Country houses
Cottesbrooke Hall: a chauffeured day
Cottesbrooke Hall, Northamptonshire. Formal gardens around the hall plus a Wild Garden beside a stream. Hall tickets strictly limited, so online pre-booking is essential; guided tours of up to 14. Car and coach parking included with admission. Opening: early May to late September, limited afternoons (Wed/Thu in May-June, Thu only July-September) plus bank holiday Mondays.
How the day runs
From Mayfair it is about an hour and 44 minutes via the A41, M1 and A5199; from Heathrow about an hour and a half; from Oxford about an hour and 29 minutes. For lunch or an overnight stay, The Carlton is about 32 minutes away, and Kelmarsh Hall is about 19 minutes further on if you want a second house in the day. The chauffeur waits on the estate or nearby while you walk the house and gardens.
- Mayfair, London to Cottesbrooke Hall1 hr 44 min, 76.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Heathrow Airport to Cottesbrooke Hall1 hr 30 min, 78.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Oxford to Cottesbrooke Hall1 hr 29 min, 56.6 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
House holds the Woolavington Collection of sporting art, with fine furniture and porcelain
Source: cottesbrooke.co.ukRemains the home of the Macdonald-Buchanan family
Source: cottesbrooke.co.ukFormal gardens around the hall plus a Wild Garden beside a stream
Source: cottesbrooke.co.ukHall tickets strictly limited, so online pre-booking is essential; guided tours of up to 14
Source: cottesbrooke.co.ukCar and coach parking included with admission
Source: cottesbrooke.co.ukOpening: Early May to late September, limited afternoons (Wed/Thu in May-June, Thu only July-September) plus bank holiday Mondays.
Source: cottesbrooke.co.ukCottesbrooke Hall is Grade I listed and has a Grade II listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgCottesbrooke Hall lies in Northamptonshire.
Source: wikidata.org
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Journeys to and from Cottesbrooke Hall
- London 1 hr 44 min
- Heathrow 1 hr 30 min
- Oxford 1 hr 29 min
- Rothwell 27 min
- Market Harborough 27 min
- Northampton 29 min
- Lutterworth 29 min
- Desborough 29 min
- Rugby 33 min
- Burton Latimer 35 min
- Kettering 35 min
- Daventry 38 min
- Towcester 40 min
- Finedon 40 min
- Corby 40 min
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Questions
Is Cottesbrooke Hall open to visitors?
Opening: early May to late September, limited afternoons (Wed/Thu in May-June, Thu only July-September) plus bank holiday Mondays.
Can you combine Cottesbrooke Hall with another house?
Kelmarsh Hall is about 19 minutes away by road.
Which station is nearest?
Long Buckby, about 27 minutes by road.
Our undertaking
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