Downton Abbey - Behind the Scenes Exclusive
2days from
£199*per person
Overview
Revisit the familiar halls and family drama of Downton Abbey with an exclusive visit to the impressive home and magnificent grounds of Highclere Castle. On this impressive two-day break we peek behind the scenes at where all the unforgettable moments from the beloved TV programme happened and take the opportunity to discover Highclere’s wealth of treasures that have forged the castle’s historic legacy.
Itinerary
- From a morning pickup in your local area we travel by coach to a place of interest, where you’ll have a chance to explore. Later we rejoin the coach and travel to our hotel for our relaxing overnight stay.
- Today we head to Highclere Castle by coach for our exclusive visit. We skip the queues and go behind the scenes where we explore the stunning filming locations and walk in the footsteps of all our favourite Downton Abbey characters. We also take in the castle’s spectacular Egyptian Exhibition, which chronicles the 5th Earl of Carnarvon’s travels to Egypt and his role in the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun. After an inspiring day at Highclere, we rejoin the coach for the journey home.
What's Included
Holiday Highlights
- Exclusive visit to Highclere Castle
- A complimentary copy of A Year at Highclere a book written by The Countess of Carnarvon
Our Price Includes
- Return coach travel
- One night's three or four-star half-board accommodation at a selected hotel
- Exclusive visit to Highclere Castle
- A complimentary copy of A Year at Highclere book writtne by The Countess of Carnarvon
- En-route visit to a place of interest
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Accommodation
A well-appointed 3 or 4-star hotel -
The comfortable rooms are en suite and other facilities include a bar and restaurant.
Hotel accessibility information:
Your hotel will be confirmed approximately 3 weeks before departure, therefore we cannot guarantee that the hotel will have a lift and/or ground floor rooms and may be unsuitable for those with limited mobility.
Other Information
Single room supplement £50pp
Please note: tour itineraries, hotel entertainment and use of leisure facilities will be subject to government guidelines. A small number of pick up point locations carry a supplement of between £15-£30pp.
Pick up locations for this tour are (29/04/26) Abingdon, Accrington, Acle, Acocks Green, Aldershot, Alfreton, Altrincham, Ampthill, Andover, Anlaby, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Ashford, Ashton-under-Lyne, Aylesbury, Banbury, Banstead, Barnsley, Barnstaple, Barton-le-Clay, Basildon, Basingstoke, Bath, Bebington, Beccles, Bedford, Belper, Beverley, Bexhill, Bexley, Bicester, Bideford, Biggleswade, Billingham, Birkenhead, Birmingham, Bishop Auckland, Bishops Stortford Birchanger Green Services, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bletchley, Blyth Services, Bodmin, Bognor Regis, Bolton, Boston, Bourne, Bournemouth, Bracknell, Bradford, Braintree, Brentwood, Bridgend, Bridgnorth, Bridgwater, Bridlington, Bridport, Brighouse, Brighton, Bristol, Broadstairs, Bromley, Bromsgrove, Buckingham, Burgess Hill, Burnham-on-Sea, Burnley, Burton-upon-Trent, Bury, Bury St Edmunds, Camberley, Camborne, Cambridge, Cannock, Canterbury, Canvey Island, Cardiff, Carlisle, Castleford, Chapel St Leonards, Chatham, Chatteris, Chelmsford, Cheltenham, Chepstow, Cheshunt, Chester, Chester-le-Street, Chesterfield, Chichester, Chieveley Services, Chippenham, Chorley, Christchurch, Cinderford, Cirencester, Clacket Lane Services, Clacton-on-Sea, Cleethorpes, Clevedon, Cleveleys, Coalville, Colchester, Coleford, Corby, Cosham, Cottingham, Coventry, Crawley, Crewe, Cromer, Croydon, Cwmbran, Darlington, Dartford, Daventry, Deal, Derby, Dereham, Devizes, Dewsbury, Didcot, Diss, Doncaster, Dorchester, Dover, Downham Market, Driffield, Droitwich, Dudley, Dunstable, Durham, Dursley, East Cowes, Eastbourne, Eastleigh, Ellesmere Port, Elloughton, Enfield, Epsom, Evesham, Exeter Services, Fakenham, Falmouth, Fareham, Farnborough, Farnham, Faversham, Felixstowe, Filey, Fleet Services, Flitwick, Folkestone, Frankley Services, Frinton-on-Sea, Gainsborough, Gateshead, Gillingham, Glastonbury, Gloucester, Goole, Gorleston, Grantham, Gravesend, Grays, Great Yarmouth, Grimsby, Guildford, Guisborough, Hailsham, Halesowen, Halifax, Harlow, Harpenden, Harrogate, Hartlepool, Harwich, Hastings, Hatfield, Havant, Haverhill, Haywards Heath, Hedge End, Hemel Hempstead, Hereford, Herne Bay, Hertford, Hessle, Heswall, Heworth, High