Country houses
Calke Abbey: a chauffeured day
Calke Abbey, with the car waiting while you visit. Guided tours of the gardens and parkland are offered to visitors. Calke Abbey's house and stables have been left little restored, with abandoned rooms showing the decline many country houses suffered in the 20th century. The house tells the story of a family who gathered a vast collection of hidden treasures. Opening days change through the year; check the house's own calendar before you travel.
How the day runs
From Mayfair it is around 2 hours and 25 minutes by way of the A41, M1 and A453; from Heathrow around 2 hours and 11 minutes; from Oxford around an hour and 57 minutes. Pair it with Sudbury Hall, 40 min by road. While you visit, the car waits close by and is waiting when you come out.
- Mayfair, London to Calke Abbey2 hr 25 min, 123.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Heathrow Airport to Calke Abbey2 hr 11 min, 126.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Oxford to Calke Abbey1 hr 57 min, 101.4 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Calke Abbey's house and stables have been left little restored, with abandoned rooms showing the decline many country houses suffered in the 20th century.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukThe house tells the story of a family who gathered a vast collection of hidden treasures.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukThe faded walled gardens include an orangery, kitchen gardens and an auricula theatre in the flower garden.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukGuided tours of the gardens and parkland are offered to visitors.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukThe nearest railway station by road is Willington, roughly 28 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.orgMeasured by road, the nearest main airport is Birmingham Airport, around 53 minutes and 34.0 miles away.
Source: wikidata.org
Price this journey
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Questions
When is Calke Abbey open?
Opening days change through the year; check the house's own calendar before you travel.
Can we combine Calke Abbey with another house?
Sudbury Hall is around 40 minutes away by road.
Which railway station is handiest?
Willington, 28 minutes by car.
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.