Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from New Alresford
Highclere Castle, an easy day from New Alresford. Allow 48 minutes; the route runs via the A31, B3404 and A34. Expect to pass Winchester, Kings Worthy and Whitchurch en route. Heading north-west from New Alresford, the house is 28.2 miles away. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. Hampshire is New Alresford's county. Historic England lists New Alresford's 3, 5 and 7, Mill Hill at Grade II*. Shawford (SHW) is the station to know: 16 minutes by road.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in New Alresford. The car brings you to the entrance of Highclere Castle and stays close for the return. The Pheasant Inn is 32 minutes away for lunch or tea. The way home to New Alresford takes 51 minutes (27.9 miles). From the Oxford base, New Alresford is 60.1 miles and 1 hour 26 minutes via the A34 and B3420.
- New Alresford to Highclere Castle48 min, 28.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to New Alresford51 min, 27.9 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.orgNew Alresford is in Hampshire.
Source: wikidata.org3, 5 and 7, Mill Hill, in central New Alresford, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukThe closest National Rail station to New Alresford by road is Shawford (SHW), about 16 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 New Alresford?
28.2 miles via the A31, B3404 and A34, 48 minutes in clear traffic; 51 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.
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