Cottesbrooke Hall
Cottesbrooke Hall from Ampthill
Visiting Cottesbrooke Hall? The car starts in Ampthill. It is 36.3 miles via the A507, M1 and A5199, 58 minutes in clear traffic. On the way the car passes Northampton. Cottesbrooke Hall is Grade I listed and has a Grade II listed park and garden. One Ampthill landmark is 37, Church Street, listed Grade II*. Around 8,900 people live in Ampthill (2021 figure). The station at Flitwick opened in 1870.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Ampthill. At Cottesbrooke Hall you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. The Carlton is 32 minutes away for lunch or tea. Going home, allow 59 minutes to Ampthill. From the Oxford base, Ampthill is 55.7 miles and 1 hour 18 minutes via the A34 and M40.
- Ampthill to Cottesbrooke Hall58 min, 36.3 miles, in clear traffic
- Cottesbrooke Hall to Ampthill59 min, 36.2 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Cottesbrooke Hall is Grade I listed and has a Grade II listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.org37, Church Street, in central Ampthill, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukAmpthill had about 8,900 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgFlitwick station opened in 1870.
Source: wikidata.orgEarly May to late September, limited afternoons (Wed/Thu in May-June, Thu only July-September) plus bank holiday Mondays
Source: cottesbrooke.co.ukHouse 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.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Ampthill to Cottesbrooke Hall?
58 minutes (36.3 miles) via the A507, M1 and A5199 in clear traffic; the return is 59 minutes.
When is Cottesbrooke Hall open?
Opening: early May to late September, limited afternoons (Wed/Thu in May-June, Thu only July-September) plus bank holiday Mondays.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
The Carlton, 32 minutes away from Cottesbrooke Hall.
Can we add a second house?
Kelmarsh Hall is 19 minutes from Cottesbrooke Hall.
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