Holdenby House
Holdenby House from Kettering
Holdenby House, with collection in Kettering. Allow 39 minutes; the route runs via the A43, A14 and A508. Holdenby House lies south-west of Kettering. The route goes by Rothwell. Holdenby House has a Grade I listed park and garden and is Grade II* listed. Carey House in Kettering is Grade II* listed. Historic England lists Kettering's Church of St Peter and St Paul at Grade I. Kettering is a Northamptonshire town.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Kettering. The car brings you to the entrance of Holdenby House and stays close for the return. Althorp is 15 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Back to Kettering is 39 minutes. Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 33 minutes from Kettering via the A34, A43 and A45.
- Kettering to Holdenby House39 min, 22.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Holdenby House to Kettering39 min, 21.1 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.orgCarey House, in central Kettering, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukChurch of St Peter and St Paul, in central Kettering, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukKettering is in Northamptonshire.
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 Kettering to Holdenby House?
39 minutes (22.5 miles) via the A43, A14 and A508 in clear traffic; the return is 39 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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