Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Cricklade
Highclere Castle, with collection in Cricklade. The drive is roughly 1 hour (42.9 miles) via the A419, M4 and A34. Highclere Castle lies south-east of Cricklade, in Hampshire. Expect to pass Chiseldon en route. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. One Cricklade landmark is Jenner's School, listed Grade II*. Water here means the River Thames, which passes Cricklade. With about 4,200 residents, Cricklade is a small place of under 5,000 people.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Cricklade. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Pair it with Shaw House, 25 minutes by road. Return to Cricklade: 42.7 miles. The car sets out from Oxford, 38.4 miles from Cricklade.
- Cricklade to Highclere Castle1 hr, 42.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Cricklade59 min, 42.7 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.orgJenner's School, in central Cricklade, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukCricklade lies on or beside the River Thames.
Source: wikidata.orgCricklade had about 4,200 residents in 2021.
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 Cricklade to Highclere Castle?
Roughly 1 hour (42.9 miles) via the A419, M4 and A34 in clear traffic; the return is 59 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.
Our undertaking
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