You must pre-book your tickets through Highclere Castle's website as this is the only way to guarantee your entry. View Map. Skip To Main Content. Official Tourism Website for Hampshire. Favourites Welcome to the Itinerary Planner. Share this with x. About Highclere Castle has been home to the Carnarvon family since These must be arranged through the Castle Office and are subject to availability.
What's Nearby. Eating Out. Finally, our private tour to Highclere Castle is ideal if you are looking to travel from London in a private vehicle and spend the day exploring the castle and nearby filming locations. Highclere Castle hosts a number of special tours and events.
These take place on different dates during Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn. The special tours are open to a limited number of guests. Opening dates for Highclere Castle in have not yet been released. When you purchase your ticket you will need to select an am. The castle will open its doors at In past years demand hopelessly exceeds supply, you needed to be very organised and plan well in advance to get your hands on the much sought after admission tickets.
However now that the last series of the TV show has been screened perhaps this will change. Tour companies only get a fraction of the tickets they ideally would like. As tickets are scarce, even more so after the Downton Abbey film, it is recommended to book your tour early to avoid disappointment.
Highclere Castle tours. Highclere Castle official website. Highclere Castle is around 5 miles 8km south of Newbury. There is a very limited local bus service around 3 or 4 buses a day between Newbury and the village of Highclere, then a very long walk.
The house fell into disrepair towards the end of the 20th century, and the income from the filming of Downton Abbey and the popularity of the castle with tourists has meant that the owners can dedicate more funds to the conservation of the house.
Read more. Which parts of the castle were used to film Downton Abbey? Downton Abbey was a hugely popular period drama which ran between and It featured the story of a fictional aristocratic family, the Crawleys, who are heirs of the Earls of Grantham, and their servants. The six seasons covered the period from the sinking of the Titanic in , through the First World War, until the final season in Highclere Castle became a familiar sight to the millions who watched the show around the world since it featured as the exterior of Downton Abbey, and the great hall, library, music room, drawing room, saloon, and dining room, in addition to several of the bedrooms, were used as filming locations.
Is there still filming at Highclere Castle? Can I take photos inside? Photography is not permitted inside Highclere Castle or the Egyptian Exhibition, but you can feel free to take photographs when exploring the gardens.
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