Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle from Wokingham
Highclere Castle, with collection in Wokingham. The drive is 49 minutes (37.0 miles) via the A329(M), M4 and A34. 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. Rail reached Wokingham station in 1849. Wokingham is a market town. For Wokingham, the county is Berkshire.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Wokingham. 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. The Pheasant Inn is 32 minutes away for lunch or tea. The way home to Wokingham takes 51 minutes (37.9 miles). Positioning from Oxford to Wokingham is roughly 1 hour, built into the booking.
- Wokingham to Highclere Castle49 min, 37 miles, in clear traffic
- Highclere Castle to Wokingham51 min, 37.9 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.orgWokingham station opened in 1849.
Source: wikidata.orgWokingham is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgWokingham is in Berkshire.
Source: wikidata.orgGeneral admission mainly in spring and summer, plus special seasonal tours and events; gardens open only when the castle is
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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
Price this journey
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Wokingham to Highclere Castle?
49 minutes (37.0 miles) via the A329(M), M4 and A34 in clear traffic; the return is 51 minutes.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
The Pheasant Inn, 32 minutes away from Highclere Castle.
Can we add a second house?
Shaw House is 25 minutes from Highclere Castle.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.