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Althorp

Althorp from Dunstable

Althorp from Dunstable, by chauffeur. Allow 49 minutes; the route runs via the A505, M1 and A5076. Althorp is Grade I listed. Althorp dates to 1508. Around 41,000 people live in Dunstable (2021 figure). Rail reached Leagrave station in 1868. Dunstable is classed as a market town.

How the day runs

Collection is from your home in Dunstable. Opening: house and grounds open daily during a summer season (2026: 1 July to 31 August). You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. For lunch or tea, Fawsley Hall Hotel & Spa is 34 minutes away. Going home, allow 50 minutes to Dunstable. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 14 minutes from Dunstable.

  • Dunstable to Althorp49 min, 40.5 miles, in clear traffic
  • Althorp to Dunstable50 min, 41.3 miles, in clear traffic

Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.

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Questions

What drive time should we allow from Dunstable to Althorp?

49 minutes (40.5 miles) via the A505, M1 and A5076 in clear traffic; the return is 50 minutes.

Where can we eat or stay nearby?

Fawsley Hall Hotel & Spa, 34 minutes away from Althorp.

Can we add a second house?

Holdenby House is 15 minutes from Althorp.

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