Lamport Hall
Lamport Hall from Kempston
Lamport Hall, with collection in Kempston. Allow 54 minutes; the route runs via the A421, M1 and A508. The route goes by Marston Moretaine and Northampton. Lamport Hall is Grade I listed and has a Grade II listed park and garden. Water here means the River Great Ouse, which passes Kempston. Some 21,000 people call Kempston home. Trains call at Bedford St Johns, 4 minutes from Kempston by road.
How the day runs
In Kempston, the chauffeur collects from wherever you are staying. Opening: when open, house Wednesdays and Thursdays from April; garden history tours first Wednesday and Thursday of month April to September. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. For lunch or tea, The Carlton is 28 minutes away. Going home, allow 54 minutes to Kempston. From the Oxford base, Kempston is 58.6 miles and 1 hour 20 minutes via the A34 and M40.
- Kempston to Lamport Hall54 min, 38.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Lamport Hall to Kempston54 min, 38.6 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Lamport 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.orgThe closest National Rail station to Kempston by road is Bedford St Johns (BSJ), about 4 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgWhen open, house Wednesdays and Thursdays from April; garden history tours first Wednesday and Thursday of month April to September
Source: lamporthall.co.ukHome of the Isham family for over four centuries
Source: lamporthall.co.ukAbout 10 acres of gardens set within a park
Source: lamporthall.co.ukHouse seen by guided tour at 11am on open days; places first come, first served, not bookable
Source: lamporthall.co.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Kempston to Lamport Hall?
54 minutes (38.8 miles) via the A421, M1 and A508 in clear traffic; the return is 54 minutes.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
The Carlton, 28 minutes away from Lamport Hall.
Can we add a second house?
Kelmarsh Hall is 7 minutes from Lamport Hall.
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