Dorney Court
Dorney Court from Hitchin
Visiting Dorney Court? The car starts in Hitchin. Allow 57 minutes; the route runs via the A1(M), M25 and M4. Dorney Court lies south-west of Hitchin, in Buckinghamshire. Expect to pass Stevenage, Knebworth and Welwyn en route. Dorney Court is Grade I listed. One Hitchin landmark is 8-12, Market Place, listed Grade II*. For rail, Hitchin (HIT) is the nearest stop, about 3 minutes' drive. One Hitchin landmark is The Priory, listed Grade I.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Hitchin. At Dorney Court you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Pair it with Cliveden, 14 minutes by road. Return to Hitchin: 53.3 miles. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 24 minutes from Hitchin.
- Hitchin to Dorney Court57 min, 54.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Dorney Court to Hitchin56 min, 53.3 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Dorney Court is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.uk8-12, Market Place, in central Hitchin, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Hitchin by road is Hitchin (HIT), about 3 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgThe Priory, in central Hitchin, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukPublic open afternoons on selected days in May, every day in June and late August; private group visits by appointment year-round
Source: dorneycourt.co.ukEarly Tudor manor of about 1440, Grade I listed, home of the Palmer family for 500 years.
Source: dorneycourt.co.ukHouse visits are guided tours of about an hour; specialist Connoisseurs' Tours also offered.
Source: dorneycourt.co.ukOn-site parking included with admission, entered from Court Lane, Dorney.
Source: dorneycourt.co.uk
Price this journey
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Hitchin to Dorney Court?
57 minutes (54.4 miles) via the A1(M), M25 and M4 in clear traffic; the return is 56 minutes.
When is Dorney Court open?
Opening: public open afternoons on selected days in May, every day in June and late August; private group visits by appointment year-round.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
The Castle Hotel, 13 minutes away from Dorney Court.
Can we add a second house?
Cliveden is 14 minutes from Dorney Court.
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.