Cottesbrooke Hall
Cottesbrooke Hall from Olney
Cottesbrooke Hall, an easy day from Olney. The drive is 48 minutes (22.4 miles) via the A509, A428 and A5199. The route goes by Northampton. Cottesbrooke Hall is Grade I listed and has a Grade II listed park and garden. Historic England lists Olney's Gilpin House Orchard Side Cowper and Newton Museum at Grade II*. Olney is classed as a market town. With about 6,600 residents, Olney is a small town of 5,000 to 10,000 people.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Olney. 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. The Carlton is 32 minutes away for lunch or tea. Return to Olney: 22.5 miles. Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 16 minutes from Olney via the A34, A421 and A509.
- Olney to Cottesbrooke Hall48 min, 22.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Cottesbrooke Hall to Olney48 min, 22.5 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.orgGilpin House Orchard Side Cowper and Newton Museum, in central Olney, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukOlney is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgOlney had about 6,600 residents in 2021.
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
How many miles is Cottesbrooke Hall from Olney?
22.4 miles via the A509, A428 and A5199, 48 minutes in clear traffic; 48 minutes back.
Which way does the car go from Olney?
Via the A509, A428 and A5199, passing Northampton; 22.4 miles in all.
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.
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