Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Ascot
From Ascot to Highclere Castle and home again. Allow 57 minutes; the route runs via the A329, M4 and A34. Expect to pass Bracknell en route. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. The station at Ascot opened in 1856. Some 12,000 people call Ascot home. By car, Ascot station is 3 minutes from Ascot.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Ascot. The chauffeur parks up near Highclere Castle for as long as the visit takes. The Pheasant Inn is 32 minutes away for lunch or tea. Going home, allow 58 minutes to Ascot. The car sets out from Oxford, 48.7 miles from Ascot.
- Ascot to Highclere Castle57 min, 41.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Ascot58 min, 42.2 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.orgAscot station opened in 1856.
Source: wikidata.orgAscot has a population of about 12,000.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Ascot by road is Ascot (ACT), about 3 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 Ascot to Highclere Castle?
57 minutes (41.6 miles) via the A329, M4 and A34 in clear traffic; the return is 58 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.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Newbury, 22 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
The Pheasant Inn, 32 minutes away from Highclere Castle.
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