Private Guided Full Day Downton Abbey Tour From London
Description
London is so amazing but hectic, so why not have a relaxing day in the English Countryside instead, visiting The Cotswolds & beyond, on a Downton Abbey themed tour. We visit Highclere Castle, grounds & gardens, home of Lord & Lady Grantham, Lady Mary & the Dowager (CASTLE/GARDEN TICKETS ARE NOT INCLUDED & MUST BE PURCHASED BY CLIENT) We then tour the beautiful Cotswold villages & countryside that Downton Abbey brought to our screens in both TV & film & is a truly remarkable place. We stop at shops, churches, market squares, thatched cottages, village halls, cricket greens & rose gardens. Lunch can be taken in an Old English Pub where you can relax, eating perhaps fish n chips or some local ales? Or we can take you to a very English Garden tea shop … the choice is both yours & endless! The afternoon is then spent driving through more countryside & villages, chauffeured by your very own 'Branson', before returning to your own place of residence whilst listening to music of your choice.
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Itinerary
We walk around the delightful Downton Abbey village on the edge of the Cotswolds & visit St Mary’s Church, The Crawley house, Village Green & see where so many scenes were filmed in stunning Bampton.
IF YOU HAVE PURCHASED Highclere Castle tickets then you spend 2-3 hours taking in the magnificence of the actual present day Aristocratic Castle of Lord & Lady Canarvon. You will see the interior & grounds where the Grantham’s lived & where so much of the Downton drama played out. TICKETS AVAILABLE VIA HIGHCLERE CASTLE WEBSITE.
Visit the quaint hamlet of Shilton, which is the picture postcard location of where Mr Bates was brought back to Downton when the unsavoury murder charge was levelled at him by his wife. Complete with ford, gardens & architecture. this is a truly lovely stop.
We seek out the most romantic pub in The Cotswolds where Tom Branson & Lady Sybil eloped to❤️. Swinbrook is, in itself, a lovely village & we can visit the pub and gardens too, for a an ale, wine or coffee.
In addition to the Downton experience, we also visit/drive through the outstanding natural beauty of The Cotswolds in whatever time is left over. This normally includes an hour for lunch if required.
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Pickup Locations & Times
Pick up from outside of central London may incur an extra charge, please enquire for further details.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(27)
You cannot do better than Barry Tours! Book today! Our tour of Highclere Castle, the local villages where Downton Abbey was filmed, and the historical lessons along the way, exceeded our expectations. Barry was the perfect guide for our day long adventure - he was funny, extremely knowledgeable, and genuinely interested in ensuring we had the best of days. We highly recommend booking with Barry!!
Hi Denise So glad you got to enjoy Highclere Castle and Downton Abbey villages. I know your Mum had really looked forward to it and booked well in advance. The weather was excellent too. Hope to see you all again BarryTours
Steven Cahill was a tour guide from London to Highclere Castle. He did a fantastic job entertaining us with Downton Abbey trivia and all the fun things about the shows. He got us there in plenty of time to take our pictures at various locations throughout the property and bought us some biscuits from the gift shop. We had a great day!
Hi Bonnie So glad you enjoyed the Downton Abbey adventure tour with Steve. He knows his stuff and more besides! Thanks for the kind words and come back soon 🙏🇬🇧🇺🇸
Barry was amazing!! Super knowledgeable and capable to share stories and history. Treated our family brilliantly! What a great tour!!!!
Hi Chris Many thanks for the kind and great review. I really had a fantastic day with you and all your family and so glad you enjoyed all aspects of the tour. See You again hopefully 🙏 🇬🇧🇺🇸 Barry
Greg was great! He was our tour guide and driver and was so knowledgeable for our Downton Abbey and The Cotswold full-day tour. I highly recommend this tour and Greg as a guide. And my friends and I would definitely be interested in taking another tour. 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hi Ann Marie Many thanks for the review and so glad you enjoyed your Downton Tour with Greg, we are lucky to have him on our team! By all means contact us again next time you or friends/family are here in Uk 🇬🇧 Best regards Barry barrytoursuk
Paula was a friendly, knowledgeable and professional guide who took us to various Cotswolds villages as well as places within the villages where different episodes of Downton Abbey were filmed. Paula went out of her way to make sure we were comfortable and had ample time to look around.
Hi Pamela Many thanks for the Cotswolds/Downton review which Paula provided. Paula is an excellent out of town fully qualified guide who always goes the extra mile. We look forward to our paths crossing again soon. BarryToursUk
What a wonderful day in the English countryside! Our driver, Frank, picked us up right outside our London hotel and carried us away in his spacious taxi (plenty of space for 4 adults! Even provided waters for us) We toured around various Downton Abbey filming sights to which Frank was very knowledgeable about and explained the history behind each spot. He also gave us the opportunity to stop at a few extra historic sights along the way that weren’t on our designated tour itinerary which was AMAZING! It was like two tours in one. He knew so much about the significance and the history behind all the sights. We stopped at a pub along the way for a delicious lunch with beautiful garden views before we ventured onward. I can’t say enough about Frank, our guide. He patiently and enthusiastically answered all of our questions and we just thoroughly enjoyed his company! It was like touring around England with a friend. Highly recommend this tour and any others with Frank!! You will not be disappointed. Well done Barry tours! Thanks for the amazing memories Frank!
Hi Melissa So glad you enjoyed your Downton Abbey/ Cotswold Tour with Frank. He is a very personable guide who I trained alongside with many years ago. I will send on your kind words. BarryTours
Steve was FANTASTIC! He was friendly, knowledgeable, and went above and beyond to make sure we had the most amazing day. I would recommend this tour to anyone (and ask for Steve if you can). 😃👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed the days tour and expert guide Steve. Thanks for the review 🤩🇬🇧🇺🇸
We spent 7 days in the London area and participated in a total of 3 private tours. This one was absolutely the best! We are huge Downton Abbey fans, so this tour was at the top of our bucket list. I knew it was going to be fun, but little did I know it was going to be the best thing we did our entire time in London - and that is thanks to our driver and tour guide, Barry. He was super friendly and funny. He was very knowledgeable and started providing tidbits of information as soon as we were seated in his vehicle. He has been a cab driver in the London area for 30 years so he knows just about everything there is to know about London. He took us to beautiful areas that were not listed on the itinerary and we even got to meet some of the people that he has come to know at these places. He happily offered to take group photos of us at tourist points and even made sure we got to Starbucks on our way since we did leave our hotel for the tour before the hotel restaurant opened! We are planning to come back next year and will certainly book more tours. Hopefully we get Barry again! I know 5 stars are the norm, but I'd give Barry and this tour a million star rating if I could!
paula was amazing!! she met all our needs and adapted if we wanted to do something different. we asked her to do a few things different leave early later, etc. at different places and she did whatever we needed. She was knowledgeable and met our needs.
Thanks for the kind words. Paula is a great experienced guide who can customise our tours to suit your needs. Please come back soon! 🙏🇬🇧🇺🇸
This was such a fabulous experience! Highly recommend!! Barry was so great, we all enjoyed it so much!
Hiya 👋🏽 So glad you enjoyed the tour and it is certainly one of our favourites. Come back soon and bring fine weather please! Kind regards BarryTours
