Udflugt til Downton Abbey og Highclere Castle fra London
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Besøg Highclere Castle, Cotswolds landsbyen Bampton og andre steder på en heldag 'Downton Abbey' tur fra London! Efter at have rejst til Oxfordshire med en ekspertguide, der kender til den britiske hit-tv-serie, besøg Cogges Manor Farm (indgang inkluderet) og derefter videre til Bampton - den virkelige Downton landsby. Se Bampton Library (indgang inkluderet), kirken og den populære Grantham Arms pub, og derefter tilbringe eftermiddagen på Highclere Castle, Grantham familie hjem. Besøg statens værelser og haver og lær alt om den virkelige familie Carnarvon, der ejer ejendommen. Antallet er begrænset til 18 på denne lille gruppe tur, der sikrer personlig opmærksomhed fra en guide.
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Forlad Londons Marble Arch i en minibus med aircondition, og kør mod de bølgende kalkstensbakker i Oxfordshire. Undervejs vil du blive underholdt af guiden med fortællinger og fakta om tv-serien Downton Abbey, der har en fanskare spredt over hele verden. Det britiske, historiske drama om Downton Abbey er hovedsageligt optaget i og omkring Oxfordshire og dokumenterer dramaerne og skandalerne i den fiktive Crawley-familie og deres ansatte i dagene op til og efter 1. verdenskrig. Hør insider-sladder om seriens personer, f.eks. Lady Mary, og opdag mindre kendte fakta om optagestederne, der er inkluderet på din tur. Stop ved en gård blandt bakkerne nær Cogges, og nyd en varm drik (for egen regning) i gårdens rustikke café, inden du opdager nogle af optagestederne på gården.
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Fortsæt til Bampton i Cotswolds, en engelsk landsby, der blev udbredt som Downton landsby gennem hele serien. På en gåtur, gå ind Bampton Library - som fordobles som Downton Cottage Hospital, se landsby kirken - stedet for Lady Mary bryllup til Matthew Crawley - og huset, der engang blev brugt som Crawley familie hjem. Gå en tur langs hovedgaden og se butikker, der bruges til film, samt seværdigheder som den fiktive pub Grantham Arms.
Fortsæt til Highclere Castle, Downton Abbey selv, for at udforske med din guide. Udforsk den overdådige ejendom, der omgiver slottet, og hør alt om Highclere Castle's rolle som Grantham-familien hjem. Nyd frokost eller en snack i de pågældende teværelser, der serverer mad fra slottets køkkener, og træd derefter ind i Highclere Castle for at udforske dets majestætiske værelser. Se spisesteder, musik og rygerum, som Lady Sybil prydede med sin tilstedeværelse, og lær om den virkelige familie, der har ejet Highclere Castle siden slutningen af det 17. århundrede: Carnarvons. I kælderen er den særlige Egyptologi udstilling, takket være den 5. Earl of Carnarvon's udgravninger i Kongernes Dal i Egypten. Tag i yderligere områder af den berømte optagelse site; den røde trappe, salon, galleri og soveværelser, før du vender tilbage til din minivan. Efter at have forladt Highclere Castle, vil vi hurtigt besøge Burghclere for at se Portal Hall, placeringen for Downton Village School, før den afslappende rejse tilbage til London.
Højdepunkter
Hvad er inkluderet
Rejsendes vurderinger
Vigtig information
- Der er adgang til offentlig transport i nærheden
- Velegnet til alle fitnessniveauer
- Bemærk venligst: Når reservationen er indsendt, er alle salg endelige, ikke-foranderlige, ikke-overførbare og pådrager sig 100 % annulleringsbøder
- Britisk vejr kan variere, så gæster rådes til at tjekke vejrudsigten og klæde sig passende. Det anbefales at tage noget varmt tøj med, især i vintermånederne, og lag er gode til at tilpasse sig de stadigt skiftende vejrforhold. Det er en god ide at bære passende fodtøj, da der er gang involveret på vores ture. England er kendt for sin regn, så det er tilrådeligt at medbringe en vandtæt jakke eller paraply.
- Store tasker og rygsække er ikke tilladt i slottet. En lille opbevaringsplads er tilgængelig i receptionen. Picnic er ikke tilladt i haven.
- Fotografier og videooptagelser er ikke tilladt inde i slottet, men kan kun bruges på slottets arealer og græsplæner til personlig brug.
- Pushstole er ikke tilladt inde i slottet, men kan bruges omkring slottets arealer og græsplæner.
- Highclere Castle Special Event: 'Living with a Film Crew', 8-14 maj 2026. Din billet inkluderer foredrag om Highclere og andre filmsteder, en guidet tur i Castle State Rooms, Galleried Bedrooms, Egyptian Exhibition og en underskrevet kopi af Lady Carnarvons bog 'Et år på Highclere'.
