Curated luxury hotels in Highclere

Award winners of the Good Hotel Award, The Queen’s Arms offers elegant accommodation in the Lambourn Valley, an area known for its horse-racing heritage. Within 20-25 minutes’ drive of Newbury and Swindon, it provides free parking and WiFi and a classic British food menu.

Offering 12 bedrooms, each room has a flat-screen TV, DVD player, seating area and tea and coffee facilities, and many have views of the paddocks. All have an en suite shower with a hairdryer and toiletries provided, and the suites and superior rooms feature a free-standing roll-top bath.

A full cooked breakfast is served each morning. The restaurant offers traditional British dining, a tempting range of desserts and an impressive list of European and New World wines.

This property offers facilities to host parties, celebrations and weddings, as well as offer board meeting and conference rooms for those on business.

The Queen’s Arms is 25 minutes’ drive from the pretty Wiltshire market town of Marlborough, just outside Savernake Forest. This inn is also close to the Oxfordshire border, with Didcot within 30 minutes and Oxford within 40 minutes’ drive.

With a stay at ORIDA Hotels Newbury in Newbury, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Highclere Castle and Newbury Showground. This hotel is 14 mi (22.6 km) from Thames River and 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from North Wessex Downs.

Set in Newbury, 13 km from Newbury Racecourse, The Pot Kiln offers accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a restaurant and a bar. This 5-star hotel offers free WiFi. The property is non-smoking and is located 27 km from Highclere Castle.

The units in the hotel are equipped with a coffee machine. Featuring a private bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer, rooms at The Pot Kiln also have a garden view.

The accommodation offers a continental or Full English/Irish breakfast.

LaplandUK is 42 km from The Pot Kiln, while Coate Water Country Park is 48 km away.

Located in Thatcham, The Bunk Inn is a 3-minute drive from Downe House School and 6 minutes from Newbury Showground. This upscale inn is 10.7 mi (17.2 km) from Thames River and 13.7 mi (22 km) from Highclere Castle.

Located in Reading, The Hind's Head is in a rural location – a 2-minute drive from Kennet & Avon Canal and 5 minutes from Bishopwood Golf Club. This inn is 9.4 mi (15.1 km) from Thames River and 12.1 mi (19.5 km) from Highclere Castle.

With a stay at White Hart, Andover by Marston's Inns in Andover, you'll be a 1-minute walk from River Test and 7 minutes by foot from Andover Museum and Museum of the Iron Age. This inn is 13.6 mi (21.9 km) from Highclere Castle and 16.7 mi (26.9 km) from Winchester Cathedral.