Holdenby House
Holdenby House from Kenilworth
Holdenby House, with collection in Kenilworth. Allow 53 minutes; the route runs via the A46, M6 and A428. The house is east of Kenilworth as the crow flies. Holdenby House has a Grade I listed park and garden and is Grade II* listed. Historic England lists Kenilworth Castle, 0.4 miles from Kenilworth's centre, at Grade I. One Kenilworth landmark is St Mary's Abbey, listed Grade I. Kenilworth station dates from 1844.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Kenilworth. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Pair it with Althorp, 15 minutes by road. Return to Kenilworth: 36.9 miles. From the Oxford base, Kenilworth is 56.7 miles and 1 hour 4 minutes via the A34 and M40.
- Kenilworth to Holdenby House53 min, 36.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Holdenby House to Kenilworth53 min, 36.9 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.orgKenilworth Castle, 0.4 miles out from central Kenilworth, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukSt Mary's Abbey, in central Kenilworth, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukKenilworth station opened in 1844.
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 Kenilworth to Holdenby House?
53 minutes (36.9 miles) via the A46, M6 and A428 in clear traffic; the return is 53 minutes.
When is Holdenby House open?
Opening: gardens and falconry centre open seasonally; currently closed for winter until 2027.
Can we add a second house?
Althorp is 15 minutes from Holdenby House.
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.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
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