Chenies Manor House
Chenies Manor House from Harpenden
Out of Harpenden for the day, to Chenies Manor House. Allow 28 minutes; the route runs via the A5183, M1 and M25. The route goes by Redbourn and Abbots Langley. Chenies Manor House is Grade I listed. Among Harpenden's listed buildings is Harpenden Hall (District Council Offices) (Grade II*). Some 31,000 people call Harpenden home. Harpenden station dates from 1868.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Harpenden. At Chenies Manor House you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Dorney Court is 29 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Back to Harpenden is 28 minutes. The car sets out from Oxford, 66.0 miles from Harpenden.
- Harpenden to Chenies Manor House28 min, 21.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Chenies Manor House to Harpenden28 min, 21.5 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Chenies Manor House is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukHarpenden Hall (District Council Offices), in central Harpenden, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukHarpenden had about 31,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgHarpenden station opened in 1868.
Source: wikidata.orgOpen to the public April to October, Mondays and Tuesdays afternoons, plus event days
Source: cheniesmanorhouse.co.ukHouse tours must be booked online in advance; garden-only entry can be paid at the gate.
Source: cheniesmanorhouse.co.ukGardens include a Tudor-style Sunken Garden, a yew maze, a walled Physic Garden and a Victorian kitchen garden.
Source: cheniesmanorhouse.co.ukOwned by the Macleod Matthews family; formerly the Russell family's home before Woburn.
Source: cheniesmanorhouse.co.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Harpenden to Chenies Manor House?
28 minutes (21.5 miles) via the A5183, M1 and M25 in clear traffic; the return is 28 minutes.
When is Chenies Manor House open?
Opening: open to the public April to October, Mondays and Tuesdays afternoons, plus event days.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
The Castle Hotel, 27 minutes away from Chenies Manor House.
Can we add a second house?
Dorney Court is 29 minutes from Chenies Manor House.
Our undertaking
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