Althorp
Althorp from Linslade
A day out from Linslade to Althorp. The drive is 47 minutes (34.9 miles) via the A4146, M1 and A5076. On the way the car passes Fenny Stratford. Althorp dates to 1508. Althorp is Grade I listed. The West Coast Main Line serves Leighton Buzzard. 0.6 miles from Linslade's centre stands Market Cross, listed Grade II*. Church of All Saints, Leighton Buzzard, 0.5 miles from Linslade's centre, holds a Grade I listing.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Linslade at the agreed hour. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Fawsley Hall Hotel & Spa is 34 minutes away for lunch or tea. Back to Linslade is 47 minutes. From the Oxford base, Linslade is 36.0 miles and 1 hour 5 minutes via the A4142 and A40.
- Linslade to Althorp47 min, 34.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Althorp to Linslade47 min, 34.7 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.ukLeighton Buzzard station is on the West Coast Main Line.
Source: wikidata.orgMarket Cross, 0.6 miles out from central Linslade, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukChurch of All Saints, Leighton Buzzard, 0.5 miles out from central Linslade, 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 Linslade to Althorp?
47 minutes (34.9 miles) via the A4146, M1 and A5076 in clear traffic; the return is 47 minutes.
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.
Which way does the car go from Linslade?
Via the A4146, M1 and A5076, passing Fenny Stratford; 34.9 miles in all.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
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- 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.