Wrest Park
Wrest Park from Finedon
From Finedon to Wrest Park and home again. The drive is 50 minutes (29.0 miles) via the A6, A600 and A5141. The route goes by Irthlingborough, Higham Ferrers and Rushden. Wrest Park is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Wrest Park is looked after by the English Heritage. Church of St Mary the Virgin in Finedon is Grade I listed. By car, Wellingborough station is 7 minutes from Finedon. With about 4,500 residents, Finedon is a small place of under 5,000 people.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Finedon. Opening: open daily (currently 10am-4pm). You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. The Bull Hotel is 10 minutes away for lunch or tea. Return to Finedon: 29.0 miles. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Finedon takes 1 hour 27 minutes.
- Finedon to Wrest Park50 min, 29 miles, in clear traffic
- Wrest Park to Finedon51 min, 29 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Wrest Park is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgWrest Park is looked after by the English Heritage.
Source: wikidata.orgChurch of St Mary the Virgin, in central Finedon, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Finedon by road is Wellingborough (WEL), about 7 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgFinedon had about 4,500 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgOpen daily (currently 10am-4pm)
Source: english-heritage.org.uk19th-century mansion in French chateau style; richly decorated but unfurnished state rooms open
Source: english-heritage.org.ukGardens span around 300 years of design, including the Long Water, Archer Pavilion, Bath House and Chinese Temple
Source: english-heritage.org.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Finedon to Wrest Park?
50 minutes (29.0 miles) via the A6, A600 and A5141 in clear traffic; the return is 51 minutes.
Can we add a second house?
Ascott House is 38 minutes from Wrest Park.
Which way does the car go from Finedon?
Via the A6, A600 and A5141, passing Irthlingborough, Higham Ferrers and Rushden; 29.0 miles in all.
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