Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Whitchurch
Highclere Castle, an easy day from Whitchurch. The drive is 24 minutes (8.4 miles) via the B3400 and A34. Highclere Castle lies north of Whitchurch. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Among Whitchurch's listed buildings is Town Hall (Grade II*). Whitchurch is in Hampshire. Whitchurch is a small town of 5,000 to 10,000 people, about 5,500 at the last figure.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Whitchurch. Opening: general admission mainly in spring and summer, plus special seasonal tours and events; gardens open only when the castle is. The car brings you to the entrance of Highclere Castle and stays close for the return. Pair it with Shaw House, 25 minutes by road. Return to Whitchurch: 8.3 miles. The car sets out from Oxford, 40.4 miles from Whitchurch.
- Whitchurch to Highclere Castle24 min, 8.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Whitchurch24 min, 8.3 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.orgTown Hall, in central Whitchurch, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukWhitchurch is in Hampshire.
Source: wikidata.orgWhitchurch had about 5,500 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
What drive time should we allow from Whitchurch to Highclere Castle?
24 minutes (8.4 miles) via the B3400 and A34 in clear traffic; the return is 24 minutes.
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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