Holdenby House
Holdenby House from Wolverton
Holdenby House, with collection in Wolverton. The drive is 46 minutes (24.3 miles) via the A508, M1 and A428. The road runs straight out of Wolverton with no other town on the way. Holdenby House has a Grade I listed park and garden and is Grade II* listed. Historic England lists Holy Trinity Church, 0.8 miles from Wolverton's centre, at Grade II*. Wolverton station dates from 1881. Church of St George the Martyr in Wolverton is Grade II* listed.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Wolverton at the agreed hour. 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 46 minutes to Wolverton. The car sets out from Oxford, 42.5 miles from Wolverton.
- Wolverton to Holdenby House46 min, 24.3 miles, in clear traffic
- Holdenby House to Wolverton46 min, 24.4 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.orgHoly Trinity Church, 0.8 miles out from central Wolverton, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukWolverton station opened in 1881.
Source: wikidata.orgChurch of St George the Martyr, in central Wolverton, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukGardens 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 Wolverton?
24.3 miles via the A508, M1 and A428, 46 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.
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.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
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refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.