Your Visit
Plan your day out
Experience 900 years of exciting and turbulent history in the heart of Northamptonshire.
Our hands-on approach to bringing history to life makes Delapré Abbey a unique family day out. Play, explore, and touch every object in the historic rooms. Try on a helmet, fire a bow and arrow and create a crest!
Enjoy award-winning dining at Hibiscus, relax at The Orangery café, wander through the tranquil Walled Garden, or explore 550 acres of beautiful parkland. The opportunities to explore, relax, and unwind are endless.
Opening Times
The House
The house is open for general admission from 11am-4pm (last entry at 3pm) on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Sundays, and Bank Holiday Mondays.
The Orangery Café
The Orangery café is open:
Mon-Fri: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Sat-Sun: 9am – 5pm
Hibiscus
Award-winning restaurant Hibiscus is open Thursday to Saturday from 6:30pm.
Secondhand Bookshop
Our secondhand bookshop is open daily 9.30am – 3.30pm.
Access is via the Stable Block and the Walled Garden.
Gift Shop
Our onsite Gift Shop is open between Wednesday and Sunday, 11am-1:30pm.
Walled Garden
The Walled Garden is open to visitors daily from 8am-3pm.
The Walled Garden is currently closed while essential work takes place to keep the space safe for everyone to enjoy.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
How to find us
Delapré Abbey is located within the 500 acre landscape of Delapré Park, in the county of Northamptonshire in the East Midlands. If you require help with travelling to Delapré Abbey, please call us on 01604 760817.
By bicycle
There are dedicated cycle paths around Delapré Abbey. The main path leading to the Abbey is accessible from the A508.
We have a number of cycle racks to secure your bike during your visit.
By car
Only a six minute drive from Junction 15 of the M1, Delapré Abbey is easily accessible whether you’re travelling from the North or South.
From J15 simply follow the A45 north towards the town centre and you’ll find Delapré Abbey located just off the A45 on London Road (A508).
From central Northampton, take the A508 southbound towards the M1 junction 15. The Abbey is on a turning to your left/east about 1 mile from the town centre.
Please be aware that the drive leading to Delapré Abbey is a single lane only, with several passing places. Parking is not permitted anywhere on the driveway.
Free car parking is available for visitors (as well as over-flow capacity for large events) with priority disabled parking for blue badge holders.
The postcode for Delapré Abbey is NN4 8AW however please take note that some satnavs do not read this address correctly so we suggest you check before you travel.
By bus
The Abbey is also within easy reach by bus. There is a bus stop at the entrance to Delapré Abbey on London Road (A508) with various routes stopping regularly including 7, 33, 88, X6 and X7. For timetables, visit Stagecoach Midlands or click here.
By train
Northampton Railway Station is only a 30 minute walk or 10 minute drive away. Trains arrive from London Euston and Birmingham New Street at least once an hour and there are taxi points directly outside the station.
By coach
If you are travelling by coach for a specific visit with a party or group, there is designated coach parking available within the car park. We highly recommend pre-booking this in advance of your visit.
Looking to stay?
Take a look at our nearby hotels…
Abbey Cottage
Marriott Northampton
Hilton Northampton
Mercure Hotel
Parking
Free car parking is available for visitors (as well as over-flow capacity for large events) with priority disabled parking for blue badge holders.
Please note that there may be a charge for parking for some large-scale events. This is to cover the cost of parking marshals during the event and any associated costs of protecting our green spaces before, during and after.
Parking is not permitted anywhere on the driveway.
The Gardens
The Abbey is set within the remains of the formal and semi-formal gardens which were once the pride and joy of the Tate and Bouverie families.
There’s a large walled garden, superb specimen trees in the understated arboretum, the hidden remains of a splendid water garden and the south lawn which stretches out to the ha-ha which separates the lawn from the 500 acres of the wider parkland and the golf course beyond.
There’s so much to see from the colourful flowers to the ancient trees and mature shrubs carefully tended by the gardener, grounds maintenance teams and of course our many volunteers.
Read more
Bring your class along to Delapré Abbey where they will be able to use a variety of sources to discover the answers to the following questions:
- What significant local event happened on 26th April 1945?
- What can you find out about the type of plane that crashed?
- What can you discover about the crew?
- Why did the plane crash?
- Who were the heroes and villains of this event?
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