Country houses
Penshurst Place: a chauffeured day
A chauffeured day at Penshurst Place. Sir John Devereux enclosed the manor with crenellated curtain walls and turrets in 1392, creating a defended manor house. State rooms including the Solar, Queen Elizabeth Room and Long Gallery hold family portraits, antique furniture and tapestries. Opening: the house is open daily from 11:30am to 4pm until 1 November 2026, the last day of the season; the house and gardens then close for the winter.
How the day runs
By road: Mayfair 1 hr 18 min, Heathrow 1 hr 2 min, Oxford 1 hr 47 min. The Spa Hotel is the nearest hotel on our list, 6.6 miles off. Chartwell is around 22 minutes on if you want a second house. While you visit, the car waits close by and is waiting when you come out.
- Mayfair, London to Penshurst Place1 hr 18 min, 37.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Heathrow Airport to Penshurst Place1 hr 2 min, 58 miles, in clear traffic
- Oxford to Penshurst Place1 hr 47 min, 100.2 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Sir John Devereux enclosed the manor with crenellated curtain walls and turrets in 1392, creating a defended manor house.
Source: penshurstplace.comState rooms including the Solar, Queen Elizabeth Room and Long Gallery hold family portraits, antique furniture and tapestries.
Source: penshurstplace.comPenshurst Place is in Penshurst, Kent.
Source: wikidata.orgThe nearest railway station by road is Penshurst, roughly 6 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.orgMeasured by road, the nearest main airport is London Gatwick Airport, around 46 minutes and 35.3 miles away.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
When is Penshurst Place open?
Opening: the house is open daily from 11:30am to 4pm until 1 November 2026, the last day of the season; the house and gardens then close for the winter.
Can we combine Penshurst Place with another house?
Chartwell is around 22 minutes away by road.
Which railway station is handiest?
Penshurst, 6 minutes by car.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.