Althorp
Althorp from Hemel Hempstead
Althorp, with collection in Hemel Hempstead. The drive is 58 minutes (51.4 miles) via the A414, M1 and A5076. Althorp lies north-west of Hemel Hempstead, in Northamptonshire. Althorp dates to 1508. Althorp is Grade I listed. Grade II*: The Bury, 0.4 miles from Hemel Hempstead's centre. By car, Apsley station is 6 minutes from Hemel Hempstead. 0.5 miles from Hemel Hempstead's centre stands St Mary's Church, listed Grade I.
How the day runs
In Hemel Hempstead, the chauffeur collects from wherever you are staying. 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. The way home to Hemel Hempstead takes 59 minutes (51.6 miles). Positioning from Oxford to Hemel Hempstead is roughly 1 hour, built into the booking.
- Hemel Hempstead to Althorp58 min, 51.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Althorp to Hemel Hempstead59 min, 51.6 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Althorp dates to 1508.
Source: wikidata.orgAlthorp is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe Bury, 0.4 miles out from central Hemel Hempstead, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Hemel Hempstead by road is Apsley (APS), about 6 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgSt Mary's Church, 0.5 miles out from central Hemel Hempstead, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukHouse 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
What drive time should we allow from Hemel Hempstead to Althorp?
58 minutes (51.4 miles) via the A414, M1 and A5076 in clear traffic; the return is 59 minutes.
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
- 60 min
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- Nothing
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- 24 hrs
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- In full
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