Broughton Castle open days

Broughton Castle is a family home that opens on a short list of afternoons. In 2027 they are every Wednesday and Sunday from Sunday 4 April to Wednesday 29 September, from 2pm to 5pm, plus the bank holiday Mondays of 3 May, 31 May and 30 August. Easter Monday, 29 March, falls before the season starts. The season is over for 2026, and the castle's website (opens in a new tab) now gives these dates.

What to expect on the day

Tickets are sold at the Gatehouse on arrival, by cash or card, and cannot be bought ahead. Last entry to the castle is 4.30pm. The gardens and the tea room in the Stables open at 1.30pm, half an hour before the house, so arrive early and start in the garden. You can go in the tea room without a ticket. Adults pay £13, children aged 5 to 15 pay £8, and it is £8 for the garden alone; the castle gives no year for these prices. Historic Houses members go free with a card.

Three afternoons at most a week is all you get, so plan around them. Dogs on leads are welcome in the park and garden, and not in the house. Large bags, rucksacks, tripods and selfie sticks stay outside. Toilets are in the car park only, and the accessible one uses the Radar key scheme.

Dates to watch

The Broughton Castle Cycling Sportive starts and finishes in the grounds on Sunday 27 June 2027. The castle's page does not say whether the house opens as usual that afternoon, so ask on 01295 276070 before you come. Private groups can visit by appointment all year, by emailing office@broughtoncastle.com.

Getting there and parking

The castle is 2.5 miles from Banbury town centre, on the Shipston road by way of Broughton. Parking is free to paying visitors, in the car park on the drive just before the church, about 300 paces from the castle. The castle's site gives no bus or train advice. Stagecoach's 75 calls in Broughton village from Monday to Saturday, but when we checked in November 2026 its few buses did not fit an afternoon visit, and there is none on Sundays, so a taxi from Banbury station is the practical way without a car.

Making a day of it

A visit fills an afternoon. Fit lunch in first, as nothing happens here before 1.30pm, and see castles and houses near Banbury for what pairs with it. The civil war in Banburyshire explains the Fiennes family's part in it.