Rockingham Castle
Rockingham Castle from London
Rockingham Castle as a day trip from town. It is 89.5 miles by way of the M1, A43 and A6003; around an hour and 50 minutes on clear roads. The house is in Northamptonshire. The castle was built on the orders of William the Conqueror as a base for administration and hunting. The castle has been home to the Watson family for around 450 years.
The house’s opening arrangements are changing. Check its own website for the dates before you travel.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in London. The luxury people-carrier is matched to the size of the party. At Rockingham Castle you are dropped at the visitor entrance, and the car waits nearby. For a longer stay, Rushton Hall is 6.8 miles off. A second house, Deene Park, is 8.2 miles away. Back to Mayfair takes around an hour and 50 minutes.
- Mayfair, London to Rockingham Castle1 hr 50 min, 89.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Rockingham Castle to Mayfair, London1 hr 50 min, 89.6 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The castle was built on the orders of William the Conqueror as a base for administration and hunting.
Source: rockinghamcastle.comThe castle has been home to the Watson family for around 450 years.
Source: rockinghamcastle.comEdward I spent heavily modernising the castle, adding the surviving round towers in place of square ones.
Source: rockinghamcastle.comHenry VIII leased Rockingham to Edward Watson in 1544, who began turning the medieval castle into a Tudor home.
Source: rockinghamcastle.comRockingham Castle is in Rockingham, Northamptonshire.
Source: wikidata.orgRockingham Castle dates to 1000.
Source: wikidata.orgRockingham Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade II* listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgThe nearest railway station by road is Corby, roughly 9 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.org
Price this journey
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Questions
London to Rockingham Castle: how long by car?
Around an hour and 50 minutes (89.5 miles) by way of the M1, A43 and A6003 in clear traffic; the return is around an hour and 50 minutes.
Can you collect from a London hotel?
Yes: any London address. Mayfair to Rockingham Castle is around an hour and 50 minutes.
Can we add a second house?
Deene Park is around 19 minutes from Rockingham Castle.
When is the house open?
Opening: the castle opens to visitors in its season; outside it, it opens only for selected events and organised groups. For now: the castle has closed for the season and opens only for selected events or organised groups until it reopens.
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.