Highclere Castle
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| Address | Highclere Park, Highclere, Newbury RG20 9RN, UK |
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| Opened | 1842 |
| Owners | George Herbert, 8th Earl of Carnarvon |
| Construction started | 1679 |
| Phone | +44 1635 253210 |
| Architects | Charles Barry |
| Did you know | Highclere Castle, the Victorian-era English manor where the PBS series Downton Abbey is shot, is an actual working estate in the Hampshire countryside. |
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| ID | 860632 |
About Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle is a country house in the Jacobethan style by the architect Charles Barry, with a park designed by Capability Brown. The 5,000-acre estate is in Hampshire, England, about 5 miles south of Newbury, Berkshire. It is the country seat of the Earl of Carnarvon, a branch of the Anglo-Welsh Herbert family.
Where is the Highclere Castle
Click on the photo of Highclere Castle to view it on Google Maps.
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