Country houses
Berkeley Castle: a chauffeured day
Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, by chauffeur. Access to the castle interior is by the Keep Steps, with the Armoury and Great Hall on the visitor route. The house dates to 1067. It is Grade I listed. Opening: open Sunday to Wednesday, 11am to 5pm (last admission to the castle 4pm); the site describes the 70th season as open.
How the day runs
From Mayfair it is around 2 hours and 8 minutes by way of the A4, M4 and M5; from Heathrow around an hour and 44 minutes; from Oxford around an hour and 40 minutes. For lunch or a night, Thornbury Castle is around 20 minutes away. Woodchester Mansion is around 28 minutes on if you want a second house. While you visit, the car waits close by and is waiting when you come out.
- Mayfair, London to Berkeley Castle2 hr 8 min, 127 miles, in clear traffic
- Heathrow Airport to Berkeley Castle1 hr 44 min, 114.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Oxford to Berkeley Castle1 hr 40 min, 94.3 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The Berkeley family have made the castle their home from the late 12th century, and the archives go back to the 12th century.
Source: berkeley-castle.comAccess to the castle interior is by the Keep Steps, with the Armoury and Great Hall on the visitor route.
Source: berkeley-castle.comBerkeley Castle is in Berkeley, Gloucestershire.
Source: wikidata.orgBerkeley Castle dates to 1067.
Source: wikidata.orgBerkeley Castle is Grade I listed.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe nearest railway station by road is Cam and Dursley, roughly 13 minutes away by car.
Source: wikidata.orgMeasured by road, the nearest main airport is Bristol Airport, around 47 minutes and 29.6 miles away.
Source: wikidata.org
Price this journey
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Questions
When is Berkeley Castle open?
Opening: open Sunday to Wednesday, 11am to 5pm (last admission to the castle 4pm); the site describes the 70th season as open.
Can we combine Berkeley Castle with another house?
Woodchester Mansion is around 28 minutes away by road.
Which railway station is handiest?
Cam and Dursley, 13 minutes by car.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.