Stoneleigh Abbey
Stoneleigh Abbey from Desborough
A day out from Desborough to Stoneleigh Abbey. It is 40.4 miles via the A14, M6 and A46, 59 minutes in clear traffic. The road runs straight out of Desborough with no other town on the way. Stoneleigh Abbey is Grade I listed and has a Grade II* listed park and garden. Stoneleigh Abbey dates to 1101. Northamptonshire is Desborough's county. Desborough's population was put at about 12,000 in 2021. Among Desborough's listed buildings is Anglican and Methodist Church of St Giles (Grade I).
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Desborough at the agreed hour. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Pair it with Charlecote Park, 31 minutes by road. Back to Desborough is roughly 1 hour. Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 34 minutes from Desborough via the A34, M40 and A43.
- Desborough to Stoneleigh Abbey59 min, 40.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Stoneleigh Abbey to Desborough1 hr, 41 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Stoneleigh Abbey is Grade I listed and has a Grade II* listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgStoneleigh Abbey dates to 1101.
Source: wikidata.orgDesborough is in Northamptonshire.
Source: wikidata.orgDesborough had about 12,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgAnglican and Methodist Church of St Giles, in central Desborough, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukGrounds open Sunday to Thursday; closed Fridays and Saturdays for private events; house by guided tour
Source: stoneleighabbey.ukFounded as a Cistercian abbey in 1154 and seat of the Leigh family for over 400 years
Source: stoneleighabbey.ukPast guests include Jane Austen, Charles I and Queen Victoria
Source: stoneleighabbey.uk
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Questions
How many miles is Stoneleigh Abbey from Desborough?
40.4 miles via the A14, M6 and A46, 59 minutes in clear traffic; roughly 1 hour back.
When is Stoneleigh Abbey open?
Opening: grounds open Sunday to Thursday; closed Fridays and Saturdays for private events; house by guided tour.
Can we add a second house?
Charlecote Park is 31 minutes from Stoneleigh Abbey.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Kenilworth, 17 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
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.