Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Alton
Highclere Castle from Alton, by chauffeur. 58 minutes each way, near enough, over 27.8 miles. Between Alton and the house you go through or past Basingstoke. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. Alton belongs to Hampshire. Alton is a town of 10,000 to 20,000 people, about 19,000 at the last figure. Friends' Meeting House in Alton is Grade II* listed.
How the day runs
The day starts at your Alton address. Opening: general admission mainly in spring and summer, plus special seasonal tours and events; gardens open only when the castle is. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Pair it with Shaw House, 25 minutes by road. Back to Alton is roughly 1 hour. Positioning from Oxford to Alton is 1 hour 28 minutes, built into the booking.
- Alton to Highclere Castle58 min, 27.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Alton1 hr, 28.2 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgHighclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style.
Source: wikidata.orgAlton is in Hampshire.
Source: wikidata.orgAlton had about 19,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgFriends' Meeting House, in central Alton, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukGeneral 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
Price this journey
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Questions
How many miles is Highclere Castle from Alton?
27.8 miles via the A339, A30 and A340, 58 minutes in clear traffic; roughly 1 hour back.
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.