Broughton Castle
Broughton Castle from Brackley
From Brackley to Broughton Castle and home again. The drive is 27 minutes (13.3 miles) via the A422 and B4035. Broughton Castle lies west of Brackley, in Oxfordshire. Expect to pass Middleton Cheney and Banbury en route. Broughton Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade II listed park and garden. Historic England lists Brackley's Magdalen College Chapel of Saints John and James at Grade II*. Brackley's population was put at about 16,000 in 2021. Rail reached Banbury station in 1850.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Brackley. Opening: open Wednesday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday afternoons, early April to late September. The car brings you to the entrance of Broughton Castle and stays close for the return. Upton House is 21 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Back to Brackley is 27 minutes. Ravensley works from Oxford, 36 minutes from Brackley via the A34, M40 and A43.
- Brackley to Broughton Castle27 min, 13.3 miles, in clear traffic
- Broughton Castle to Brackley27 min, 13.9 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Broughton Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade II listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgMagdalen College Chapel of Saints John and James, in central Brackley, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukBrackley had about 16,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgBanbury station opened in 1850.
Source: wikidata.orgOpen Wednesday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday afternoons, early April to late September
Source: broughtoncastle.comMoated, fortified manor owned by the Fiennes family (Lords Saye and Sele) from 1377.
Source: broughtoncastle.comRooms include the 14th-century Great Hall, Oak Room, portrait Gallery and a chapel consecrated in 1331.
Source: broughtoncastle.comParliamentary opponents of Charles I met here before the Civil War.
Source: broughtoncastle.com
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Questions
How many miles is Broughton Castle from Brackley?
13.3 miles via the A422 and B4035, 27 minutes in clear traffic; 27 minutes back.
Which way does the car go from Brackley?
Via the A422 and B4035, passing Middleton Cheney and Banbury; 13.3 miles in all.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Banbury, 13 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
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