Coach Holidays to
Highclere Castle

Walk in the footsteps of your favourite characters from Downton Abbey including the Dowager Countess, Lady Mary Crawley and Bates, Lord Grantham's valet, and take a closer look at the rooms and vistas that formed the backdrop to this hugely-popular series.

Home to the Carnarvon family since 1679, the present day castle was designed in 1842 by Sir Charles Barry, who also designed the Houses of Parliament, creating one of England’s most beautiful Victorian castles.

Explore the state rooms and bedrooms so familiar from Downton Abbey before heading down the stairs to the cellars and old staff quarters where the Egyptian Exhibition celebrates the achievements of the 5th Earl of Carnarvon who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922.

Outside you can explore the beautiful gardens and 1,000 acres of spectacular parkland, designed for the 1st Earl of Carnarvon by the famous 18th-century landscape gardener ‘Capability’ Brown. The castle also has a gift shop and a tea room, the perfect place to round off your fascinating visit to the ‘real Downton Abbey’!