Country houses
Hatfield House: a chauffeured day
Hatfield House, Hertfordshire. London Luton Airport is the nearest of the main airports by road, about 33 minutes' drive (12.5 miles). Jacobean house with state rooms, paintings, furniture and tapestries. Surviving Banqueting Hall of the Tudor Old Palace where Elizabeth I spent her childhood. Opening: house and gardens seasonal (currently closed for the season); park and woodland walks open weekends and bank holidays off-season.
How the day runs
From Mayfair it is about 46 minutes via the A41, A1 and A1001; from Heathrow about 37 minutes; from Oxford about an hour and 12 minutes. For lunch or an overnight stay, Offley Place Country House Hotel is about 28 minutes away, and Shaw's Corner is about 20 minutes further on if you want a second house in the day. The chauffeur waits on the estate or nearby while you walk the house and gardens.
- Mayfair, London to Hatfield House46 min, 21.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Heathrow Airport to Hatfield House37 min, 32.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Oxford to Hatfield House1 hr 12 min, 63.8 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Jacobean house with state rooms, paintings, furniture and tapestries
Source: hatfield-house.co.ukSurviving Banqueting Hall of the Tudor Old Palace where Elizabeth I spent her childhood
Source: hatfield-house.co.ukOver 1,000 acres of woodland and parkland, about 25 minutes from London by train
Source: hatfield-house.co.ukFree visitor parking in the Coach and Visitor Car Park, reached via George's Gate
Source: hatfield-house.co.ukEstate has been used as a film location
Source: hatfield-house.co.ukOpening: House and gardens seasonal (currently closed for the season); park and woodland walks open weekends and bank holidays off-season.
Source: hatfield-house.co.ukHatfield House dates to 1611.
Source: wikidata.orgHatfield House is built in the Jacobean and Tudor style.
Source: wikidata.org
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Journeys to and from Hatfield House
- London 46 min
- Heathrow 37 min
- Oxford 1 hr 12 min
- Hatfield 5 min
- Welwyn Garden City 10 min
- Hertford 13 min
- Potters Bar 14 min
- Stevenage 15 min
- St Albans 16 min
- Borehamwood 17 min
- Chipping Barnet 17 min
- Kings Langley 20 min
- Edgware 20 min
- Ware 20 min
- Waltham Cross 21 min
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Questions
Is Hatfield House open to visitors?
Opening: house and gardens seasonal (currently closed for the season); park and woodland walks open weekends and bank holidays off-season.
Can you combine Hatfield House with another house?
Shaw's Corner is about 20 minutes away by road.
Which station is nearest?
Hatfield, about 3 minutes by road.
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.