Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Eastleigh
Visiting Highclere Castle? The car starts in Eastleigh. Allow 45 minutes; the route runs via the A335, M3 and A34. Heading north from Eastleigh, the house is 29.4 miles away. The route goes by Kings Worthy and Whitchurch. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Trains stop right in Eastleigh, at Eastleigh. Rail reached Eastleigh station in 1839. Eastleigh lies within Hampshire.
How the day runs
The day starts at your Eastleigh address. 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. The Pheasant Inn is 32 minutes away for lunch or tea. Back to Eastleigh is 50 minutes. From the Oxford base, Eastleigh is 60.7 miles and 1 hour 25 minutes via the A34 and B3420.
- Eastleigh to Highclere Castle45 min, 29.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Eastleigh50 min, 28.6 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.orgThe closest National Rail station to Eastleigh by road is Eastleigh (ESL), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgEastleigh station opened in 1839.
Source: wikidata.orgEastleigh is in Hampshire.
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
How many miles is Highclere Castle from Eastleigh?
29.4 miles via the A335, M3 and A34, 45 minutes in clear traffic; 50 minutes 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.
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- 24 hrs
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