Introduction

It has been described as the largest occupied mansion in Hampshire and the finest inhabited Victorian residence in all England.

Highclere Castle reveals a treasure of fine architecture combined with the finest materials, furniture and paintings.

The State Rooms

This photographic tour of the public rooms of the Castle will give you a brief view of Victorian building at its finest. From the stunning vaulted ceiling of the Saloon, to the Library with its two centuries old collection of over 5500 books through to the south facing Music Room, Drawing Room and Smoking Room, the State Rooms of Highclere Castle convey an atmosphere of comfort and opulence.

A sense of history...

Designed by Sir Charles Barry, the architect of the Houses of Parliament, these Rooms were a centre of political life during the late Victorian period.