Down House
Down House from Heathrow
Off a Heathrow flight and on to Down House. The drive is around 59 minutes over 56.5 miles by way of the M4, M25 and A21. The house was built in the early eighteenth century and extensively modernised in the later eighteenth century.
How the day runs
Your flight is tracked, and the chauffeur is waiting when you clear the hall. The executive saloon is matched to the size of the party. At Down House you are dropped at the visitor entrance, and the car waits nearby. For a longer stay, Nutfield Priory is 24.8 miles off. A second house, Titsey Place, is 7.3 miles away. Back to Heathrow takes around an hour, and the car can drop you at the terminal for an evening flight.
- Heathrow Airport to Down House59 min, 56.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Down House to Heathrow Airport1 hr 2 min, 57.8 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The house was built in the early eighteenth century and extensively modernised in the later eighteenth century.
Source: english-heritage.org.ukDown House was the family home of Charles Darwin, who lived and worked there for 40 years and wrote On the Origin of Species.
Source: english-heritage.org.ukThe Darwins moved in on 24 September 1842, and the architect Edward Cresy later extended the house for them.
Source: english-heritage.org.ukThe extensive gardens served as Darwin's outdoor laboratory, including the Sandwalk and a greenhouse.
Source: english-heritage.org.ukThe nearest railway station by road is Hayes, roughly 12 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.orgMeasured by road, the nearest main airport is London Gatwick Airport, around 44 minutes and 34.9 miles away.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
Drive time, Heathrow to Down House?
Around 59 minutes (56.5 miles) by way of the M4, M25 and A21 in clear traffic; the return is around an hour.
What if the flight lands late?
The chauffeur tracks the flight and adjusts the meeting time.
Could we go by train instead?
The nearest station by road is Hayes, 12 minutes from the house; the car goes door to door.
Where could we stay nearby?
Nutfield Priory is around 38 minutes from Down House.
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.