Althorp
Althorp from Woburn Sands
Althorp, with collection in Woburn Sands. It is 26.9 miles via the A4146, M1 and A5076, 38 minutes in clear traffic. The road runs straight out of Woburn Sands with no other town on the way. Althorp is Grade I listed. Althorp dates to 1508. Woburn Sands sits in Buckinghamshire. The line through Woburn Sands is the Marston Vale Line. Woburn Sands's population was put at about 3,700 in 2021.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Woburn Sands. Opening: house and grounds open daily during a summer season (2026: 1 July to 31 August). You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Fawsley Hall Hotel & Spa is 34 minutes away for lunch or tea. Going home, allow 38 minutes to Woburn Sands. Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 9 minutes from Woburn Sands via the A34, M40 and A421.
- Woburn Sands to Althorp38 min, 26.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Althorp to Woburn Sands38 min, 26.8 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.orgWoburn Sands is in Buckinghamshire.
Source: wikidata.orgWoburn Sands station is on the Marston Vale Line.
Source: wikidata.orgWoburn Sands had about 3,700 residents in 2021.
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 Woburn Sands?
26.9 miles via the A4146, M1 and A5076, 38 minutes in clear traffic; 38 minutes back.
Can we add a second house?
Holdenby House is 15 minutes from Althorp.
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.
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