Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Swindon
Highclere Castle, with collection in Swindon. 52 minutes each way, near enough, over 35.6 miles. Expect to pass Chiseldon 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. Swindon sits in Wiltshire. Around 222,000 people live in Swindon (2019 figure). The Golden Valley line serves Swindon.
How the day runs
Your chauffeur calls for you in Swindon at the agreed hour. 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. For lunch or tea, The Pheasant Inn is 32 minutes away. The way home to Swindon takes 52 minutes (35.6 miles). Positioning from Oxford to Swindon is 55 minutes, built into the booking.
- Swindon to Highclere Castle52 min, 35.6 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Swindon52 min, 35.6 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.orgSwindon is in Wiltshire.
Source: wikidata.orgSwindon had about 222,000 residents in 2019.
Source: wikidata.orgSwindon station is on the Golden Valley line and Great Western Main Line.
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 Swindon?
35.6 miles via the A4259, M4 and A34, 52 minutes in clear traffic; 52 minutes back.
Which way does the car go from Swindon?
Via the A4259, M4 and A34, passing Chiseldon; 35.6 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.
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