Guest Information Summary

If you are about to visit Highgate House, you may find the following summary helpful. All of the below is covered in more detail on the specific pages mentioned.

Download: Highgate House Guest Information (PDF)

Travel (see ‘Directions’)

Click here for the Highgate House Directions PDF.

Nearest Train Stations:

• Northampton (West Coast Main line: London Euston, Milton Keynes, Coventry, Birmingham New Street).
• Market Harborough (Midland Main Line: Sheffield Midland, Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Bedford, Luton, London St Pancras)

Taxis:

• Please call Reception, who will be happy to arrange for a taxi to meet you at the station/airport and advise of price.

Car Parking:

• Ample free parking is available on-site.

Bedrooms (see ‘Accommodation’)

Check-in/Check-out times:

Our bedrooms are ready for check-in from 1:30pm, and check-out time is 9:00am (10:30 at weekends).  A later check-out may be arranged on-request, subject to availability. 

Facilities:

En-suite bathroom, Free WiFi, White Company toiletries, 19' plasma-screen television (with laptop connectivity), direct-dial telephone (charges detailed in your bedroom), iron with ironing board, hot-drink making facilities and bottled mineral water.

Most of the rooms have a bath and a shower, but a few have just one or the other. If you have a requirement/preference, please call Reception before you arrive and we will do our best to help you.

Accessibility:

Disabled facilities are available at Highgate House - please telephone Reception before you arrive to ensure we allocate a suitable bedroom. If you are coming as part of a conference, please ensure your organiser is aware of your needs.

Food and Drink (see ‘Food’)

Please note that conference groups may have made special arrangements. The details below are a general guide, please check exact timings with your course organiser.
 
Our bar is open to guests from 12:00 - 14:00 and from 17:00 - 0:00 

Breakfast...

...is served from 07:00 (Full English from 07:30) until 09:00 in a buffet style on the pool terrace. If you need to leave us especially early, please ask if you would like a breakfast tray (continental only) prepared.

Lunch

An extensive hot and cold buffet (with healthy and vegetarian options) is served from 12:30 -14:00 on the Pool Terrace.

Dinner

Please check with your course organiser. A Lounge Menu is available from 18:00. 

Leisure (see ‘Leisure Facilities’)

At Highgate House we have an indoor swimming pool, fully-equipped gymnasium, sauna, all-weather tennis court, croquet lawn and a games room. You are advised to bring suitable clothing should you wish to use the leisure facilities. Tennis balls and racquets, mountain bikes and helmets as well as footballs for five-a-side, are available to borrow from Reception, and towels are provided in the nearby changing rooms.  There are five golf courses within a half-hour drive.

Miscellaneous

Smoking

• Our bedrooms are non-smoking, as is every public area inside the venue. There is a sheltered designated smoking area outside.

First Aid

• A qualified first-aider is always on-site.

Security

• While you are at Highgate House you will be required to wear a visitor's badge, and you will be questioned if it is not visible. Our countryside location and the fact that we are not open to the public means security risks are low, but we remain vigilant nonetheless.