Wycombe, Hinckley, Hitchin, Holbeach, Honiton, Horley, Horsham, Hove, Hucknall, Huddersfield, Hull, Hunstanton, Huntingdon, Hythe, Ilkeston, Immingham, Ingoldmells, Ipswich, Keighley, Kempston, Kendal, Kettering, Keynsham, Kidderminster, Kidsgrove, Kings Lynn, Kingswood, Knutsford Services, Lancaster, Launceston, Leamington Spa, Leatherhead, Ledbury, Leeds, Leek, Leicester, Leigh, Leigh Delamere Services, Leighton Buzzard, Leominster, Letchworth, Lewes, Lewisham, Leyland, Lichfield, Lincoln, Liskeard, Littlehampton, Liverpool, Long Eaton, Loughborough, Louth, Lowestoft, Ludlow, Luton, Lydney, Lyme Regis, Mablethorpe, Maidenhead, Maidstone, Malton, Manchester, Mansfield, March, Margate, Market Deeping, Market Harborough, Market Rasen, Melksham, Melton Mowbray, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Morecambe, Nailsea, Nantwich, Newark, Newbury, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newhaven, Newmarket, Newport (Isle of Wight), Newport (South Wales), Newport Pagnell, Newquay, Newton Abbot, North Hykeham, North Shields, Northallerton, Northampton, Northwich, Norwich, Nottingham, Nuneaton, Oakham, Oldham, Ormskirk, Oswestry, Oxford Peartree Services, Oxford Services, Paignton, Penrith, Penzance, Pershore, Peterborough, Peterlee, Pickering, Plymouth, Polegate, Pontefract, Poole, Portchester, Portsmouth, Preston, Princes Risborough, Ramsgate, Rayleigh, Reading, Redcar, Redditch, Redhill, Redruth, Retford, Rickmansworth, Ringwood, Rochdale, Rochester, Romford, Ross-on-Wye, Rotherham, Rugby, Runcorn, Rushden, Ryde, Salisbury, Saltash, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Sandown, Sandy, Scarborough, Scunthorpe, Seaford, Selby, Sevenoaks, Shanklin, Sheffield, Shepton Mallet, Shoreham-by-Sea, Shrewsbury, Sittingbourne, Skegness, Skelmersdale, Skipton, Sleaford, Slough, Snettisham, Solihull, South Benfleet, South Molton, South Shields, Southampton, Southend, Southport, Spalding, St Albans, St Austell, St Helens, St Neots, Stafford, Staines, Stamford, Stanford-le-Hope, Stevenage, Stockport, Stockton-on-Tees, Stoke-on-Trent, Stonehouse, Stourbridge, Stourport, Stratford-upon-Avon, Street, Stretford, Stroud, Sudbury, Sunbury, Sunderland, Sutton, Sutton Coldfield, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Swadlincote, Swaffham, Swanage, Swansea, Swindon, Tamworth, Taunton, Telford, Tewkesbury, Thame, Thetford, Thirsk, Thornbury, Thurrock Services, Tilbury, Tiverton Sampford Peverell Services, Tonbridge, Torquay, Totton, Trowbridge, Truro, Tunbridge Wells, Uxbridge, Wakefield, Wallasey, Wallsend, Walsall, Wareham, Warrington, Warwick, Warwick Services, Washington, Waterlooville, Watford, Wellingborough, Wellington, Wells, Welshpool, Welwyn Garden City, Weston-super-Mare, Wetherby, Wetherby Services, Weymouth, Whitby, Whitchurch, Whitley Bay, Whitstable, Widnes, Wigan, Winchester, Wisbech, Witney, Woking, Wokingham, Wolverhampton, Worcester, Worksop, Worthing, Wrexham, Wymondham, Yate, Yeovil, Yeovilton Podimore Services, York
(10/07/26) Acocks Green, Alfreton, Altrincham, Anlaby, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Ashton-under-Lyne, Barnsley, Bebington, Belper, Beverley, Billingham, Birkenhead, Birmingham, Birmingham NEC, Bishop Auckland, Blackpool, Bolton, Bradford, Bridlington, Brighouse, Burton-upon-Trent, Bury, Cannock, Castleford, Chester, Chester-le-Street, Chesterfield, Cleveleys, Coalville, Cottingham, Coventry, Crewe, Darlington, Derby, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Driffield, Dudley, Durham, Ellesmere Port, Elloughton, Filey, Gateshead, Goole, Guisborough, Halesowen, Halifax, Harrogate, Hartlepool, Hessle, Heswall, Heworth, Hinckley, Hucknall, Huddersfield, Hull, Ilkeston, Keighley, Kidsgrove, Knutsford Services, Leeds, Leek, Leicester, Leicester (Fosse Park), Leigh, Leyland, Lichfield, Liverpool, Long Eaton, Loughborough, Malton, Manchester, Mansfield, Middlesbrough, Nantwich, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Shields, Northallerton, Northwich, Nottingham, Nuneaton, Oldham, Peterlee, Pickering, Pontefract, Preston, Redcar, Rochdale, Rotherham, Runcorn, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Scarborough, Selby, Sheffield, Skipton, Solihull, South Shields, St Helens, Stafford, Stockport, Stockton-on-Tees, Stoke-on-Trent, Stourbridge, Stretford, Sunderland, Sutton Coldfield, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Swadlincote, Tamworth, Thirsk, Wakefield, Wallasey, Wallsend, Walsall, Warrington, Washington, Wetherby, Wetherby Services, Whitby, Whitley Bay, Widnes, Wigan, Wolverhampton, York
Please note: tour itineraries, hotel entertainment and use of leisure facilities will be subject to government guidelines. A small number of pick up point locations carry a supplement of between £15-£30pp.
