Cottesbrooke Hall
Cottesbrooke Hall from Uppingham
A day out from Uppingham to Cottesbrooke Hall. The drive is 49 minutes (26.6 miles) via the A6003, A43 and A14. On the way the car passes Great Oakley and Rothwell. The house is south-west of Uppingham as the crow flies. Cottesbrooke Hall is Grade I listed and has a Grade II listed park and garden. 8, High Street West in Uppingham is Grade II* listed. Uppingham is a small place of under 5,000 people, about 4,700 at the last figure. Among Uppingham's listed buildings is Elizabethan School Room (Grade I).
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Uppingham at the agreed hour. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Kelmarsh Hall is 19 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Return to Uppingham: 26.8 miles. From the Oxford base, Uppingham is 79.0 miles and 1 hour 47 minutes via the A34 and A43.
- Uppingham to Cottesbrooke Hall49 min, 26.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Cottesbrooke Hall to Uppingham49 min, 26.8 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.org8, High Street West, in central Uppingham, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukUppingham had about 4,700 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgElizabethan School Room, in central Uppingham, 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 Uppingham to Cottesbrooke Hall?
49 minutes (26.6 miles) via the A6003, A43 and A14 in clear traffic; the return is 49 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.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.