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Althorp

Althorp from Wigston

Althorp, with collection in Wigston. It is 32.8 miles via the A563, M1 and A428, 47 minutes in clear traffic. Expect to pass Lutterworth en route. Althorp dates to 1508. Althorp is Grade I listed. Among Wigston's listed buildings is Church of All Saints (Grade I). South Wigston station dates from 1986. Trains call at South Wigston, 6 minutes from Wigston by road.

How the day runs

Pick-up is from your own front door in Wigston. 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. Holdenby House is 15 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Going home, allow 48 minutes to Wigston. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 35 minutes from Wigston.

  • Wigston to Althorp47 min, 32.8 miles, in clear traffic
  • Althorp to Wigston48 min, 33.4 miles, in clear traffic

Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.

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Questions

What drive time should we allow from Wigston to Althorp?

47 minutes (32.8 miles) via the A563, M1 and A428 in clear traffic; the return is 48 minutes.

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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