Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Abingdon
Visiting Highclere Castle? The car starts in Abingdon. The drive is 48 minutes (28.6 miles) via the A4183, A415 and A34. The house is south of Abingdon as the crow flies. Between Abingdon and the house you go through or past Harwell. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Among Abingdon's listed buildings is The Long Gallery (Grade I). Rail reached Radley station in 1873. Some 33,000 people call Abingdon home.
How the day runs
In Abingdon, the chauffeur collects from wherever you are staying. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Shaw House is 25 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. The way home to Abingdon takes 48 minutes (28.9 miles). From the Oxford base, Abingdon is 6.5 miles and 15 minutes via the A4144 and A34.
- Abingdon to Highclere Castle48 min, 28.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Abingdon48 min, 28.9 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style.
Source: wikidata.orgHighclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgThe Long Gallery, in central Abingdon, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukRadley station opened in 1873.
Source: wikidata.orgAbingdon had about 33,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgGeneral admission mainly in spring and summer, plus special seasonal tours and events; gardens open only when the castle is
Source: highclerecastle.co.ukHome 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.uk
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Abingdon to Highclere Castle?
48 minutes (28.6 miles) via the A4183, A415 and A34 in clear traffic; the return is 48 minutes.
When is Highclere Castle open?
Opening: general admission mainly in spring and summer, plus special seasonal tours and events; gardens open only when the castle is.
Can we add a second house?
Shaw House is 25 minutes from Highclere Castle.
Which way does the car go from Abingdon?
Via the A4183, A415 and A34, passing Harwell; 28.6 miles in all.
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