Holdenby House
Holdenby House from Thrapston
Holdenby House, with collection in Thrapston. Allow 46 minutes; the route runs via the A6116, A14 and A508. The route goes by Rothwell. The house is west of Thrapston as the crow flies. Holdenby House has a Grade I listed park and garden and is Grade II* listed. Corby station dates from 1879. Corby (COR) is the station to know: 17 minutes by road. With about 7,200 residents, Thrapston is a small town of 5,000 to 10,000 people.
How the day runs
The day starts at your Thrapston address. 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 47 minutes to Thrapston. Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 32 minutes from Thrapston via the A34, A43 and A45.
- Thrapston to Holdenby House46 min, 30.3 miles, in clear traffic
- Holdenby House to Thrapston47 min, 29 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.orgCorby station opened in 1879.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Thrapston by road is Corby (COR), about 17 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgThrapston had about 7,200 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
What drive time should we allow from Thrapston to Holdenby House?
46 minutes (30.3 miles) via the A6116, A14 and A508 in clear traffic; the return is 47 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.
Which way does the car go from Thrapston?
Via the A6116, A14 and A508, passing Rothwell; 30.3 miles in all.
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