Pick up locations for this tour are (29/04/26) Abingdon, Accrington, Acle, Acocks Green, Aldershot, Alfreton, Altrincham, Ampthill, Andover, Anlaby, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Ashford, Ashton-under-Lyne, Aylesbury, Banbury, Banstead, Barnsley, Barnstaple, Barton-le-Clay, Basildon, Basingstoke, Bath, Bebington, Beccles, Bedford, Belper, Beverley, Bexhill, Bexley, Bicester, Bideford, Biggleswade, Billingham, Birkenhead, Birmingham, Bishop Auckland, Bishops Stortford Birchanger Green Services, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bletchley, Blyth Services, Bodmin, Bognor Regis, Bolton, Boston, Bourne, Bournemouth, Bracknell, Bradford, Braintree, Brentwood, Bridgend, Bridgnorth, Bridgwater, Bridlington, Bridport, Brighouse, Brighton, Bristol, Broadstairs, Bromley, Bromsgrove, Buckingham, Burgess Hill, Burnham-on-Sea, Burnley, Burton-upon-Trent, Bury, Bury St Edmunds, Camberley, Camborne, Cambridge, Cannock, Canterbury, Canvey Island, Cardiff, Carlisle, Castleford, Chapel St Leonards, Chatham, Chatteris, Chelmsford, Cheltenham, Chepstow, Cheshunt, Chester, Chester-le-Street, Chesterfield, Chichester, Chieveley Services, Chippenham, Chorley, Christchurch, Cinderford, Cirencester, Clacket Lane Services, Clacton-on-Sea, Cleethorpes, Clevedon, Cleveleys, Coalville, Colchester, Coleford, Corby, Cosham, Cottingham, Coventry, Crawley, Crewe, Cromer, Croydon, Cwmbran, Darlington, Dartford, Daventry, Deal, Derby, Dereham, Devizes, Dewsbury, Didcot, Diss, Doncaster, Dorchester, Dover, Downham Market, Driffield, Droitwich, Dudley, Dunstable, Durham, Dursley, East Cowes, Eastbourne, Eastleigh, Ellesmere Port, Elloughton, Enfield, Epsom, Evesham, Exeter Services, Fakenham, Falmouth, Fareham, Farnborough, Farnham, Faversham, Felixstowe, Filey, Fleet Services, Flitwick, Folkestone, Frankley Services, Frinton-on-Sea, Gainsborough, Gateshead, Gillingham, Glastonbury, Gloucester, Goole, Gorleston, Grantham, Gravesend, Grays, Great Yarmouth, Grimsby, Guildford, Guisborough, Hailsham, Halesowen, Halifax, Harlow, Harpenden, Harrogate, Hartlepool, Harwich, Hastings, Hatfield, Havant, Haverhill, Haywards Heath, Hedge End, Hemel Hempstead, Hereford, Herne Bay, Hertford, Hessle, Heswall, Heworth, High Wycombe, Hinckley, Hitchin, Holbeach, Honiton, Horley, Horsham, Hove, Hucknall, Huddersfield, Hull, Hunstanton, Huntingdon, Hythe, Ilkeston, Immingham, Ingoldmells, Ipswich, Keighley, Kempston, Kendal, Kettering, Keynsham, Kidderminster, Kidsgrove, Kings Lynn, Kingswood, Knutsford Services, Lancaster, Launceston, Leamington Spa, Leatherhead, Ledbury, Leeds, Leek, Leicester, Leigh, Leigh Delamere Services, Leighton Buzzard, Leominster, Letchworth, Lewes, Lewisham, Leyland, Lichfield, Lincoln, Liskeard, Littlehampton, Liverpool, Long Eaton, Loughborough, Louth, Lowestoft, Ludlow, Luton, Lydney, Lyme Regis, Mablethorpe, Maidenhead, Maidstone, Malton, Manchester, Mansfield, March, Margate, Market Deeping, Market Harborough, Market Rasen, Melksham, Melton Mowbray, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Morecambe, Nailsea, Nantwich, Newark, Newbury, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newhaven, Newmarket, Newport (Isle of Wight), Newport (South Wales), Newport Pagnell, Newquay, Newton Abbot, North Hykeham, North Shields, Northallerton, Northampton, Northwich, Norwich, Nottingham, Nuneaton, Oakham, Oldham, Ormskirk, Oswestry, Oxford Peartree