Broughton Castle
Broughton Castle from Charlbury
From Charlbury to Broughton Castle and home again. 38 minutes each way, near enough, over 15.6 miles. It is a direct run with no town of note in between. Broughton Castle lies north of Charlbury. Broughton Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade II listed park and garden. One Charlbury landmark is St Mary's Church, listed Grade I. The station at Charlbury opened in 1853. Charlbury belongs to Oxfordshire.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Charlbury. Opening: open Wednesday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday afternoons, early April to late September. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Pair it with Upton House, 21 minutes by road. The way home to Charlbury takes 37 minutes (15.4 miles). The car sets out from Oxford, 20.1 miles from Charlbury.
- Charlbury to Broughton Castle38 min, 15.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Broughton Castle to Charlbury37 min, 15.4 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.orgSt Mary's Church, in central Charlbury, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukCharlbury station opened in 1853.
Source: wikidata.orgCharlbury is in Oxfordshire.
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
What drive time should we allow from Charlbury to Broughton Castle?
38 minutes (15.6 miles) via the B4022, A361 and B4035 in clear traffic; the return is 37 minutes.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Banbury, 13 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Villiers Hotel, 39 minutes away from Broughton Castle.
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