Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Hedge End
From Hedge End to Highclere Castle and home again. 50 minutes each way, near enough, over 36.7 miles. Between Hedge End and the house you go through or past Kings Worthy and Whitchurch. The house is north of Hedge End as the crow flies. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. For rail, Hedge End (HDE) is the nearest stop, about 6 minutes' drive. For Hedge End, the county is Hampshire. Hedge End had roughly 23,000 residents at the 2021 count.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Hedge End at the agreed hour. Opening: general admission mainly in spring and summer, plus special seasonal tours and events; gardens open only when the castle is. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Pair it with Shaw House, 25 minutes by road. Back to Hedge End is 55 minutes. From the Oxford base, Hedge End is 68.2 miles and 1 hour 30 minutes via the A34 and M3.
- Hedge End to Highclere Castle50 min, 36.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Hedge End55 min, 36.1 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.orgThe closest National Rail station to Hedge End by road is Hedge End (HDE), about 6 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgHedge End is in Hampshire.
Source: wikidata.orgHedge End had about 23,000 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 Hedge End to Highclere Castle?
50 minutes (36.7 miles) via the M27, M3 and A34 in clear traffic; the return is 55 minutes.
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
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