travel to Charlecote Park by bike, bus, or train and explore this compact Tudor house, which has been home to the Lucy family for nine centuries. You could take a stroll in the relaxed gardens, and parkland before redeeming your free hot drink at one of the Food and Beverage outlets*.
Most buses in England are offering £2 Single Fares until 31 December 2024, making it easy and cheap to reach Charlecote Park car-free. You can find a full list of participating operators and routes at the GOV website. Alternatively, you can check whether your route is included on the Good Journey website and explore other modes of transport.
Travel on foot:
If arriving by foot, please enter through the Visitor Reception in the car park. You can easily walk to Charlecote from Wellesbourne or Hampton Lucy. To find the Visitor Reception - what3words https://w3w.co/combines.appoints.travels
Travel by train:
The closest train stations are:
Stratford-upon-Avon – 5 miles
Warwick – 6 miles
Warwick Parkway – 8 miles
Leamington Spa – 8 miles.
There are direct trains to Warwick from: Birmingham’s Solihull (20 mins), Moor Street (30 mins) and Snow Hill (30 mins), plus London Marylebone (90 mins). You can also get to Leamington Spa from: Coventry (10 mins), Oxford (35 mins) and Reading (60 mins).
See section below for bus options from Stratford, Warwick and Leamington Spa train stations.
Travel by bus:
Buses from Warwick (20 mins), Stratford-Upon-Avon (30 mins) and Leamington Spa (45 mins) stop just outside Charlecote Park. Take Stagecoach 15 bus and hop off at the Charlecote Pheasant bus stop, then walk to the car park to reach the Visitor Reception. Bus 15 runs Monday - Sunday, and journeys between Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick/Leamington Spa.
The 505 once-a-day Flexibus is wheelchair accessible from Stratford-upon-Avon (no same-day return journey available): Monday - Friday.
Travel by bicycle:
Route 41 of the National Cycle Route will take you right past Charlecote Park. It connects Stratford-Upon-Avon with Warwick and Leamington Spa. Bike racks are located outside Visitor Reception. Please note that there is no cycle route within the parkland itself and bikes are not permitted inside the parkland due to the free-roaming wildlife and livestock. Find the closest National Cycle Route on Sustrans.
*T&Cs:
Offer only valid at Charlecote Park. This offer cannot be redeemed at any other National Trust café and is only valid on the day of travel to Charlecote Park and upon entrance to the site.
The offer includes regular hot drinks and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Please note that luxury hot chocolates are not included in this offer. One free regular hot drink per valid and dated bus ticket, train ticket or bike helmet when presented at the till point at the Visitor Reception. At this point, we are not offering a free drink to those walking into property as it is hard to validate. Offer is non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash.
Sustainable travel in Warwickshire
There are a number of sustainable options for travelling to and from the places in our care in Warwickshire, whether you’re looking to travel by train, bus, bike or foot. Here’s a little more information that can help you plan your visit.