Holdenby House
Holdenby House from Hinckley
Holdenby House, an easy day from Hinckley. It is 28.1 miles via the A5, M1 and A428, 44 minutes in clear traffic. The house is south-east of Hinckley as the crow flies. Expect to pass Lutterworth en route. Holdenby House has a Grade I listed park and garden and is Grade II* listed. Hinckley lies within Leicestershire. The station at Hinckley opened in 1861. For rail, Hinckley (HNK) is the nearest stop, about 3 minutes' drive.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Hinckley. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Pair it with Althorp, 15 minutes by road. Going home, allow 45 minutes to Hinckley. From the Oxford base, Hinckley is 74.6 miles and 1 hour 26 minutes via the A34 and M40.
- Hinckley to Holdenby House44 min, 28.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Holdenby House to Hinckley45 min, 28.4 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 is in Leicestershire.
Source: wikidata.orgHinckley station opened in 1861.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Hinckley by road is Hinckley (HNK), about 3 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
What drive time should we allow from Hinckley to Holdenby House?
44 minutes (28.1 miles) via the A5, M1 and A428 in clear traffic; the return is 45 minutes.
When is Holdenby House open?
Opening: gardens and falconry centre open seasonally; currently closed for winter until 2027.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Long Buckby, 14 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
The Carlton, 33 minutes away from Holdenby House.
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