Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Marlborough
Highclere Castle, an easy day from Marlborough. It is 25.2 miles via the A4, A346 and A34, 53 minutes in clear traffic. The house is east of Marlborough as the crow flies. On the way the car passes Hungerford. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Marlborough is a small town of 5,000 to 10,000 people, about 9,100 at the last figure. Marlborough is a Wiltshire town. The Reading to Taunton railway line serves Pewsey.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Marlborough at the agreed hour. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Pair it with Shaw House, 25 minutes by road. Return to Marlborough: 24.9 miles. The car sets out from Oxford, 51.0 miles from Marlborough.
- Marlborough to Highclere Castle53 min, 25.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Marlborough52 min, 24.9 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.orgMarlborough had about 9,100 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgMarlborough is in Wiltshire.
Source: wikidata.orgPewsey station is on the Reading to Taunton railway line.
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 Marlborough to Highclere Castle?
53 minutes (25.2 miles) via the A4, A346 and A34 in clear traffic; the return is 52 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.
Can we add a second house?
Shaw House is 25 minutes from Highclere Castle.
Which way does the car go from Marlborough?
Via the A4, A346 and A34, passing Hungerford; 25.2 miles in all.
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