Cottesbrooke Hall
Cottesbrooke Hall from Newport Pagnell
Cottesbrooke Hall from Newport Pagnell, by chauffeur. Allow 50 minutes; the route runs via the M1, A508 and A5199. On the way the car passes Northampton. Cottesbrooke Hall is Grade I listed and has a Grade II listed park and garden. Wolverton (WOL) is the station to know: 10 minutes by road. Newport Pagnell is a town of 10,000 to 20,000 people, about 16,000 at the last figure. Church of St Peter and St Paul in Newport Pagnell is Grade I listed.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Newport Pagnell at the agreed hour. The car brings you to the entrance of Cottesbrooke Hall and stays close for the return. Kelmarsh Hall is 19 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. The way home to Newport Pagnell takes 51 minutes (28.8 miles). From the Oxford base, Newport Pagnell is 51.1 miles and 1 hour 11 minutes via the A34 and M40.
- Newport Pagnell to Cottesbrooke Hall50 min, 28.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Cottesbrooke Hall to Newport Pagnell51 min, 28.8 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.orgThe closest National Rail station to Newport Pagnell by road is Wolverton (WOL), about 10 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgNewport Pagnell had about 16,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgChurch of St Peter and St Paul, in central Newport Pagnell, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukEarly 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 Newport Pagnell to Cottesbrooke Hall?
50 minutes (28.8 miles) via the M1, A508 and A5199 in clear traffic; the return is 51 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.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Long Buckby, 27 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
The Carlton, 32 minutes away from Cottesbrooke Hall.
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