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Highclere

Thirty-five rooms across Highclere Castle, rendered in full 360°, rooms that no public visit reaches, accessible only to Friends. Explore at your own pace, on any device, at any time.

Rooms never open to the public From the ceremonial State Drawing Room to private family apartments, these are spaces that even many staff have never entered. They are yours to explore.
Inside Highclere Castle
360° immersive experience
All rooms (35)
Ground floor
First floor
Private apartments
Below stairs
The State Drawing Room
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Ground floor

The State Drawing Room

Perhaps the most beautiful room at Highclere, and one that has never been opened to the public.

The Library
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Ground floor

The Library

Thousands of volumes collected across centuries, and a painted ceiling of extraordinary detail.

The Music Room
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Ground floor

The Music Room

Explore the coffered ceiling and trace the room's role in the life of the Castle across three centuries.

Lady Carnarvon's Drawing Room
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First floor

Lady Carnarvon's Drawing Room

A private private sitting room, the heart of daily life at Highclere, rarely glimpsed.

The Egyptian Bedroom
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First floor

The Egyptian Bedroom

Sleep once enjoyed by some of history's greatest figures, the Egyptian collection at its most personal.

The Arundel Bedroom
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First floor

The Arundel Bedroom

Named for one of England's great aristocratic families, and furnished with extraordinary care.

The Old Kitchen
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Below stairs

The Old Kitchen

Step below stairs into the Victorian heart of the Castle, where the real work of Highclere happened.

The Gun Room
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Below stairs

The Gun Room

A room unchanged for a century, speaking of the sporting life of the Carnarvon family and their guests.

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All 35 rooms.
Yours to explore.

Virtual Highclere is one part of Friends membership, alongside 224 films, monthly Book Club evenings with Lady Carnarvon, and priority access to events at the Castle. All in one annual membership.

£120

per year  ·  £10 per month

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