Cottesbrooke Hall
Cottesbrooke Hall from Desborough
Cottesbrooke Hall, with collection in Desborough. Allow 29 minutes; the route runs via the B576, A6 and A14. Heading south-west from Desborough, the house is 12.0 miles away. Cottesbrooke Hall is Grade I listed and has a Grade II listed park and garden. With about 12,000 residents, Desborough is a town of 10,000 to 20,000 people. Rail reached Market Harborough station in 1850. For rail, Market Harborough (MHR) is the nearest stop, about 10 minutes' drive.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Desborough. Opening: early May to late September, limited afternoons (Wed/Thu in May-June, Thu only July-September) plus bank holiday Mondays. At Cottesbrooke Hall you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Kelmarsh Hall is 19 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Back to Desborough is 30 minutes. The car sets out from Oxford, 69.4 miles from Desborough.
- Desborough to Cottesbrooke Hall29 min, 12 miles, in clear traffic
- Cottesbrooke Hall to Desborough30 min, 12.4 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.orgDesborough had about 12,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgMarket Harborough station opened in 1850.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Desborough by road is Market Harborough (MHR), about 10 minutes' drive.
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 Desborough to Cottesbrooke Hall?
29 minutes (12.0 miles) via the B576, A6 and A14 in clear traffic; the return is 30 minutes.
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.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
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