Hatfield House
Hatfield House from Shefford
A day out from Shefford to Hatfield House. The drive is 34 minutes (26.6 miles) via the A507, A1(M) and A1000. Between Shefford and the house you go through or past Henlow, Stotfold and Baldock. Hatfield House dates to 1611. Hatfield House is built in the Jacobean and Tudor style. Arlesey station dates from 1850. Arlesey is the closest railway station to Shefford, 11 minutes by car. Some 7,300 people call Shefford home.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Shefford. At Hatfield House you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Offley Place Country House Hotel is 28 minutes away for lunch or tea. Return to Shefford: 26.5 miles. Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 33 minutes from Shefford via the A34, A421 and A507.
- Shefford to Hatfield House34 min, 26.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Hatfield House to Shefford34 min, 26.5 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Hatfield House dates to 1611.
Source: wikidata.orgHatfield House is built in the Jacobean and Tudor style.
Source: wikidata.orgArlesey station opened in 1850.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Shefford by road is Arlesey (ARL), about 11 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgShefford had about 7,300 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgHouse 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
How many miles is Hatfield House from Shefford?
26.6 miles via the A507, A1(M) and A1000, 34 minutes in clear traffic; 34 minutes back.
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.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Hatfield, 3 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Offley Place Country House Hotel, 28 minutes away from Hatfield House.
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