Holdenby House
Holdenby House from Heathrow Airport
Straight from Heathrow to Holdenby House. Allow about an hour and 21 minutes; the route follows the M4, M25 and M1 for 76.6 miles. This is a country house in Northamptonshire. Once Elizabethan England's greatest house, later a royal palace and prison of King Charles I. It has a Grade I listed park and garden and is Grade II* listed.
How the day runs
The chauffeur follows the flight and is waiting in arrivals, so the day starts as you clear the hall. The luxury people-carrier is chosen to fit the party. The chauffeur brings you to the entrance of Holdenby House and stays close for the return. For a longer stay, The Carlton sits about 33 minutes from the estate. Althorp is about 15 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. The way back to Heathrow Airport is about an hour and 24 minutes — and the car can drop you at the terminal for an evening flight.
- Heathrow Airport to Holdenby House1 hr 21 min, 76.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Holdenby House to Heathrow Airport1 hr 24 min, 77.2 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Once Elizabethan England's greatest house, later a royal palace and prison of King Charles I
Source: holdenby.comHoldenby House has a Grade I listed park and garden and is Grade II* listed.
Source: wikidata.orgEstate welcomes visitors to its gardens and falconry centre
Source: holdenby.comPrivate house and garden group tours offered; tearoom in the Old Stableyard
Source: holdenby.comEstate is offered as a film and TV location
Source: holdenby.comOpening: Gardens and falconry centre open seasonally; currently closed for winter until 2027.
Source: holdenby.comHoldenby House lies in Northamptonshire.
Source: wikidata.orgBy road, the closest National Rail station is Long Buckby (LBK), about 14 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
How far is Holdenby House from Heathrow Airport?
About an hour and 21 minutes (76.6 miles) via the M4, M25 and M1 in clear traffic; the return is about an hour and 24 minutes.
When is the house open?
Opening: gardens and falconry centre open seasonally; currently closed for winter until 2027.
Is the train an alternative?
The nearest station by road is Long Buckby, 14 minutes from the house; a car goes door to door.
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