Althorp
Althorp from Wellingborough
Althorp, with collection in Wellingborough. The drive is 36 minutes (18.2 miles) via the A5128, A45 and A428. On the way the car passes Northampton. Althorp dates to 1508. Althorp is Grade I listed. Grade I: Church of St Mary the Virgin, 0.6 miles from Wellingborough's centre. By car, Wellingborough station is 3 minutes from Wellingborough. The station at Wellingborough opened in 1857.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Wellingborough. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Pair it with Holdenby House, 15 minutes by road. Return to Wellingborough: 17.9 miles. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 20 minutes from Wellingborough.
- Wellingborough to Althorp36 min, 18.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Althorp to Wellingborough35 min, 17.9 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.ukChurch of St Mary the Virgin, 0.6 miles out from central Wellingborough, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Wellingborough by road is Wellingborough (WEL), about 3 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgWellingborough station opened in 1857.
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 Wellingborough?
18.2 miles via the A5128, A45 and A428, 36 minutes in clear traffic; 35 minutes back.
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 Wellingborough?
Via the A5128, A45 and A428, passing Northampton; 18.2 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.