Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Winchester
Highclere Castle, an easy day from Winchester. Allow 39 minutes; the route runs via the B3330, B3404 and A34. The route goes by Kings Worthy and Whitchurch. The house is north of Winchester as the crow flies. Highclere Castle is built in the Jacobethan style. Highclere Castle is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Winchester is a city. Winchester is Hampshire's county town. Among Winchester's listed buildings is 11, the Close (Grade I).
How the day runs
The day starts at your Winchester address. 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. For lunch or tea, The Pheasant Inn is 32 minutes away. The way home to Winchester takes 39 minutes (20.9 miles). The car sets out from Oxford, 53.0 miles from Winchester.
- Winchester to Highclere Castle39 min, 22 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Winchester39 min, 20.9 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.orgWinchester is classed as a city.
Source: wikidata.orgWinchester is the county town of Hampshire.
Source: wikidata.org11, the Close, in central Winchester, 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 Winchester?
22.0 miles via the B3330, B3404 and A34, 39 minutes in clear traffic; 39 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.
Our undertaking
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refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.