Highclere Castle

Newbury

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Address:: Highclere Castle, Newbury, Berkshire RG20 9RN
Contact us:: 01635 253210

www.highclerecastle.co.uk

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syee005
London
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Review of Highclere Castle from 20 May 2013

If you are a Downton Abbey fan, Highclere Castle is worth a visit. Not too far from Oxford, it is easy to rent a car and drive out to the Newbury in about 20 minutes or so.

Although they do not provide guided tours, the guides are very friendly and provide tidbits of history as you walk from room to room. They also have signs up for some of the rooms so you can identify each character's bedroom. The best part for us was seeing the library and the main staircase.

The outside grounds are expansive but I expected a bit more. Most other castles we have visited have more impressive gardens.

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stevemurphy
Newbury
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Review of Highclere Castle from 15 August 2011

Film location for Downton Abbey and one of Jordan’s many wedding venues, it’s a stately home not a castle.

A previous Earl Carnarvon helped Howard Carter break into the pyramids and steal loads of ancient artefacts, which you can now see in the castle for £9 ticket (adults, under 4s free).

The exhibition is in the servants’ quarters, and was packed with coachloads of pensioners, so can get stuffy. This could also be to do with exhibition opening times of 11am to 5pm, which creates a bottleneck.

The kids were very interested, and I had no idea how many national treasures they have in their private collection.

Worth a one-off trip to exhibition if you’re kicking around. The ‘mummy’ and sarcophagus was almost worth the ticket alone.

Desperately needs updating though. Branded signage, places to leave comments, more outdoor seating.

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