Hatfield House
Hatfield House from Orpington
From Orpington to Hatfield House and home again. Allow 57 minutes; the route runs via the M25, A282 and A1(M). The route goes by Dartford, South Ockendon and Waltham Cross. Hatfield House is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Hatfield House dates to 1611. Church of All Saints in Orpington is Grade II* listed. The station at Orpington opened in 1868. Among Orpington's listed buildings is Orpington Priory (Grade II*).
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Orpington. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Offley Place Country House Hotel is 28 minutes away for lunch or tea. The way home to Orpington takes 57 minutes (54.5 miles). Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 35 minutes from Orpington via the A40, M40 and M25.
- Orpington to Hatfield House57 min, 54.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Hatfield House to Orpington57 min, 54.5 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Hatfield House is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgHatfield House dates to 1611.
Source: wikidata.orgChurch of All Saints, in central Orpington, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukOrpington station opened in 1868.
Source: wikidata.orgOrpington Priory, in central Orpington, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukHouse and gardens seasonal (currently closed for the season); park and woodland walks open weekends and bank holidays off-season
Source: hatfield-house.co.ukJacobean 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.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Orpington to Hatfield House?
57 minutes (54.8 miles) via the M25, A282 and A1(M) in clear traffic; the return is 57 minutes.
When is Hatfield House open?
Opening: house and gardens seasonal (currently closed for the season); park and woodland walks open weekends and bank holidays off-season.
Which way does the car go from Orpington?
Via the M25, A282 and A1(M), passing Dartford, South Ockendon and Waltham Cross; 54.8 miles in all.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Hatfield, 3 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
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