Althorp
Althorp from Oxford
From Oxford to Althorp. It is 50.6 miles on the A34, M40 and A43, about an hour and 14 minutes in clear traffic. You are heading into Northamptonshire. Collection includes pictures, furniture, ceramics and fine interiors. By road, the closest National Rail station is Long Buckby (LBK), about 16 minutes' drive.
How the day runs
The car comes to your door anywhere in Oxford. Most parties take an executive saloon. The chauffeur brings you to the entrance of Althorp and stays close for the return. For a longer stay, Fawsley Hall Hotel & Spa sits about 34 minutes from the estate. Holdenby House is about 15 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. The way back to Oxford is about an hour and 13 minutes.
- Oxford to Althorp1 hr 14 min, 50.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Althorp to Oxford1 hr 13 min, 50.3 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Collection includes pictures, furniture, ceramics and fine interiors
Source: althorp.comBy road, the closest National Rail station is Long Buckby (LBK), about 16 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgOfficial 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.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.org
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Questions
How far is Althorp from Oxford?
About an hour and 14 minutes (50.6 miles) via the A34, M40 and A43 in clear traffic; the return is about an hour and 13 minutes.
Where can we stay nearby?
Fawsley Hall Hotel & Spa is about 34 minutes by road from Althorp.
Can we add a second house?
Holdenby House is about 15 minutes from Althorp.
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.