Castle · near Woolton Hill and Highclere · Hampshire

Highclere Castle

Highclere Castle is a country house. Visitors find it 1.5 km southeast of Woolton Hill and Highclere. On the official register, it is a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Highclere Castle, Richard Munckton from Windsor, Melbourne, Australia (CC BY 2.0)

Where

1.5 km

southeast of Woolton Hill and Highclere

How well known

Top 3%

#195 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Castle near Woolton Hill and Highclere

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#195 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (21 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Woolton Hill and Highclere

Highclere Castle is 1.5 km southeast of Woolton Hill and Highclere. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Woolton Hill and Highclere has 7 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

A month-by-month guide

Warmest in Woolton Hill and Highclere are June to September, at 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 1°96 mm

Feb8° / 1°70 mm

Mar10° / 2°61 mm

Apr13° / 4°64 mm

May17° / 7°60 mm

Jun19° / 9°58 mm

Jul22° / 11°59 mm

Aug21° / 11°66 mm

Sep19° / 9°65 mm

Oct14° / 7°96 mm

Nov10° / 4°104 mm

Dec8° / 2°98 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Woolton Hill and Highclere, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Woolton Hill and Highclere. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Woolton Hill and Highclere’s full climate →

About

Highclere Castle

It is written up in 21 Wikipedias. Close by, Donnington Castle is 10 km away, one of 12 within 15 km.

Woolton Hill and Highclere’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 21 languages
Town: 1.5 km southeast of Woolton Hill and Highclere
Official site: highclerecastle.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Locating Highclere Castle

The map centres on Highclere Castle, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

The biggest base of the 8 is Newbury (42,262 people). These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 1.5 km northwest of it

Woolton Hill and Highclere

2,755 people · 2 places to visit

2 · 2.3 km northeast of it

Burghclere

596 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 3.9 km northeast of it

Burghclere Common

658 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 4.5 km northwest of it

Ball Hill

452 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Highclere Castle is	People	Places to visit
Woolton Hill and Highclere	1.5 km northwest of it	2,755	2
Burghclere	2.3 km northeast of it	596	5
Burghclere Common	3.9 km northeast of it	658	9
Ball Hill	4.5 km northwest of it	452	2
Newbury	4.9 km north of it	42,262	10
Greenham	7.3 km northeast of it	986	9
Headley	8 km northeast of it	711	5
Kingsclere	8.2 km east of it	2,889	1

Make a day of it

More near Highclere Castle

There are 12 within 15 km, 4 museums, a castle and a historic house among them.

1CastleCastle · English HeritageDonnington Castle10 km away 2

MuseumWest Berkshire Museum8.7 km away 3

Historic houseShaw House10 km away 4MuseumMuseumThatcham Nature Discovery Centre10 km away 5

MuseumWhitchurch Silk Mill11 km away 6Historic siteHistoric site · English HeritageCruise missile shelter complex, Greenham Common Airbase7 km away 7Theme parkTheme parkFour Kingdoms7.9 km away 8MuseumMuseumGreenham Control Tower8.1 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

A visit to Highclere Castle: questions

Where is Highclere Castle?

Highclere Castle is 1.5 km southeast of Woolton Hill and Highclere, Hampshire.

What is Highclere Castle?

Country house in Hampshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Highclere Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Woolton Hill and Highclere, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Highclere Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Highclere Castle?

Within 15 km: Donnington Castle (10 km), West Berkshire Museum (8.7 km), Shaw House (10 km) and Thatcham Nature Discovery Centre (10 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (4)

Highclere Castle: Richard Munckton from Windsor, Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
West Berkshire Museum: Tom Bastin from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Shaw House: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Whitchurch Silk Mill: Kelvin Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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