Holdenby House
Holdenby House from Earl Shilton
Holdenby House, an easy day from Earl Shilton. The drive is 52 minutes (31.3 miles) via the A5, M1 and A428. The route goes by Hinckley and Lutterworth. Holdenby House has a Grade I listed park and garden and is Grade II* listed. The Birmingham–Peterborough line serves Hinckley. With about 11,000 residents, Earl Shilton is a town of 10,000 to 20,000 people. Leicestershire is Earl Shilton's county.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Earl Shilton. The chauffeur parks up near Holdenby House for as long as the visit takes. Althorp is 15 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Back to Earl Shilton is 52 minutes. From the Oxford base, Earl Shilton is 78.5 miles and 1 hour 33 minutes via the A34 and M40.
- Earl Shilton to Holdenby House52 min, 31.3 miles, in clear traffic
- Holdenby House to Earl Shilton52 min, 31.5 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.orgHinckley station is on the Birmingham–Peterborough line.
Source: wikidata.orgEarl Shilton had about 11,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgEarl Shilton is in Leicestershire.
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 Earl Shilton?
31.3 miles via the A5, M1 and A428, 52 minutes in clear traffic; 52 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
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.