Hatfield House
Hatfield House from Watlington
Hatfield House, with collection in Watlington. Allow 54 minutes; the route runs via the M40, M25 and A414. The house is east of Watlington as the crow flies. The route goes by Flackwell Heath, Loudwater and Wooburn Green. Hatfield House is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Hatfield House dates to 1611. One Watlington landmark is Church of St Leonard, listed Grade II*. Historic England lists Watlington's East End House at Grade II*. Watlington is a small place of under 5,000 people, about 2,700 at the last figure.
How the day runs
The day starts at your Watlington address. Opening: house and gardens seasonal (currently closed for the season); park and woodland walks open weekends and bank holidays off-season. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. For lunch or tea, Offley Place Country House Hotel is 28 minutes away. Going home, allow 53 minutes to Watlington. Positioning from Oxford to Watlington is 33 minutes, built into the booking.
- Watlington to Hatfield House54 min, 48.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Hatfield House to Watlington53 min, 48.8 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 St Leonard, in central Watlington, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukEast End House, in central Watlington, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukWatlington had about 2,700 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
What drive time should we allow from Watlington to Hatfield House?
54 minutes (48.4 miles) via the M40, M25 and A414 in clear traffic; the return is 53 minutes.
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.
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.