Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Sandhurst
Highclere Castle, with collection in Sandhurst. The drive is 55 minutes (33.7 miles) via the A331, M3 and A339. The route goes by Frimley, Hook and Old Basing. Highclere Castle lies west of Sandhurst, in Hampshire. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. Rail reached Blackwater station in 1849. Sandhurst belongs to Berkshire. Sandhurst had roughly 20,000 residents at the 2021 count.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Sandhurst at the agreed hour. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. For lunch or tea, The Pheasant Inn is 32 minutes away. Going home, allow 55 minutes to Sandhurst. Positioning from Oxford to Sandhurst is 1 hour 12 minutes, built into the booking.
- Sandhurst to Highclere Castle55 min, 33.7 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Sandhurst55 min, 33.3 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.orgBlackwater station opened in 1849.
Source: wikidata.orgSandhurst is in Berkshire.
Source: wikidata.orgSandhurst had about 20,000 residents in 2021.
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 Sandhurst?
33.7 miles via the A331, M3 and A339, 55 minutes in clear traffic; 55 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.
Which way does the car go from Sandhurst?
Via the A331, M3 and A339, passing Frimley, Hook and Old Basing; 33.7 miles in all.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Newbury, 22 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Our undertaking
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