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Burland Day Trips & Tours Ltd - Highclere Castle

Burland Day Trips & Tours Ltd - Highclere Castle

2 night tour including dinner, bed & breakfast and entry to Highclere Castle

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2 night tour including dinner, bed & breakfast and entry to Highclere Castle

You’ve watched every episode, more recently the hugely successful film, and now you have a taste for more! We bring ‘Downton Abbey’ to life with this classic tour.

The tour combines a visit to Highclere Castle with a suggested scenic drive of the picturesque Cotswold villages of Shilton, Swinbrook and Bampton, where some of the show’s outdoor scenes were filmed. Explore the home of the Earl and also Countess of Carnarvon at Highclere Castle, on a self guided tour.

Sun 19 April 2026

Travel to your hotel

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Mon 20 April 2026

Highclere Castle and ‘Downton Villages’

We start our day by visiting Highclere Castle, the real ‘Downton Abbey’, and home of the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon. The current design of Highclere was completed in 1938, when the 3rd Earl of Carnarvon brought in Sir Charles Barry to transform his classical Georgian mansion into a grand mansion that would impress the world. We take a self-guided one-hour tour of the public rooms, including the state rooms and bedrooms where scenes for the show were filmed. There’s time to discover the ‘Capability Brown’ designed grounds, browse the gift shop where there are some non-fictional works written by the Countess herself, and perhaps stop for tea and cake at one of the tea rooms. Depending on your visit time at Highclere, there may be time in the afternoon to spend some time in the Cotswold villages of Shilton and Swinbrook. It may also be possible to visit the picturesque village of Bampton where most of the outdoor scenes for ‘Downton Abbey’ were filmed, including St Mary’s Church, the village pub, the Library and Matthew Crawley’s house.

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Tue 21 April 2026

Return home

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D=Dinner Included, EB=English Breakfast

Price includes:

  • ABTA bonding

  • Coach hire & driver services for duration of tour

  • 2 nights dinner, bed & breakfast at Doubletree by Hilton Swindon

  • Entrance to Highclere Castle

 

 

Doubletree by Hilton Swindon ****

 

DoubleTree by Hilton Swindon Hotel is located just off junction 16 of the M4 and 3 miles from Swindon town centre, near the Wiltshire countryside. All rooms include 32-inch HDTVs, Wifi access, en suite facilities, hairdryer and complimentary toiletries provided. Some rooms feature USB charging points.

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