Scotney Castle
Scotney Castle from Heathrow
Off a Heathrow flight and on to Scotney Castle. Allow around an hour and 10 minutes each way by way of the M4 and M25. Visitors tour the later mansion house, where room guides are on hand and a video shows the upstairs rooms.
How the day runs
Your flight is tracked, and the chauffeur is waiting when you clear the hall. A luxury people-carrier suits the day for a bigger party or more luggage. At Scotney Castle you are dropped at the visitor entrance, and the car waits nearby. For a longer stay, The Spa Hotel is 10.1 miles off. Add Penshurst Place, around 31 minutes on, if there is time. Back to Heathrow takes around an hour and 12 minutes, and the car can drop you at the terminal for an evening flight.
- Heathrow Airport to Scotney Castle1 hr 10 min, 67.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Scotney Castle to Heathrow Airport1 hr 12 min, 67.9 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Visitors tour the later mansion house, where room guides are on hand and a video shows the upstairs rooms.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukScotney has a ruined medieval castle on its own moated island, set at the centre of Edward Hussey III's Picturesque garden.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukThe interior of the Old Castle is closed, but visitors can walk around it in the grounds.
Source: nationaltrust.org.ukScotney Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgThe nearest railway station by road is Frant, roughly 14 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.orgMeasured by road, the nearest main airport is London Gatwick Airport, around 53 minutes and 44.9 miles away.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
Drive time, Heathrow to Scotney Castle?
Around an hour and 10 minutes (67.9 miles) by way of the M4, M25 and A21 in clear traffic; the return is around an hour and 12 minutes.
What if the flight lands late?
The chauffeur tracks the flight and adjusts the meeting time.
When is the house open?
Opening days change through the year; check the house's own calendar before you travel.
Could we go by train instead?
The nearest station by road is Frant, 14 minutes from the house; the car goes door to door.
Our undertaking
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