Lullingstone Castle
Lullingstone Castle from Heathrow
Off a Heathrow flight and on to Lullingstone Castle. It is 56.8 miles by way of the M4, M25 and B2173; around an hour on clear roads. Tom Hart Dyke, the twentieth generation of his family on the estate, created The World Garden of plants there.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur waits in arrivals, with the car parked just outside the terminal. The executive saloon is matched to the size of the party. The chauffeur brings you to the entrance of Lullingstone Castle and stays close. For a longer stay, Canary Riverside Plaza London is 21.9 miles off. A second house, Eltham Palace and Gardens, is 11.9 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 Lullingstone Castle1 hr 1 min, 56.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Lullingstone Castle to Heathrow Airport1 hr 4 min, 58 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Tom Hart Dyke, the twentieth generation of his family on the estate, created The World Garden of plants there.
Source: lullingstonecastle.co.ukThe manor house and gatehouse, overlooking a 15-acre lake, were built in 1497 and have remained the home of one family.
Source: lullingstonecastle.co.ukThe grounds include a so-called Queen Anne's Bathhouse, an 18th-century ice house and the Norman parish church of St Botolph.
Source: lullingstonecastle.co.ukLullingstone Castle is a Grade II* listed building with a Grade II registered park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgLullingstone Castle is in Eynsford, Kent.
Source: wikidata.orgThe nearest railway station by road is Eynsford, roughly 10 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.orgMeasured by road, the nearest main airport is London Gatwick Airport, around 46 minutes and 35.0 miles away.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
Drive time, Heathrow to Lullingstone Castle?
Around an hour (56.8 miles) by way of the M4, M25 and B2173 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.
Could we go by train instead?
The nearest station by road is Eynsford, 10 minutes from the house; the car goes door to door.
Where could we stay nearby?
Canary Riverside Plaza London is around 44 minutes from Lullingstone Castle.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
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