Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Aldershot
Out of Aldershot for the day, to Highclere Castle. It is 38.1 miles via the A331, M3 and A339, 59 minutes in clear traffic. Highclere Castle lies west of Aldershot. The route goes by Ash Vale, Mytchett and Farnborough. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Aldershot station dates from 1870. One Aldershot landmark is Aldershot Methodist Church, listed Grade II*. Trains stop right in Aldershot, at Aldershot.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Aldershot. Opening: general admission mainly in spring and summer, plus special seasonal tours and events; gardens open only when the castle is. At Highclere Castle you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Pair it with Shaw House, 25 minutes by road. Going home, allow 59 minutes to Aldershot. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Aldershot takes 1 hour 17 minutes.
- Aldershot to Highclere Castle59 min, 38.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Aldershot59 min, 38.2 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.orgAldershot station opened in 1870.
Source: wikidata.orgAldershot Methodist Church, in central Aldershot, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to Aldershot by road is Aldershot (AHT), within a couple of minutes' drive.
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 Aldershot to Highclere Castle?
59 minutes (38.1 miles) via the A331, M3 and A339 in clear traffic; the return is 59 minutes.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
The Pheasant Inn, 32 minutes away from Highclere Castle.
Can we add a second house?
Shaw House is 25 minutes from Highclere Castle.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.