Sulgrave Manor
Sulgrave Manor from Wellingborough
Sulgrave Manor, with collection in Wellingborough. Allow 59 minutes; the route runs via the A45, A43 and B4525. Expect to pass Towcester en route. The house is south-west of Wellingborough as the crow flies. Sulgrave Manor is Grade I listed and has a Grade II listed park and garden. Wellingborough is classed as a market town. Wellingborough's population was put at about 55,000 in 2021. Tithe Barn in Wellingborough is Grade I listed.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Wellingborough. Opening: in season it opens Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays, 10:30am to 4pm (last entry 3pm), no booking needed; closed for winter, with private tours by email. At Sulgrave Manor you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. For lunch or tea, Villiers Hotel is 33 minutes away. The way home to Wellingborough takes 58 minutes (33.0 miles). Positioning from Oxford to Wellingborough is 1 hour 20 minutes, built into the booking.
- Wellingborough to Sulgrave Manor59 min, 35.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Sulgrave Manor to Wellingborough58 min, 33 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Sulgrave Manor is Grade I listed and has a Grade II listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgWellingborough is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgWellingborough had about 55,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgTithe Barn, in central Wellingborough, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukIn season it opens Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays, 10:30am to 4pm (last entry 3pm), no booking needed; closed for winter, with private tours by email
Source: sulgravemanor.org.ukManor built by ancestors of George Washington, preserved by UK and US donors.
Source: sulgravemanor.org.ukNo advance tickets needed; house entry on the hour with a short introductory talk.
Source: sulgravemanor.org.ukFree car park about 150 metres from Visitor Reception.
Source: sulgravemanor.org.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Wellingborough to Sulgrave Manor?
59 minutes (35.2 miles) via the A45, A43 and B4525 in clear traffic; the return is 58 minutes.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Villiers Hotel, 33 minutes away from Sulgrave Manor.
Can we add a second house?
Broughton Castle is 32 minutes from Sulgrave Manor.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
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