Holdenby House
Holdenby House from Raunds
A day out from Raunds to Holdenby House. 47 minutes each way, near enough, over 26.4 miles. Between Raunds and the house you go through or past Higham Ferrers and Irchester. Heading west from Raunds, the house is 26.4 miles away. Holdenby House has a Grade I listed park and garden and is Grade II* listed. Wellingborough station dates from 1857. Wellingborough is the closest railway station to Raunds, 17 minutes by car. Raunds is a town of 10,000 to 20,000 people, about 10,000 at the last figure.
How the day runs
The day starts at your Raunds address. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Althorp is 15 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. The way home to Raunds takes 46 minutes (26.1 miles). From the Oxford base, Raunds is 67.6 miles and 1 hour 30 minutes via the A34 and A43.
- Raunds to Holdenby House47 min, 26.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Holdenby House to Raunds46 min, 26.1 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.orgWellingborough station opened in 1857.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Raunds by road is Wellingborough (WEL), about 17 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgRaunds had about 10,000 residents in 2021.
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 Raunds?
26.4 miles via the A45, A43 and A5076, 47 minutes in clear traffic; 46 minutes back.
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.
Which way does the car go from Raunds?
Via the A45, A43 and A5076, passing Higham Ferrers and Irchester; 26.4 miles in all.
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