Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Farnham
Visiting Highclere Castle? The car starts in Farnham. It is 30.6 miles via the A287, M3 and A339, 57 minutes in clear traffic. The route goes by Old Basing and Basingstoke. The house is west of Farnham as the crow flies. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Willmer House in Farnham is Grade I listed. Farnham is a Surrey town. Historic England lists Farnham's Farnham Castle at Grade I.
How the day runs
The day starts at your Farnham address. The chauffeur parks up near Highclere Castle for as long as the visit takes. For lunch or tea, The Pheasant Inn is 32 minutes away. The way home to Farnham takes 57 minutes (30.5 miles). Positioning from Oxford to Farnham is 1 hour 20 minutes, built into the booking.
- Farnham to Highclere Castle57 min, 30.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Farnham57 min, 30.5 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.orgWillmer House, in central Farnham, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukFarnham is in Surrey.
Source: wikidata.orgFarnham Castle, in central Farnham, carries a Grade I 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 Farnham to Highclere Castle?
57 minutes (30.6 miles) via the A287, M3 and A339 in clear traffic; the return is 57 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.
Which way does the car go from Farnham?
Via the A287, M3 and A339, passing Old Basing and Basingstoke; 30.6 miles in all.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Newbury, 22 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.