Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Hook
A day out from Hook to Highclere Castle. 43 minutes each way, near enough, over 22.6 miles. Heading west from Hook, the house is 22.6 miles away. Expect to pass Old Basing and Basingstoke en route. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. The station at Hook opened in 1883. Some 9,100 people call Hook home. Hook is a Hampshire town.
How the day runs
In Hook, the chauffeur collects from wherever you are staying. At Highclere Castle you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Shaw House is 25 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Return to Hook: 22.3 miles. From the Oxford base, Hook is 50.4 miles and 1 hour 8 minutes via the A34 and M4.
- Hook to Highclere Castle43 min, 22.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Hook42 min, 22.3 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.orgHook station opened in 1883.
Source: wikidata.orgHook had about 9,100 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgHook 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
What drive time should we allow from Hook to Highclere Castle?
43 minutes (22.6 miles) via the B3349, M3 and A339 in clear traffic; the return is 42 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 Hook?
Via the B3349, M3 and A339, passing Old Basing and Basingstoke; 22.6 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.
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