Country houses
Althorp: a chauffeured day
Althorp, Northamptonshire. Althorp is Grade I listed. By road, the closest National Rail station is Long Buckby (LBK), about 16 minutes' drive. Birmingham Airport is the nearest of the main airports by road, about 60 minutes' drive (43.1 miles). Opening: house and grounds open daily during a summer season (2026: 1 July to 31 August). At present: closed for the season; reopening in 2027, dates not yet announced.
How the day runs
From Mayfair it is about an hour and 29 minutes via the A41, M1 and A5076; from Heathrow about an hour and 15 minutes; from Oxford about an hour and 14 minutes. For lunch or an overnight stay, Fawsley Hall Hotel & Spa is about 34 minutes away, and Holdenby House is about 15 minutes further on if you want a second house in the day. The chauffeur waits on the estate or nearby while you walk the house and gardens.
- Mayfair, London to Althorp1 hr 29 min, 72.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Heathrow Airport to Althorp1 hr 15 min, 74.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Oxford to Althorp1 hr 14 min, 50.6 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Official site states the house is now closed and hopes to welcome visitors again in 2027
Source: althorp.comHome of the Spencer family for more than 500 years
Source: althorp.comCollection includes pictures, furniture, ceramics and fine interiors
Source: althorp.comOpening: House and grounds open daily during a summer season (2026: 1 July to 31 August).
Source: althorp.comAlthorp dates to 1508.
Source: wikidata.orgAlthorp is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukAlthorp lies in Northamptonshire.
Source: wikidata.orgBy road, the closest National Rail station is Long Buckby (LBK), about 16 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.org
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Journeys to and from Althorp
- London 1 hr 29 min
- Heathrow 1 hr 15 min
- Oxford 1 hr 14 min
- Northampton 18 min
- Daventry 23 min
- Towcester 25 min
- Lutterworth 31 min
- Milton Keynes 35 min
- Newport Pagnell 35 min
- Rugby 35 min
- Rothwell 35 min
- Wellingborough 36 min
- Market Harborough 36 min
- Stony Stratford 37 min
- Olney 37 min
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Questions
Is Althorp open to visitors?
Opening: house and grounds open daily during a summer season (2026: 1 July to 31 August). At present: closed for the season; reopening in 2027, dates not yet announced.
Can you combine Althorp with another house?
Holdenby House is about 15 minutes away by road.
Which station is nearest?
Long Buckby, about 16 minutes by road.
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.