film location
Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey)
The Jacobethan country house in Hampshire that is Downton Abbey itself; the estate opens to visitors for parts of the year.
15 km · about 25 min drive
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Hungerford
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Hungerford
Hungerford works well as a base: 10 minutes from Kintbury, 41km from Cotswold Water Park.
Hungerford is in England, United Kingdom, with about 5,100 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Kintbury, about 5 km away.
Hungerford is a historic market town and civil parish, in Berkshire, England. It lies 8 miles (12.9 km) west of Newbury, 9 miles (14.5 km) east of Marlborough and 60 miles (97 km) west of London. The population of the parish at the 2021 census was 5,869.
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What is there to see near Hungerford?
Within an hour or so of Hungerford: Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey) (15 km), West Kennet Long Barrow (23 km), Avebury Stone Circle (24 km), Thruxton Circuit (24 km).
Are there any good drives near Hungerford?
The nearest famous roads are Rhinefield Ornamental Drive, Goodwood Festival of Speed and A466 Wye Valley (Chepstow to Monmouth).
Where is Hungerford?
Hungerford is in England, United Kingdom, about 5 km from Kintbury.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,100
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 51.4151, -1.5156
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Hungerford
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
West Kennet Long Barrow
A Neolithic chambered tomb near Avebury, over 100 m long and open to walk inside its stone burial chambers.
23 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
Avebury Stone Circle
Largest prehistoric stone circle in the world, enclosing an entire village and considered by many to be more atmospheric than Stonehenge.
24 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
Thruxton Circuit
The fastest circuit in the UK, a former airfield in Hampshire with high-speed sweeping corners that test car and driver to the limit.
24 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
Silbury Hill
The largest artificial prehistoric mound in Europe, raised around 2400 BC beside the Avebury complex for reasons still unknown.
24 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Stonehenge
Mysterious prehistoric stone circle dating back 5,000 years on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire.
34 km · about 40 min drive
film location
Christ Church Oxford (Great Hall inspiration and staircase)
The college's hall inspired the Hogwarts Great Hall set, and its 16th-century fan-vaulted Bodley staircase appears as the entry where McGonagall greets first-years.
41 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Cotswold Water Park
A 40-square-mile network of 180 lakes formed by gravel extraction, now used for watersports and wildlife.
41 km · about 45 min drive
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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