Downton Abbey Tour: Explore Highclere Castle

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Explore Downton Abbey’s world on a 9-hour London tour. Visit Bampton village and Highclere Castle with behind-the-scenes insights.

Duration: 9 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Highclere Castle - Visit the iconic setting of Downton Abbey. The tour grants access to the house, allowing you to explore the rooms where many dramatic scenes unfolded.
Bampton - Take a guided tour of the Cotswolds village that served as Downton village in the TV series and film. Discover the church, post office, village green, pub, and other familiar locations from the show.

What's Included

Professional guide
In-vehicle air conditioning
All fees and/or taxes
Live commentary on board

What's Not Included

Lunch
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Additional Information

Enjoy a day trip into the world of Downton Abbey on a 9-hour coach tour from London. The tour features behind the scenes information, scenes from the show itself played on the bus as you head out of London. Your first stop on tour will be the charming village of Bampton used as Downton village where you will receive a guided tour before heading to the…

Location

Flowers Inc

Gloucester Road

Please arrive at least 10 minutes early at your meeting point as the tour will leave promptly. The meeting point is at Gloucester Road tube station (Piccadilly, Circle and District Lines). A guide will be waiting for you next to the station exit outside the flower shop (Flowers Inc).

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Pearl

May 20, 2025

Wonderful outing - The tour was very well-organized with excellent time management. John is a great driver. Ava was a WONDERFUL guide. And of course, the places we visited were spectacular.

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Mareileg2025

May 12, 2025

An excursion that will be remembered for a long time - We've been looking forward to the Downton Abbey tour with our girls group for a long time. It was definitely worth the wait! John drove us safely from A to B and Ava was a perfect travelling companion, who is also a huge fan of the series. We really enjoyed the day and can only recommend this tour to fans. Many thanks for these wonderful impressions :)

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Jrbslb

May 10, 2025

Fabulous tour - What a really good day out ,the coach journey was a bit long ,but our guide was fab he kept us entertained ,he kept trying to make jokes that just weren't funny ,which made it funny, he certainly knows his stuff, very interesting tour defo recommended if you watch it or not.the only downside is you couldn't take photos inside which I understand as it's someone house, and I wanted to see every single room 😂😂

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Jennifer_w

Apr 26, 2025

We had a wonderful time... - We had a wonderful time on this tour. Great to watch a couple episodes of Downton Abbey on the bus ride, and our guide was very knowledgeable.

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Caro_e

Apr 20, 2025

The guide Russell was fantastic! - Highclere Castle was magnificent and Bampton a hidden gem! Absolutely loved the tour. A must for Downton Abbet fans!!

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L6073fykathyw

Apr 19, 2025

Downton Abbey delight! - Russell, our tour guide, knows a lot about Downton Abbey. He gave us a tour of the village where Downton Abbey is filmed, pointing out the various buildings that were used. We had an entertaining bus ride as we watched episodes of Downton Abbey, and Russell had Downton Abbey-themed activities for us. Inside Highclere Castle, we were able to see the rooms where Downton Abbey was filmed. We walked down the staircase. Russell took a photo of us standing in front of the castle. Thank you to Russell, and bus driver, Matt, for a great day.

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Virginia_g

Apr 14, 2025

If you love the Cotswolds and Downton Abbey, this tour is for you! - Lovely tour. I would have enjoyed it even if I weren't a Downton Abbey fan. Brompton is a gorgeous village in the Coltswolds. Highclere Castle is absolutely stunning. While it is huge, the overall feel is very homey. The grounds are simply breathtaking. Brit tours does an excellent job. Our guide provided an interesting commentary, and played a few episodes of Downton Abbey during the ride. The trip was the highlight of my trip to London.

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Nutqueen

Apr 14, 2025

The highlight of my trip to London. - A fantastic tour! Bampton is a lovely Cotswold village. Highclere Castle is stunning, and the grounds are fabulous. It would have been a worthwhile trip even if I weren't a Downton Abbey fan. Our guide was excellent. He provided interesting commentary on the ride, as well as an informative brief tour in Bampton. The first 2 episodes of Downton Abbey were played along the route.

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Go54121737714

Apr 13, 2025

Highly recommended - Our tour was fantastic from start to finish. Our tour guide Richard and bus driver Dragos were so lovely, Richard was so knowledgeable and an all round lovely guy, Dragos a great driver got us there and back safely and comfortably. A mighty day was had and we enjoyed every minute. The village of bampton and Highclere castle lived up to all expectations. Highly recommend these guys for this tour. Thanks a million guys. Jess & John ~ Ireland

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Sharon_g

Apr 21, 2025

It was fun to see the... - It was fun to see the sites where DA was filmed. Rory had a lot of great anecdotes. It was a lot of driving. I wish I knew that we wouldn’t get to Highclere until 2 pm or so. I would have gotten lunch sooner, rather than arriving starved.

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up to 15 guests

1 - Adult