Holdenby House
Holdenby House from Wellingborough
From Wellingborough to Holdenby House and home again. 38 minutes each way, near enough, over 16.9 miles. Holdenby House lies west of Wellingborough. It is a direct run with no town of note in between. Holdenby House has a Grade I listed park and garden and is Grade II* listed. Trains call at Wellingborough, 3 minutes from Wellingborough by road. 0.6 miles from Wellingborough's centre stands Church of St Mary the Virgin, listed Grade I. The station at Wellingborough opened in 1857.
How the day runs
In Wellingborough, the chauffeur collects from wherever you are staying. Opening: gardens and falconry centre open seasonally; currently closed for winter until 2027. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Pair it with Althorp, 15 minutes by road. The way home to Wellingborough takes 36 minutes (16.1 miles). Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Wellingborough takes 1 hour 20 minutes.
- Wellingborough to Holdenby House38 min, 16.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Holdenby House to Wellingborough36 min, 16.1 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.orgThe closest National Rail station to Wellingborough by road is Wellingborough (WEL), about 3 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgChurch of St Mary the Virgin, 0.6 miles out from central Wellingborough, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukWellingborough station opened in 1857.
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 Wellingborough to Holdenby House?
38 minutes (16.9 miles) via the A4500, A5076 and A5199 in clear traffic; the return is 36 minutes.
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.
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