Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Lightwater
Out of Lightwater for the day, to Highclere Castle. It is 36.1 miles via the M3 and A339, 53 minutes in clear traffic. On the way the car passes Frimley, Hook and Old Basing. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. Bagshot station dates from 1878. With about 6,500 residents, Lightwater is a small town of 5,000 to 10,000 people. For rail, Bagshot (BAG) is the nearest stop, about 5 minutes' drive.
How the day runs
In Lightwater, the chauffeur collects from wherever you are staying. At Highclere Castle you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Pair it with Shaw House, 25 minutes by road. Back to Lightwater is 53 minutes. Positioning from Oxford to Lightwater is 1 hour 4 minutes, built into the booking.
- Lightwater to Highclere Castle53 min, 36.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Lightwater53 min, 36.2 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.orgBagshot station opened in 1878.
Source: wikidata.orgLightwater has a population of about 6,500.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Lightwater by road is Bagshot (BAG), about 5 minutes' drive.
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 Lightwater?
36.1 miles via the M3 and A339, 53 minutes in clear traffic; 53 minutes back.
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.
Can we add a second house?
Shaw House is 25 minutes from Highclere Castle.
Which way does the car go from Lightwater?
Via the M3 and A339, passing Frimley, Hook and Old Basing; 36.1 miles in all.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
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- 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.