Highclere Castle is a five mile taxi ride from the Newbury Station. The current house is in a Jacobethan and Italianate style designed by architect Charles Barry and is the country seat of the Earls of Carnarvon. A lot of people know it from the television show Downton Abbey which was filmed here in 2010 to 2015 plus the... read full comment
March 2024
Nothing overly exciting. Mainly fans of Downton Abbey rather than people looking at the history with the owners making the most of the show (to be expected I guess). To call it a 'Castle' is a bit strange as well, just on old aristocratic house, of which there are much better examples (particularly further up north). Bit... read full comment
March 2024
A must for every Downton Abbey fan. We booked our tickets 4 months in advance. From London it's about an hour's train ride to Newbury. Then another 30 minutes by taxi to the castle. It was truly a wonderful experience to see the castle in real life. We had a very nice tour and were able to look at everything in peace. Photos... read full comment
