Hatfield House
Hatfield House from St Albans
Hatfield House, an easy day from St Albans. Allow 16 minutes; the route runs via the A1081, A414 and B6426. Between St Albans and the house you go through or past London Colney and Colney Heath. Hatfield House lies east of St Albans. Hatfield House is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Hatfield House dates to 1611. Clock Tower in St Albans is Grade I listed. One St Albans landmark is St Albans Cathedral, listed Grade I. St Albans lies within Hertfordshire.
How the day runs
In St Albans, the chauffeur collects from wherever you are staying. At Hatfield House you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Shaw's Corner is 20 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Return to St Albans: 6.1 miles. Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 3 minutes from St Albans via the A40, M40 and M25.
- St Albans to Hatfield House16 min, 7.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Hatfield House to St Albans16 min, 6.1 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.orgClock Tower, in central St Albans, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukSt Albans Cathedral, in central St Albans, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukSt Albans is in Hertfordshire.
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
What drive time should we allow from St Albans to Hatfield House?
16 minutes (7.6 miles) via the A1081, A414 and B6426 in clear traffic; the return is 16 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.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Offley Place Country House Hotel, 28 minutes away from Hatfield House.
Can we add a second house?
Shaw's Corner is 20 minutes from Hatfield House.
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