Holdenby House
Holdenby House from Oxford
An Oxford day out to Holdenby House. The drive is about an hour and 20 minutes and 52.8 miles, by the A34, M40 and A43. You are heading into Northamptonshire. Private house and garden group tours offered; tearoom in the Old Stableyard. By road, the closest National Rail station is Long Buckby (LBK), about 14 minutes' drive.
How the day runs
In Oxford, the car collects from wherever you are staying. The luxury people-carrier is chosen to fit the party. At Holdenby House the car sets you down by the visitor entrance and waits. The nearest hotel on our list, The Carlton, is 19.0 miles off. Pair it with Althorp, about 15 minutes by road. The way back to Oxford is about an hour and 19 minutes.
- Oxford to Holdenby House1 hr 20 min, 52.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Holdenby House to Oxford1 hr 19 min, 52.5 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Private house and garden group tours offered; tearoom in the Old Stableyard
Source: holdenby.comBy road, the closest National Rail station is Long Buckby (LBK), about 14 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgEstate welcomes visitors to its gardens and falconry centre
Source: holdenby.comOnce Elizabethan England's greatest house, later a royal palace and prison of King Charles I
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 has a Grade I listed park and garden and is Grade II* listed.
Source: wikidata.orgHoldenby House lies in Northamptonshire.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
How far is Holdenby House from Oxford?
About an hour and 20 minutes (52.8 miles) via the A34, M40 and A43 in clear traffic; the return is about an hour and 19 minutes.
Can we add a second house?
Althorp is about 15 minutes from Holdenby House.
Is Oxford your base?
Yes. Ravensley works from Oxford, so there is no positioning leg on an Oxford start.
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.