A curated collection of privileges, discounts and experiences available only because of the Highclere connection, from heritage sites and race days to world-class cruises.
Present your Friends’ Pass QR code at any partner venue to access your benefits instantly.
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Highclere Castle Gift Shop
Every visit to the Highclere Castle gift shop, online and in person, carries a 10% Friends discount as long as your membership is active.
Show your Friends’ Pass QR code at the till or enter your member code at checkout online.
Highclere Castle Events
Complimentary access to the dedicated Friends’ car park at every public and Friends-only event at Highclere throughout the year.
Show your Friends’ Pass QR code at the car park entrance on arrival.
Highclere Castle Events
Access to the exclusive Friends’ lounge and hospitality area at select Highclere events, a quiet, comfortable space reserved only for members.
Show your Friends’ Pass QR code at the Friends’ entrance. Watch your dashboard for event dates.
Heritage & history
English Heritage
As a Friend of Highclere you are entitled to free entry to Stonehenge, just 18 miles from the Castle, and to over 400 English Heritage sites across the country, including Kenilworth Castle, Osborne House and Dover Castle.
Present your Friends’ Pass QR code at the English Heritage ticket desk. Valid for the pass holder and up to one guest.
English Heritage
Exclusive invitations to English Heritage members’ evenings, curator-led tours and conservation events at sites across the country. These are not advertised to the general public.
Invitations sent to your registered email address. Check your Member Benefits dashboard for upcoming dates.
Sport & occasions
Newbury Racecourse
An exclusive annual race day at Newbury Racecourse, just 8 miles from Highclere, for Friends and their guests. Reserved enclosure, champagne reception and a chance to meet Lord and Lady Carnarvon in the paddock. Limited places each year.
Priority booking opens to Friends four weeks before the public. Watch your dashboard for the announcement.
Newbury Racecourse
Friends of Highclere receive a 20% discount on ticket prices for all public race meetings at Newbury throughout the season, valid for the member and up to three guests per visit.
Book via the link below and enter your Friends member code at checkout. Your code is shown on your Friends’ Pass.
Travel & adventure
Viking Cruises · Long-standing Highclere partner
Viking Cruises, a long-term partner of Highclere Castle, offers Friends exclusive rates and curated itineraries with a Highclere connection. This includes specially hosted voyages where Lady Carnarvon joins guests on board for a lecture series on English history, Egyptian archaeology and country house life.
River cruises from £1,850 per person. Ocean voyages from £3,200 per person. All include full board and shore excursions.
Contact the Viking Cruises Friends of Highclere desk directly, quoting your member number, for exclusive rates not available to the general public.
More benefits coming
New · for Friends only
Friends of Highclere Store
A small seasonal collection, made near the Castle, in editions sized to our membership, never sold in the gift shop or anywhere else.