Holdenby House
Holdenby House from Desborough
Holdenby House from Desborough, by chauffeur. Allow 32 minutes; the route runs via the B576, A14 and A508. Heading south-west from Desborough, the house is 18.5 miles away. The road runs straight out of Desborough with no other town on the way. Holdenby House has a Grade I listed park and garden and is Grade II* listed. Desborough belongs to Northamptonshire. The station at Market Harborough opened in 1850. Desborough's nearest station by road is Market Harborough (MHR), 10 minutes away.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Desborough. The car brings you to the entrance of Holdenby House and stays close for the return. For lunch or tea, The Carlton is 33 minutes away. The way home to Desborough takes 34 minutes (17.2 miles). Positioning from Oxford to Desborough is 1 hour 34 minutes, built into the booking.
- Desborough to Holdenby House32 min, 18.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Holdenby House to Desborough34 min, 17.2 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Holdenby House has a Grade I listed park and garden and is Grade II* listed.
Source: wikidata.orgDesborough is in Northamptonshire.
Source: wikidata.orgMarket Harborough station opened in 1850.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Desborough by road is Market Harborough (MHR), about 10 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgGardens and falconry centre open seasonally; currently closed for winter until 2027
Source: holdenby.comEstate 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.comPrivate house and garden group tours offered; tearoom in the Old Stableyard
Source: holdenby.com
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Questions
How many miles is Holdenby House from Desborough?
18.5 miles via the B576, A14 and A508, 32 minutes in clear traffic; 34 minutes back.
When is Holdenby House open?
Opening: gardens and falconry centre open seasonally; currently closed for winter until 2027.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
The Carlton, 33 minutes away from Holdenby House.
Can we add a second house?
Althorp is 15 minutes from Holdenby House.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
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- 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.