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Downton Abbey and Village Small Group Tour from London

4.8 / 5

106 reviews

Activity provider:Brit Movie Tours
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Day trip

Downton Abbey and Village Small Group Tour from London

Activity provider:Brit Movie Tours

4.8

106 reviews

From US$ 188.61 per person

Enjoy a full-day excursion from London on a small-group tour that takes you to visit top filming sites from the global hit TV series, Downton Abbey. Explore Downton village and Downton Abbey and relive aristocratic life of a century ago.

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Duration 9 hours
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Live tour guide
English
Small group
Limited to 15 participants

Experience

Highlights
  • Enjoy a fully guided walking tour of Downton village
  • Explore Downton Abbey itself and see the above-stairs rooms where many dramatic scenes took place
  • Spend some time on the grounds of the estate and imagine what aristocratic life was like a century ago
  • Enjoy the tour with up to 15 others plus a guide and a driver
Full description
Become Lord or Lady Grantham for the day, as you visit the film locations used in the BAFTA award-winning Downton Abbey period drama. Hear how the global hit TV series was made and about the actors involved and the wonderful history of the places you visit on this full-day tour. You’ll depart central London in the morning on a drive to the charming Oxfordshire village that has been featured in the series as Downton village. Enjoy a guided tour of locations such as Downton Hospital, the village pub, the former home of Matthew Crawley, and the local church.  Take a short comfort break before continuing on to Highclere Castle, which is the main setting used in Downton Abbey. En route you’ll learn about the thousand-year history of Highclere Castle and life above and below the stairs. Lunch can be purchased at Highclere Castle or you can bring your own lunch and enjoy it on the beautiful grounds. Although guided tours are not allowed inside the castle, you’ll be able to explore the above-stairs area of Downton Abbey independently with the aid of a self-guided information sheet. Imagine life as it was over 100 years ago and enter the world of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants as you wander around the estate. The tour ends in central London.
Includes
  • Professional guide
  • Transportation
  • Admission fees to Highclere Castle House and Gardens
  • Gratuities (optional)
  • Food and drinks
  • Admission to the Egyptian exhibition (GBP 5.00)
  • Car/booster seats for children under 3 years of age

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Gloucester Road Tube (London Underground) station, next to the station exit, outside the flower shop (Flowers Inc.)

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4.8 /5

based on 106 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.8/5
  • Transportation
    4.6/5
  • Service
    4.9/5
  • Organization
    4.9/5

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We had a great experience on our tour! Our tour guide was Eva and she was so entertaining, fun, and wonderful all the way around. Paul was our driver and he was great too, in a comfortable van with a microphone that worked well and made it easy to hear our guide. The visit to Bampton with time on our own was just a teeny bit short (10-15 minutes more may have given us a little more time to look at the gift shop there), but we had more than ample time to explore Highclere's interior, grounds, and garden, and still get lunch and a snack. We were picked up exactly on schedule and returned a little bit early. We had a lovely day, and were absolutely delighted with our experience - thank you!!!

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April 18, 2023

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eva our guide was so energetic and full of sense of humor i personally very much enjoyed her-- unfortunately the coach was with few technical issues first the micro not working eva had to talk high level---the DVD was stacked and USB in my seat was not working-- the driver was super nice -just for this value at least bottle of water should be in the coach-will suggest --clo

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April 10, 2023

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This was a well organized and lovely excursion. Logistically: instructions for meeting location spot on, departed and returned on schedule, stopped mid-way through bathe drive for a “bio break”, comfortable & clean coach, and very informative. Both the tour guide and driver were friendly and helpful people. The village tour was a lot of fun and we had plenty of time. Our guide, Emma, provided a lot of information about the locations used for filming and a bit of history. We also had plenty of time allotted to tour inside and wander the grounds (which I was expecting and they were spectacular). I would recommend this excursion and your company. I had a really nice day.

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