Kelmarsh Hall
Kelmarsh Hall from Kempston
From Kempston to Kelmarsh Hall and home again. It is 36.0 miles via the A5141, A6 and A14, 54 minutes in clear traffic. On the way the car passes Rushden, Higham Ferrers and Irthlingborough. Kelmarsh Hall lies north-west of Kempston, in Northamptonshire. Kelmarsh Hall is Grade I listed and has a Grade II* listed park and garden. Kempston sits by the River Great Ouse. Kempston is a town of 20,000 to 50,000 people, about 21,000 at the last figure. The line through Bedford St Johns is the Marston Vale Line.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Kempston at the agreed hour. The chauffeur parks up near Kelmarsh Hall for as long as the visit takes. Lamport Hall is 7 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Going home, allow 54 minutes to Kempston. Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 20 minutes from Kempston via the A34, M40 and A421.
- Kempston to Kelmarsh Hall54 min, 36 miles, in clear traffic
- Kelmarsh Hall to Kempston54 min, 36 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Kelmarsh Hall is Grade I listed and has a Grade II* listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgKempston lies on or beside the River Great Ouse.
Source: wikidata.orgKempston had about 21,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgBedford St Johns station is on the Marston Vale Line.
Source: wikidata.org1 March to 29 October; hall Sun/Tue/Wed and Thursday mornings, gardens Tue-Thu and Sun, plus bank holidays
Source: kelmarsh.comGrade II* listed historic gardens with a walled garden noted for its dahlia collection
Source: kelmarsh.comRun by the Kelmarsh Trust, a registered charity
Source: kelmarsh.comNo pre-booking needed; pay or show Historic Houses/RHS membership at the visitor centre
Source: kelmarsh.com
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Questions
How many miles is Kelmarsh Hall from Kempston?
36.0 miles via the A5141, A6 and A14, 54 minutes in clear traffic; 54 minutes back.
When is Kelmarsh Hall open?
Opening: 1 March to 29 October; hall Sun/Tue/Wed and Thursday mornings, gardens Tue-Thu and Sun, plus bank holidays.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Market Harborough, 9 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
The Carlton, 24 minutes away from Kelmarsh Hall.
Our undertaking
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refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.