Services, Oxford Services, Paignton, Penrith, Penzance, Pershore, Peterborough, Peterlee, Pickering, Plymouth, Polegate, Pontefract, Poole, Portchester, Portsmouth, Preston, Princes Risborough, Ramsgate, Rayleigh, Reading, Redcar, Redditch, Redhill, Redruth, Retford, Rickmansworth, Ringwood, Rochdale, Rochester, Romford, Ross-on-Wye, Rotherham, Rugby, Runcorn, Rushden, Ryde, Salisbury, Saltash, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Sandown, Sandy, Scarborough, Scunthorpe, Seaford, Selby, Sevenoaks, Shanklin, Sheffield, Shepton Mallet, Shoreham-by-Sea, Shrewsbury, Sittingbourne, Skegness, Skelmersdale, Skipton, Sleaford, Slough, Snettisham, Solihull, South Benfleet, South Molton, South Shields, Southampton, Southend, Southport, Spalding, St Albans, St Austell, St Helens, St Neots, Stafford, Staines, Stamford, Stanford-le-Hope, Stevenage, Stockport, Stockton-on-Tees, Stoke-on-Trent, Stonehouse, Stourbridge, Stourport, Stratford-upon-Avon, Street, Stretford, Stroud, Sudbury, Sunbury, Sunderland, Sutton, Sutton Coldfield, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Swadlincote, Swaffham, Swanage, Swansea, Swindon, Tamworth, Taunton, Telford, Tewkesbury, Thame, Thetford, Thirsk, Thornbury, Thurrock Services, Tilbury, Tiverton Sampford Peverell Services, Tonbridge, Torquay, Totton, Trowbridge, Truro, Tunbridge Wells, Uxbridge, Wakefield, Wallasey, Wallsend, Walsall, Wareham, Warrington, Warwick, Warwick Services, Washington, Waterlooville, Watford, Wellingborough, Wellington, Wells, Welshpool, Welwyn Garden City, Weston-super-Mare, Wetherby, Wetherby Services, Weymouth, Whitby, Whitchurch, Whitley Bay, Whitstable, Widnes, Wigan, Winchester, Wisbech, Witney, Woking, Wokingham, Wolverhampton, Worcester, Worksop, Worthing, Wrexham, Wymondham, Yate, Yeovil, Yeovilton Podimore Services, York
(10/07/26) Acocks Green, Alfreton, Altrincham, Anlaby, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Ashton-under-Lyne, Barnsley, Bebington, Belper, Beverley, Billingham, Birkenhead, Birmingham, Birmingham NEC, Bishop Auckland, Blackpool, Bolton, Bradford, Bridlington, Brighouse, Burton-upon-Trent, Bury, Cannock, Castleford, Chester, Chester-le-Street, Chesterfield, Cleveleys, Coalville, Cottingham, Coventry, Crewe, Darlington, Derby, Dewsbury, Doncaster, Driffield, Dudley, Durham, Ellesmere Port, Elloughton, Filey, Gateshead, Goole, Guisborough, Halesowen, Halifax, Harrogate, Hartlepool, Hessle, Heswall, Heworth, Hinckley, Hucknall, Huddersfield, Hull, Ilkeston, Keighley, Kidsgrove, Knutsford Services, Leeds, Leek, Leicester, Leicester (Fosse Park), Leigh, Leyland, Lichfield, Liverpool, Long Eaton, Loughborough, Malton, Manchester, Mansfield, Middlesbrough, Nantwich, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, North Shields, Northallerton, Northwich, Nottingham, Nuneaton, Oldham, Peterlee, Pickering, Pontefract, Preston, Redcar, Rochdale, Rotherham, Runcorn, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Scarborough, Selby, Sheffield, Skipton, Solihull, South Shields, St Helens, Stafford, Stockport, Stockton-on-Tees, Stoke-on-Trent, Stourbridge, Stretford, Sunderland, Sutton Coldfield, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Swadlincote, Tamworth, Thirsk, Wakefield, Wallasey, Wallsend, Walsall, Warrington, Washington, Wetherby, Wetherby Services, Whitby, Whitley Bay, Widnes, Wigan, Wolverhampton, York
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