Knole House
Knole House from Heathrow
Off a Heathrow flight and on to Knole House. The drive is around 57 minutes over 50.9 miles by way of the M4, M25 and A224. Through winter, visitors can still see the King's Room, Cartoon Gallery, Reynolds Room, Ballroom, Great Stairs and Great Hall. It is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden.
How the day runs
Your flight is tracked, and the chauffeur is waiting when you clear the hall. The executive saloon is matched to the size of the party. At Knole House you are dropped at the visitor entrance, and the car waits nearby. The Spa Hotel is around 30 minutes away for lunch or a night. A second house, Ightham Mote, is 6.8 miles away. Back to Heathrow takes around an hour, and the car can drop you at the terminal for an evening flight.
- Heathrow Airport to Knole House57 min, 50.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Knole House to Heathrow Airport1 hr, 51.1 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Through winter, visitors can still see the King's Room, Cartoon Gallery, Reynolds Room, Ballroom, Great Stairs and Great Hall.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukKnole House is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgKnole is a 600-year-old estate of courtyards, showrooms, a Gatehouse Tower and wide parkland near Sevenoaks.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukVisitors can see the Royal Oak Foundation Conservation Studio on Wednesdays through Saturdays.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukTours of Knole's attic spaces and visits to Lord Sackville's private garden can be booked.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukKnole House is in Sevenoaks, Kent.
Source: wikidata.orgThe nearest railway station by road is Sevenoaks, roughly 12 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.orgMeasured by road, the nearest main airport is London Gatwick Airport, around 41 minutes and 28.2 miles away.
Source: wikidata.org
Price this journey
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Questions
Heathrow to Knole House: how long by car?
Around 57 minutes (50.9 miles) by way of the M4, M25 and A224 in clear traffic; the return is around an hour.
What if the flight lands late?
The chauffeur tracks the flight and adjusts the meeting time.
When is the house open?
Opening: showrooms and Gatehouse Tower open 11am to 4pm; the park is open dawn to dusk; the conservation studio opens Wednesday to Saturday.
Could we go by train instead?
The nearest station by road is Sevenoaks, 12 minutes from the house; the car goes door to door.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
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refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.