Althorp
Althorp from Stony Stratford
From Stony Stratford to Althorp and home again. The drive is 37 minutes (20.7 miles) via the A508, M1 and A5076. It is a direct run with no town of note in between. Althorp is Grade I listed. Althorp dates to 1508. Some 7,900 people call Stony Stratford home. Stony Stratford belongs to Buckinghamshire. 0.8 miles from Stony Stratford's centre stands Two Barns at the Manor House, listed Grade I.
How the day runs
In Stony Stratford, the chauffeur collects from wherever you are staying. Opening: house and grounds open daily during a summer season (2026: 1 July to 31 August). 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 Stony Stratford is 35 minutes. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is roughly 1 hour from Stony Stratford.
- Stony Stratford to Althorp37 min, 20.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Althorp to Stony Stratford35 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.orgStony Stratford had about 7,900 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgStony Stratford is in Buckinghamshire.
Source: wikidata.orgTwo Barns at the Manor House, 0.8 miles out from central Stony Stratford, 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
How many miles is Althorp from Stony Stratford?
20.7 miles via the A508, M1 and A5076, 37 minutes in clear traffic; 35 minutes back.
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.
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