Althorp
Althorp from Daventry
From Daventry to Althorp and home again. Allow 23 minutes; the route runs via the B4038, A4256 and B4036. It is a direct run with no town of note in between. The house is east of Daventry as the crow flies. Althorp is Grade I listed. Althorp dates to 1508. One Daventry landmark is Church of the Holy Cross, listed Grade I. Daventry had roughly 28,000 residents at the 2021 count. Daventry belongs to Northamptonshire.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Daventry. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Holdenby House is 15 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Going home, allow 22 minutes to Daventry. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 8 minutes from Daventry.
- Daventry to Althorp23 min, 9 miles, in clear traffic
- Althorp to Daventry22 min, 8.7 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Althorp is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukAlthorp dates to 1508.
Source: wikidata.orgChurch of the Holy Cross, in central Daventry, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukDaventry had about 28,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgDaventry is in Northamptonshire.
Source: wikidata.orgHouse and grounds open daily during a summer season (2026: 1 July to 31 August)
Source: althorp.comOfficial 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.com
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Questions
How many miles is Althorp from Daventry?
9.0 miles via the B4038, A4256 and B4036, 23 minutes in clear traffic; 22 minutes back.
When is Althorp open?
Opening: house and grounds open daily during a summer season (2026: 1 July to 31 August).
Can we add a second house?
Holdenby House is 15 minutes from Althorp.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Long Buckby, 16 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Our undertaking
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