Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Bracknell
Highclere Castle, with collection in Bracknell. It is 38.3 miles via the A329, M4 and A34, 50 minutes in clear traffic. It is a direct run with no town of note in between. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. With about 60,000 residents, Bracknell is a town of 50,000 to 100,000 people. The line through Bracknell is the Waterloo–Reading Line. Bracknell is the closest railway station to Bracknell, 3 minutes by car.
How the day runs
In Bracknell, the chauffeur collects from wherever you are staying. Opening: general admission mainly in spring and summer, plus special seasonal tours and events; gardens open only when the castle is. The chauffeur parks up near Highclere Castle for as long as the visit takes. Pair it with Shaw House, 25 minutes by road. Return to Bracknell: 38.9 miles. Ravensley works from Oxford, roughly 1 hour from Bracknell via the A34, M4 and A329(M).
- Bracknell to Highclere Castle50 min, 38.3 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Bracknell52 min, 38.9 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.orgBracknell had about 60,000 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgBracknell station is on the Waterloo–Reading Line.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Bracknell by road is Bracknell (BCE), 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 Bracknell to Highclere Castle?
50 minutes (38.3 miles) via the A329, M4 and A34 in clear traffic; the return is 52 minutes.
Can we add a second house?
Shaw House is 25 minutes from Highclere Castle.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Newbury, 22 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
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