Derbyshire to London viacoach and 4 horses?

[bennynorules]

I was watching a video of 'Pride and Prejudice'. Toward the end Mr Darcy (swoon swoon) dashes off to London from his estate in Derbyshire (for arguments sake let's assume it's Matlock way) - how long would that journey have taken in 1810 in a coach with four horses?

[glacial]

Does this help: Quicksilver was the only Royal Mail-coach with its own name instead of a number designation. It was the fastest mail-coach of all, and had to cover the 213 miles from London to Devonport--including all stops--in 24 hours. This was accomplished with speed and alacrity, allowing time for twenty changes of horse and less than an hour for 2 meals. It was a far cry from the advertised 3 days it took the Exeter Fly to go from Exeter to London, hedged with the proprietor�s caveat: �If God be willing�. Derby to London is about 125 miles...

[Rooser]

I used went to Uni in Derby but often made the trip back to london to sort my washing out. That took me just over 9 hours once, I've got a strange feeling the horse idea would have taken around the same