Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Romsey
Visiting Highclere Castle? The car starts in Romsey. 53 minutes each way, near enough, over 37.7 miles. Highclere Castle lies north of Romsey. Between Romsey and the house you go through or past Kings Worthy and Whitchurch. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. Romsey Abbey in Romsey is Grade I listed. Romsey counts as a market town. Historic England lists Romsey's King John's House and Museum at Grade I.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Romsey. At Highclere Castle you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. For lunch or tea, The Pheasant Inn is 32 minutes away. Going home, allow 59 minutes to Romsey. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Romsey takes 1 hour 34 minutes.
- Romsey to Highclere Castle53 min, 37.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Romsey59 min, 37.5 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.orgRomsey Abbey, in central Romsey, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukRomsey is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgKing John's House and Museum, in central Romsey, 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 Romsey to Highclere Castle?
53 minutes (37.7 miles) via the M27, M3 and A34 in clear traffic; the return is 59 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 Romsey?
Via the M27, M3 and A34, passing Kings Worthy and Whitchurch; 37.7 miles in all.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
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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.