Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Wallingford
Highclere Castle from Wallingford, by chauffeur. It is 30.4 miles via the A329, A417 and A34, 57 minutes in clear traffic. It is a direct run with no town of note in between. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. With about 8,400 residents, Wallingford is a small town of 5,000 to 10,000 people. Historic England lists Wallingford's Remains of St Nicholas's College at Grade I. Water here means the River Thames, which passes Wallingford.
How the day runs
In Wallingford, the chauffeur collects from wherever you are staying. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Shaw House is 25 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Going home, allow 58 minutes to Wallingford. Ravensley works from Oxford, 29 minutes from Wallingford via the A4144, A423 and A4074.
- Wallingford to Highclere Castle57 min, 30.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Wallingford58 min, 30.8 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.orgWallingford had about 8,400 residents in 2021.
Source: wikidata.orgRemains of St Nicholas's College, in central Wallingford, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukWallingford lies on or beside the River Thames.
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
What drive time should we allow from Wallingford to Highclere Castle?
57 minutes (30.4 miles) via the A329, A417 and A34 in clear traffic; the return is 58 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.
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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