Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Highworth
Visiting Highclere Castle? The car starts in Highworth. The drive is 54 minutes (38.9 miles) via the A419, M4 and A34. Highclere Castle lies south-east of Highworth, in Hampshire. The route goes by Chiseldon. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. One Highworth landmark is Church of St Michael, listed Grade I. For Highworth, the county is Wiltshire. Among Highworth's listed buildings is 23, High Street (Grade II*).
How the day runs
In Highworth, 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. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. The Pheasant Inn is 32 minutes away for lunch or tea. Return to Highworth: 39.4 miles. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Highworth takes 47 minutes.
- Highworth to Highclere Castle54 min, 38.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Highworth54 min, 39.4 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.orgChurch of St Michael, in central Highworth, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukHighworth is in Wiltshire.
Source: wikidata.org23, High Street, in central Highworth, carries a Grade II* 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
How many miles is Highclere Castle from Highworth?
38.9 miles via the A419, M4 and A34, 54 minutes in clear traffic; 54 minutes back.
Can we add a second house?
Shaw House is 25 minutes from Highclere Castle.
Which way does the car go from Highworth?
Via the A419, M4 and A34, passing Chiseldon; 38.9 miles in all.
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