Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Reading
Highclere Castle, an easy day from Reading. 48 minutes each way, near enough, over 27.7 miles. It is a direct run with no town of note in between. Highclere Castle lies south-west of Reading, in Hampshire. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Trains stop right in Reading, at Reading. Around 163,000 people live in Reading. Abbey Gateway in Reading is Grade I listed.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Reading. Opening: general admission mainly in spring and summer, plus special seasonal tours and events; gardens open only when the castle is. At Highclere Castle you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. Pair it with Shaw House, 25 minutes by road. Going home, allow 47 minutes to Reading. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Reading takes 54 minutes.
- Reading to Highclere Castle48 min, 27.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Reading47 min, 27.6 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 Reading by road is Reading (RDG), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgOpenStreetMap records a population of about 163,000 for Reading.
Source: openstreetmap.orgAbbey Gateway, in central Reading, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukGeneral 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 Reading to Highclere Castle?
48 minutes (27.7 miles) via the A4, M4 and A34 in clear traffic; the return is 47 minutes.
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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