Lullingstone Castle
Lullingstone Castle from London
Lullingstone Castle as a day trip from town. Allow around an hour and 5 minutes each way by way of the A302 and A2. The house is in Kent. The manor house and gatehouse, overlooking a 15-acre lake, were built in 1497 and have remained the home of one family. It is a Grade II* listed building with a Grade II registered park and garden.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in London. A luxury people-carrier suits the day for a bigger party or more luggage. The chauffeur brings you to the entrance of Lullingstone Castle and stays close. Canary Riverside Plaza London is around 44 minutes away for lunch or a night. Add Eltham Palace and Gardens, around 29 minutes on, if there is time. Back to Mayfair takes around an hour and 5 minutes.
- Mayfair, London to Lullingstone Castle1 hr 5 min, 22.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Lullingstone Castle to Mayfair, London1 hr 5 min, 22.3 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The manor house and gatehouse, overlooking a 15-acre lake, were built in 1497 and have remained the home of one family.
Source: lullingstonecastle.co.ukLullingstone Castle is a Grade II* listed building with a Grade II registered park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgTom Hart Dyke, the twentieth generation of his family on the estate, created The World Garden of plants there.
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 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
London to Lullingstone Castle: how long by car?
Around an hour and 5 minutes (22.8 miles) by way of the A302, A2 and A20 in clear traffic; the return is around an hour and 5 minutes.
Can you collect from a London hotel?
Yes: any London address. Mayfair to Lullingstone Castle is around an hour and 5 minutes.
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
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