Berkeley Castle
Berkeley Castle from Oxford
Berkeley Castle from Oxford, Ravensley's home city. It is 94.3 miles by way of the A34, M4 and M5; around an hour and 40 minutes on clear roads. For rail, Cam and Dursley (CDU) is the handiest station, 13 minutes away by car. Berkeley Castle dates to 1067.
How the day runs
Pick-up can be anywhere in Oxford. The executive saloon is matched to the size of the party. At Berkeley Castle you are dropped at the visitor entrance, and the car waits nearby. For a longer stay, Thornbury Castle is 8.4 miles off. A second house, Woodchester Mansion, is 11.2 miles away. Back to Oxford takes around an hour and 40 minutes.
- Oxford to Berkeley Castle1 hr 40 min, 94.3 miles, in clear traffic
- Berkeley Castle to Oxford1 hr 40 min, 94.2 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Berkeley Castle dates to 1067.
Source: wikidata.orgThe 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 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
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Questions
Oxford to Berkeley Castle: how long by car?
Around an hour and 40 minutes (94.3 miles) by way of the A34, M4 and M5 in clear traffic; the return is around an hour and 40 minutes.
Is Oxford where you are based?
Yes. Ravensley works from Oxford, so an Oxford start has no positioning leg.
When is the house open?
Opening: open Sunday to Wednesday, 11am to 5pm (last admission to the castle 4pm); the site describes the 70th season as open.
Could we go by train instead?
The nearest station by road is Cam and Dursley, 13 minutes from the house; the car goes door to door.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
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