Hatfield House
Hatfield House from South Ockendon
A day out from South Ockendon to Hatfield House. The drive is 48 minutes (42.7 miles) via the M25, A1(M) and A1001. Between South Ockendon and the house you go through or past Waltham Cross, Welham Green and Colney Heath. Hatfield House is built in the Jacobean and Tudor style. Hatfield House is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Around 22,000 people live in South Ockendon (2021 figure). South Ockendon's nearest station by road is Ockendon (OCK), 4 minutes away. 0.5 miles from South Ockendon's centre stands Little Belhus, listed Grade II*.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in South Ockendon. The car brings you to the entrance of Hatfield House and stays close for the return. For lunch or tea, Offley Place Country House Hotel is 28 minutes away. Return to South Ockendon: 42.3 miles. Positioning from Oxford to South Ockendon is 1 hour 39 minutes, built into the booking.
- South Ockendon to Hatfield House48 min, 42.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Hatfield House to South Ockendon46 min, 42.3 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Hatfield House is built in the Jacobean and Tudor style.
Source: wikidata.orgHatfield House is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgSouth Ockendon had about 22,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to South Ockendon by road is Ockendon (OCK), about 4 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgLittle Belhus, 0.5 miles out from central South Ockendon, 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
How many miles is Hatfield House from South Ockendon?
42.7 miles via the M25, A1(M) and A1001, 48 minutes in clear traffic; 46 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.
Which way does the car go from South Ockendon?
Via the M25, A1(M) and A1001, passing Waltham Cross, Welham Green and Colney Heath; 42.7 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.
Our undertaking
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