Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Maidenhead
Highclere Castle, with collection in Maidenhead. The drive is 53 minutes (42.4 miles) via the A308, M4 and A34. Highclere Castle lies south-west of Maidenhead, in Hampshire. It is a direct run with no town of note in between. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Maidenhead (MAI) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of Maidenhead. 0.8 miles from Maidenhead's centre stands Maidenhead Railway Bridge, listed Grade I. The station at Maidenhead opened in 1871.
How the day runs
The day starts at your Maidenhead address. The chauffeur parks up near Highclere Castle for as long as the visit takes. Pair it with Shaw House, 25 minutes by road. Going home, allow 54 minutes to Maidenhead. Positioning from Oxford to Maidenhead is 50 minutes, built into the booking.
- Maidenhead to Highclere Castle53 min, 42.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Maidenhead54 min, 42.5 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.orgThe closest National Rail station to Maidenhead by road is Maidenhead (MAI), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgMaidenhead Railway Bridge, 0.8 miles out from central Maidenhead, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukMaidenhead station opened in 1871.
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 Maidenhead?
42.4 miles via the A308, M4 and A34, 53 minutes in clear traffic; 54 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.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Newbury, 22 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
The Pheasant Inn, 32 minutes away from Highclere Castle.
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.