ALTHORP NEWS

Top celebrity chefs including ‘master of the wok’ Ken Hom OBE, ‘the nation’s favourite French chef’ Jean-Christophe Novelli, ‘queen of couture cakes’ Mich Turner MBE and MasterChef winner Natalie [...]

Althorp curates treasured artefacts and antiques in new Animals of Althorp exhibition! Home to one of Europe’s finest private collections of furniture, art and ceramics, Althorp presents a new [...]

The award-winning Althorp Food & Drink Festival returns on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th May 2019, with over 100 diverse and inspiring food and drink stands, as well as show-stopping culinary [...]

The U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and Whole Child International formally launched the Protection and Quality of Care for Children project. The [...]

Marina Amaral, Brazilian colourist of the bestselling book The Colour of Time, has brought a personal touch to her appearance at the Althorp Literary Festival. In a private commission for Charles [...]

  We are delighted to announce that tickets are now on sale for the 15th Annual Althorp Literary Festival. The full programme of authors is available to view online. The Althorp Literary [...]

A huge range of celebrated authors has been confirmed for the 15th Annual Althorp Literary Festival, which takes place from Friday 5th to Sunday 7th October and the full schedule is available [...]

THE EARL SPENCER TO HOST FUNDRAISING GALA FOR THE DIANA AWARD AT PRINCESS DIANA’S FAMILY HOME Earl Spencer will be honouring his late sister’s legacy by hosting a fundraising gala, in partnership [...]

Mario Testino's iconic collection of images of Diana, Princess of Wales to be on display at Althorp during the house opening season.

Following on from a deliciously unforgettable event in 2016, this year’s Althorp Food and Drink Festival promises to be another unmissable, mouth-watering experience. The festival will take place [...]

Redesign of The Oval Lake Marks Initial Stage of Garden Project at Althorp, the Spencer Family’s historic English Estate, in the First Major Revamp of the Gardens in 350 Years The Oval Lake where [...]

Countess Spencer, who founded the charity Whole Child International in 2004, has been elected as an Ashoka Fellow in recognition of her work championing orphaned and abandoned children in the [...]

The Althorp Estate was pleased to welcome the Webb Ellis Cup on Tuesday 18th August, 2015 as part of the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour. The tour saw the famous Webb Ellis Cup travel throughout the [...]

The 12th Althorp Literary Festival will take place on Wednesday 10th, Thursday 11th, Friday 12th and Saturday 13th June 2015 at Althorp House, Northamptonshire, NN7 4HQ. This is the first time [...]

Althorp traditionally gives Christmas trees to the local Churches of St Mary’s Great Brington, St Botolph’s Church & Chapel Brampton, St Andrew’s Harlestone and the Cathedral of Our [...]

Avery Healthcare’s new Spencer House Care Home in Northampton was officially opened by Earl Spencer on Wednesday 26th November 2014. Spencer House will offer high quality residential care [...]

The Althorp Estate was pleased to host the Althorp Run and Duathlon, on Saturday 18th October. The Duathlon has a long standing association with Althorp with the race taking place in front of the [...]

The 12th Althorp Literary Festival will take place from Thursday 11th to Saturday 13th June 2015. A stellar line-up of authors is developing and the 2015 Literary Festival promises to be an [...]

We are very proud to announce that 53 copies of Lord Spencer’s new book, Killers of the King, were sold in the 30 minute signing at Althorp on Sunday 28 September. Lord Spencer has [...]

We are delighted to announce that Charles 9th Earl Spencer’s latest book, Killers of the King, is number 5 in the ‘Sunday Times’ bestseller list this week. To celebrate this [...]

Earl and Countess Spencer donated the use of Althorp for a charity dinner on Friday 12th September to raise awareness of the Battle of Naseby. The evening was hosted by Lord Hazlerigg, Patron of [...]

On Wednesday 13 August, Althorp’s Gardeners will be on hand to answers any questions you may have about some of the processes, inspiration and ideas around Althorp’s gardens. In addition, the [...]

Charles, 9th Earl Spencer – the bestselling author of Blenheim: Battle for Europe – tells the shocking stories and fascinating fates of the men responsible for the beheading of [...]

On Friday 11th July, Earl and Countess Spencer welcomed 350 guests, made up of past and present staff, trustees, tenants, contractors, and friends of the Estate, to a Summer Garden Party held on [...]

After the close of the celebrated and critically acclaimed Diana: A Celebration exhibition in August 2013,after 15 years, Althorp is delighted to unveil a new exhibition for 2014 – The [...]

The Trustees of the Althorp Estate are pleased to announce the recent appointment of Nigel Shields as Estate Director at Althorp, and Katie Evans as Resident Agent. Nigel Shields comes to Althorp [...]

In June 2014, Earl Spencer was one of two guest speakers – along with the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom – at a luncheon held at Sulgrave Manor, the former home of George [...]

The 11th Althorp Literary Festival took place on the 12th, 13th and 14th June 2014 and was a tremendous success, with record numbers of festival-goers. The stellar line-up of authors included [...]

Peter O’Toole, the acclaimed actor who passed away in December 2013, was a tenant of one of the properties in the Park at Althorp, and was a keen member of the Althorp XI cricket team for several [...]

Whole Child International, the charity founded by Countess Spencer in 2004, celebrated its 10th anniversary in May 2014. Whole Child International is devoted to improving the lives of orphaned, [...]

The Women’s Cycle Tour of Great Britain passed through the Althorp Estate on Wednesday 7th May, as part of Stage One of the UK’s first international stage-race. The five-day tour, which featured [...]

A charity dinner hosted by Earl and Countess Spencer at Althorp House, on 22nd March 2014, raised more than £22,000 for the Northampton Hope Centre. The Hope Centre, which was founded in 1974 as [...]

Earl Spencer officially opened the £1 million extension at The Priors School on Friday 21st March 2014. The village school was entrusted to the villages of Priors Marston and Priors Hardwick in [...]

The National KidsAid Conference was hosted by Earl and Countess Spencer at Althorp House on Saturday 26th October 2013. KidsAid is a Midlands based charity providing theraputic support to [...]