Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Stockbridge
Highclere Castle, an easy day from Stockbridge. The drive is 41 minutes (21.5 miles) via the A30 and A34. Heading north from Stockbridge, the house is 21.5 miles away. Expect to pass Whitchurch en route. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. For Stockbridge, the county is Hampshire. Some 600 people call Stockbridge home. Historic England lists Stockbridge's Fairways the Grosvenor Hotel at Grade II*.
How the day runs
The day starts at your Stockbridge address. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Pair it with Shaw House, 25 minutes by road. Back to Stockbridge is 40 minutes. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 1 hour 14 minutes from Stockbridge.
- Stockbridge to Highclere Castle41 min, 21.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Stockbridge40 min, 21.2 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.orgStockbridge is in Hampshire.
Source: wikidata.orgStockbridge had about 600 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgFairways the Grosvenor Hotel, in central Stockbridge, carries a Grade II* 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
How many miles is Highclere Castle from Stockbridge?
21.5 miles via the A30 and A34, 41 minutes in clear traffic; 40 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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