Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Wantage
Highclere Castle, with collection in Wantage. The drive is 49 minutes (27.0 miles) via the A417, A4185 and A34. It is a direct run with no town of note in between. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. By car, Didcot Parkway station is 21 minutes from Wantage. The station at Didcot Parkway opened in 1841. Historic England lists Wantage's Church of St Peter and St Paul at Grade I.
How the day runs
In Wantage, the chauffeur collects from wherever you are staying. Opening: general admission mainly in spring and summer, plus special seasonal tours and events; gardens open only when the castle is. The chauffeur parks up near Highclere Castle for as long as the visit takes. Shaw House is 25 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. Back to Wantage is 49 minutes. Ravensley works from Oxford, 33 minutes from Wantage via the A34, A415 and A338.
- Wantage to Highclere Castle49 min, 27 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Wantage49 min, 26.9 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.orgThe closest National Rail station to Wantage by road is Didcot Parkway (DID), about 21 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgDidcot Parkway station opened in 1841.
Source: wikidata.orgChurch of St Peter and St Paul, in central Wantage, 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
How many miles is Highclere Castle from Wantage?
27.0 miles via the A417, A4185 and A34, 49 minutes in clear traffic; 49 minutes back.
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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