Althorp
Althorp from Royal Leamington Spa
Visiting Althorp? The car starts in Royal Leamington Spa. The drive is 52 minutes (35.8 miles) via the A445, M45 and M1. It is a direct run with no town of note in between. Althorp dates to 1508. Althorp is Grade I listed. Royal Leamington Spa is in Warwickshire. With about 51,000 residents, Royal Leamington Spa is a town of 50,000 to 100,000 people. One Royal Leamington Spa landmark is Regent Hotel, listed Grade II*.
How the day runs
The day starts at your Royal Leamington Spa address. Opening: house and grounds open daily during a summer season (2026: 1 July to 31 August). At Althorp you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Fawsley Hall Hotel & Spa is 34 minutes away for lunch or tea. Return to Royal Leamington Spa: 35.8 miles. Positioning from Oxford to Royal Leamington Spa is 58 minutes, built into the booking.
- Royal Leamington Spa to Althorp52 min, 35.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Althorp to Royal Leamington Spa53 min, 35.8 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.ukRoyal Leamington Spa is in Warwickshire.
Source: wikidata.orgRoyal Leamington Spa had about 51,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgRegent Hotel, in central Royal Leamington Spa, carries a Grade II* 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 Royal Leamington Spa to Althorp?
52 minutes (35.8 miles) via the A445, M45 and M1 in clear traffic; the return is 53 minutes.
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.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Fawsley Hall Hotel & Spa, 34 minutes away from Althorp.
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.