Country houses
Highclere Castle: a chauffeured day
Highclere Castle, Hampshire. Southampton Airport is the nearest of the main airports by road, about 55 minutes' drive (32.6 miles). Home of the Earls of Carnarvon, presented as the 'real Downton Abbey'. Egyptian Exhibition across six rooms on the 5th Earl and Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. Opening: general admission mainly in spring and summer, plus special seasonal tours and events; gardens open only when the castle is.
How the day runs
From Mayfair it is about an hour and 25 minutes via the A4, M4 and A34; from Heathrow about an hour; from Oxford about 56 minutes. For lunch or an overnight stay, The Pheasant Inn is about 32 minutes away, and Shaw House is about 25 minutes further on if you want a second house in the day. The chauffeur waits on the estate or nearby while you walk the house and gardens.
- Mayfair, London to Highclere Castle1 hr 25 min, 67.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Heathrow Airport to Highclere Castle1 hr 2 min, 54.3 miles, in clear traffic
- Oxford to Highclere Castle56 min, 34.4 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Home of the Earls of Carnarvon, presented as the 'real Downton Abbey'.
Source: highclerecastle.co.ukEgyptian Exhibition across six rooms on the 5th Earl and Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.
Source: highclerecastle.co.ukCapability Brown parkland of 1771 with six follies; gardens include the Monk's Garden and Secret Garden.
Source: highclerecastle.co.ukMost tours must be pre-booked; large bags are not allowed in the grounds.
Source: highclerecastle.co.ukVisitor parking area available, where picnics are allowed (not in the gardens).
Source: highclerecastle.co.ukOpening: General admission mainly in spring and summer, plus special seasonal tours and events; gardens open only when the castle is.
Source: highclerecastle.co.ukArchitects associated with Highclere Castle include Charles Barry.
Source: wikidata.orgHighclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style.
Source: wikidata.org
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Journeys to and from Highclere Castle
- London 1 hr 25 min
- Heathrow 1 hr 2 min
- Oxford 56 min
- Whitchurch 24 min
- Newbury 25 min
- Thatcham 29 min
- Hungerford 33 min
- Tadley 36 min
- Andover 36 min
- Basingstoke 38 min
- Winchester 39 min
- Stockbridge 41 min
- Didcot 43 min
- Hook 43 min
- Eastleigh 45 min
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Questions
Is Highclere Castle open to visitors?
Opening: general admission mainly in spring and summer, plus special seasonal tours and events; gardens open only when the castle is.
Can you combine Highclere Castle with another house?
Shaw House is about 25 minutes away by road.
Which station is nearest?
Newbury, about 22 minutes by road.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
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