- Highclere Castle Special Event: 'Teas, Tours and Timeless Tales', hver tirsdag juni 2026. Denne særlige begivenhedsdato vil omfatte en guidet tur i slottet, tid i den egyptiske udstilling, grunde og haver, gratis forfriskninger og en underskrevet kopi af Lady Carnarvons bog "Seasons at Highclere". Også inkluderet er adgang til Cogges Manor Farm, (Yew Tree Farm) og Bampton Library, (Downton Cottage Hospital).
- Highclere Castle Special Event: 'Magic of the Movies', lørdag den 12. og søndag den 13. september 2026. Denne begivenhedsdato vil indeholde adgang til slottet, haver og den egyptiske udstilling. Også inkluderet valgfrie højdepunkter såsom Kostume udstilling, Jazz Band, Dancing med Brooks & Baker, Vintage bil udstilling, Chancen for at deltage i Highclere's "Magic of the Movies" film klip og meget mere.
Anmeldelser(293)
Amber was the best tour guide! She brought Downton Abbey to life with her stories! We enjoyed the day and recommend it!
Small group, very comfortable bus, and a very involved guide, attentive to our questions. Unfortunately, we could not benefit from all the explanations he gave because we do not speak English fluently. But we still managed to ask a few questions and understood the answers. We really appreciated the visit to Highclere Castle, where we recognized places seen in the series. A very beautiful castle with a huge park.
Great variety of stops for the true Downton Abbey fan. We enjoyed Nick and Tobey and would recommend the tour.
This excursion was our last out of a three week vacation. We saved it for last because we were most excited about Highclere. Jinni was good… She was knowledgeable enough. There was more than one time, however, throughout the day where we felt as though she was not as enthusiastic about the “adventure” as we’d hoped a guide would be. There were long lapses of silence on our lengthy drive to/from Highclere. By the time we got to Highclere, there was allotted time to explore the exterior and interior of the castle, unfortunately just not enough time to amply tour the other exhibit below the castle. Furthermore, it was not made clear to the group that Jinni would not be joining up with us either just before we entered the castle for the interior tour, nor awaiting us upon exiting the exhibit below. As it was, the restrooms were suggested (by Jinni as we arrived to Highclere to park) to be made a priority before our departure from the Highclere grounds, yet there was not adequate time to explore the special exhibit below the castle AND also wait in the lengthy line for the restroom upon exiting. Had Jinni joined us on our interior tour, perhaps some adjustment in time of departure may have been considered. It was asserted by Jinni that her stated departure time was critical. Needless to say, Jinni’s lack of presence on the castle grounds at Highclere made for a long and uncomfortable ride back to London… In addition, there was a special event/presentation for us all at Highclere, which we were made aware of prior to our booking. It might have afforded Jinni’s clients the extra time needed to use the restroom (or spend more time in the exhibit below the castle) had Jinni took it upon herself to collect our copies of the book written by the Countess of Carnarvon (which was a parting gift from the Countess) and then Jinni tasked to distribute them upon our return to the bus before departure. As it was, we each had to allow for time to head to the gift shop to collect our own book after the castle tour. Just a helpful suggestion.
Jinni, our tour guide, was fantastic. She explained everything that we were going to see beforehand and was very knowledgeable about the places we were visiting. The tour to Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey) was a dream come true. I still can’t believe I was there. It is a beautiful home and the grounds are amazing. This tour is definitely worth it.
Everything about the castle tour and Downton experience was top notch. The guide, however, was not really into it. Thankfully we were only with her for the transportation and not the on-site tour. There was a lot of opportunity for her to give insight into the landscape and tour itself the trip but she did not seem like she wanted to be there.
It was a long day… but a rewarding and fun day for all Downton Abbey fans. To actually see the great hall, staircase, the library and so much more. We got a special treat, Lady Carnavon made a presentation about how it was to film in her home and received a signed copy her latest book,A Year at Highclere. Jenny, our tour guide was fun to spend the day with. She was very knowledgeable and entertaining! And Prince, our driver was superb with his driving skills on very narrow roads. Highclere was the hi-light of the your but it also included a stop at Coggs Farm, Brampton and Red brick church/schoolhouse. Our smaller tour bus can make stops where the big buses can’t. Highly recommend for those Downton fans!!m Photography not allowed in the castle ;(
This is an excellent tour. It stopped at many filming locations/points of interest of Downton Abbey. Our guide, Ginny, was excellent - knowledgeable, charming, funny. Our driver, Prince, was excellent also - safe and good driving in heavy traffic. The tour was outstanding - the owner of Highclere Castle spoke to us about the castle and also filming the program, our guide was great and we got a free book autographed by Lady Carnarvon. Interesting and the day passed by quickly even for someone who doesn’t watch Downton Abbey.
Overall, fantastic tour with exceptional guide Toby and a professional driver, another Toby. The farm and Bampton visits seemed like fillers, but Highclere carried the day. Very happy to have taken this tour. Overall, it took 11 hours, but even if you only mildly liked Downton Abbey, you will enjoy this tour
Guide Toby and driver Prince were great. Loved seeing the places that I’ve seen on tv in the series. Castle was beautiful and loved learning the history.
