Althorp
Althorp from Rugby
Visiting Althorp? The car starts in Rugby. 35 minutes each way, near enough, over 16.2 miles. Althorp lies south-east of Rugby, in Northamptonshire. The road runs straight out of Rugby with no other town on the way. Althorp is Grade I listed. Althorp dates to 1508. Trains call at Rugby, 3 minutes from Rugby by road. Rugby is classed as a market town. Old Quad Buildings at Rugby School in Rugby is Grade II* listed.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Rugby. The car brings you to the entrance of Althorp and stays close for the return. Holdenby House is 15 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Going home, allow 34 minutes to Rugby. Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 21 minutes from Rugby via the A423, A34 and M40.
- Rugby to Althorp35 min, 16.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Althorp to Rugby34 min, 20.4 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Althorp is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukAlthorp dates to 1508.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Rugby by road is Rugby (RUG), about 3 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgRugby is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgOld Quad Buildings at Rugby School, in central Rugby, 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 Rugby to Althorp?
35 minutes (16.2 miles) via the A428, B4038 and A5 in clear traffic; the return is 34 minutes.
When is Althorp open?
Opening: house and grounds open daily during a summer season (2026: 1 July to 31 August).
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.
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.