Kelmarsh Hall
Kelmarsh Hall from Wigston
From Wigston to Kelmarsh Hall and home again. The drive is 31 minutes (17.7 miles) via the A6, B6047 and A508. Between Wigston and the house you go through or past Market Harborough. Kelmarsh Hall is Grade I listed and has a Grade II* listed park and garden. Among Wigston's listed buildings is 42 and 44, Bushloe End (Grade II*). Trains call at South Wigston, 6 minutes from Wigston by road. Wigston is in Leicestershire.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Wigston at the agreed hour. Opening: 1 March to 29 October; hall Sun/Tue/Wed and Thursday mornings, gardens Tue-Thu and Sun, plus bank holidays. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. For lunch or tea, The Carlton is 24 minutes away. The way home to Wigston takes 31 minutes (17.7 miles). Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 35 minutes from Wigston via the A34, A43 and M1.
- Wigston to Kelmarsh Hall31 min, 17.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Kelmarsh Hall to Wigston31 min, 17.7 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.org42 and 44, Bushloe End, in central Wigston, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Wigston by road is South Wigston (SWS), about 6 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgWigston is in Leicestershire.
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
What drive time should we allow from Wigston to Kelmarsh Hall?
31 minutes (17.7 miles) via the A6, B6047 and A508 in clear traffic; the return is 31 minutes.
Can we add a second house?
Lamport Hall is 7 minutes from Kelmarsh Hall.
Which way does the car go from Wigston?
Via the A6, B6047 and A508, passing Market Harborough; 17.7 miles in all.
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