Holdenby House
Holdenby House from Shirley
Holdenby House, an easy day from Shirley. It is 49.5 miles via the M42, M6 and A428, roughly 1 hour in clear traffic. On the way the car passes Exhall. Holdenby House has a Grade I listed park and garden and is Grade II* listed. Shirley is a West Midlands town. Shirley is the closest railway station to Shirley, 4 minutes by car. Shirley is some 145 m above sea level.
How the day runs
In Shirley, the chauffeur collects from wherever you are staying. The car brings you to the entrance of Holdenby House and stays close for the return. The Carlton is 33 minutes away for lunch or tea. Going home, allow 58 minutes to Shirley. From the Oxford base, Shirley is 65.1 miles and 1 hour 10 minutes via the A34 and M40.
- Shirley to Holdenby House1 hr, 49.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Holdenby House to Shirley58 min, 48.2 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.orgShirley is in West Midlands.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Shirley by road is Shirley (SRL), about 4 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgShirley stands about 145 metres above sea level.
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 Shirley to Holdenby House?
Roughly 1 hour (49.5 miles) via the M42, M6 and A428 in clear traffic; the return is 58 minutes.
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.