Althorp
Althorp from Kingsbury
A day out from Kingsbury to Althorp. 56 minutes each way, near enough, over 45.5 miles. Expect to pass Coleshill and Exhall en route. Althorp lies south-east of Kingsbury, in Northamptonshire. Althorp dates to 1508. Althorp is Grade I listed. Kingsbury is in Warwickshire. Wilnecote station dates from 1842. Wilnecote (WNE) is the station to know: 9 minutes by road.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Kingsbury. Opening: house and grounds open daily during a summer season (2026: 1 July to 31 August). The car brings you to the entrance of Althorp and stays close for the return. Pair it with Holdenby House, 15 minutes by road. Going home, allow 56 minutes to Kingsbury. The car sets out from Oxford, 77.7 miles from Kingsbury.
- Kingsbury to Althorp56 min, 45.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Althorp to Kingsbury56 min, 45.5 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.ukKingsbury is in Warwickshire.
Source: wikidata.orgWilnecote station opened in 1842.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Kingsbury by road is Wilnecote (WNE), about 9 minutes' drive.
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 Kingsbury?
45.5 miles via the M6 Toll, M1 and A428, 56 minutes in clear traffic; 56 minutes back.
Can we add a second house?
Holdenby House is 15 minutes from Althorp.
Which way does the car go from Kingsbury?
Via the M6 Toll, M1 and A428, passing Coleshill and Exhall; 45.5 miles in all.
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.