Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Basingstoke
Highclere Castle, with collection in Basingstoke. 38 minutes each way, near enough, over 15.9 miles. It is a direct run with no town of note in between. Heading west from Basingstoke, the house is 15.9 miles away. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. Basingstoke is a Hampshire town. Rail reached Basingstoke station in 1854. 0.5 miles from Basingstoke's centre stands Ruins of Chapel of the Holy Trinity, listed Grade II*.
How the day runs
The day starts at your Basingstoke address. 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. The way home to Basingstoke takes 38 minutes (16.0 miles). Ravensley works from Oxford, 1 hour 6 minutes from Basingstoke via the A4144, A34 and A339.
- Basingstoke to Highclere Castle38 min, 15.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Basingstoke38 min, 16 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.orgBasingstoke is in Hampshire.
Source: wikidata.orgBasingstoke station opened in 1854.
Source: wikidata.orgRuins of Chapel of the Holy Trinity, 0.5 miles out from central Basingstoke, 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
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Basingstoke to Highclere Castle?
38 minutes (15.9 miles) via the A3010, A340 and A339 in clear traffic; the return is 38 minutes.
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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