Private Downton Abbey with Castle Taxi Tour

43 reviews

Duration - 9 hours

USD 1,018 p.p. onwards

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London, United Kingdom

Be treated like Royalty, which is what you deserve on this special tour.
Become Lord or Lady Grantham for the day as we visit the film locations of the period drama Downton Abbey.
Discover ‘Downton Abbey’ filming sites and learn about the lives of the fictional Grantham & Crawley families from the hit TV series and films. Hear about Britain’s present-day aristocracy, too. The must-do tour is only available at certain times of the year, so early planning and booking is essential.

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Downton Village & Cotswolds 08:30
Duration: 9 hours
London Electric Taxi
Downton Village: HIGHCLERE CASTLE is only open on certain days and tickets need to be purchased.
Pickup included

USD 1,018
p.p. onwards

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Bampton, Bampton, Eden District, Lake District, Cumbria, England

We will collect you from your Central London hotel and drive you through London and out into the Oxfordshire countryside. Our first stops are in Oxfordshire. We visit the villages that became the village of Downton. Here we can have photographs outside Matthew Crawley’s house, the Hospital and the two village pubs. There are far too many other locations to list here, plus we don't wish to spoil all the surprises for you.
Walk through the entrance to the hospital.
Visit the church where all the weddings and funerals were filmed.
Get insider information on the filming of Downton from an expert
Visit the farm from the series.
Walk by the post office.
Plus a lot more....

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Cotswolds, Cotswolds, England

We visit other villages in the Cotswolds area which are a secret to surprise you that have featured in the series. Leaving the villages behind us we start to head cross country to Highclere Castle. This journey takes around 50 minutes as Highclere is 40 miles away from our last Cotswold village. We will stop in the countryside for lunch (own expense) at an old English Pub. We arrive at Highclere Castle after lunch

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Highclere Castle Highclere Park, Highclere RG20 9RN England

Your guide will explain all there is to know about the Castle’s history, plus the Downton Locations you will see before you enter the rooms. This tour will not only show you the life of Lord and Lady Grantham but it will also treat you all like Lords and Ladies for the day.  Please book Highclere Castle tickets in advance to avoid disappointment. We suggest that you book either 10.30am or 2.30pm. Highclere Castle is not open all year around, please check the Highclere Castle website. If the castle is not open on the day. We can offer an alternative which is visiting the Downton Villages and many more Cotswolds Villages.

Duration: 2 hours

Terms & conditions

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.

Additional info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Electric Taxi max 6 passengers
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitized between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Guides required to regularly wash hands

Inclusions

Bottled water
Private transportation
Private guide
Air-conditioned vehicle

Departure time

08:30 AM

Departure point

Traveler pickup is offered
A Central London Hotel is one with a post code (or zip code) E1, EC1, EC2, EC3, EC4, N1, SE1, SW1, SW3, SW7, W1, W2, W8, WC1, WC2. Should your Hotel be outside of these areas, or in the suburbs or Airport locations, we would be happy to provide you with a separate quote.

Recent reviews

dinodoc328 5th September 2022

Very knowledgeable and friendly driver / giuide. He made the trip a pleasure. He made sure that we saw many highlights of the English countryside as well.

Michael_S 15th July 2022

My wife became I’ll and I had to cancel our ticket. But so disappointed, but when I reported to you the day before, you graciously returned out full price . We sincerely appreciate that. My wife was heartbroken it you were very understanding. Thank you.

Stephanie_F 13th July 2022

We had an amazing time touring the countryside including all of the Downton Abbey hotspots. Half of us had never seen the show and they loved it as much as the rest of us. David was a great driver. He had so much great knowledge and made our day driving around exceptional. It was just a perfect day. Can’t wait to come back when we can spend more time in the country!

blane_p 25th May 2022

We had a great experience seeing Highclere and Cotswold. Dave was an amazing guide for the day. Great historian. Very memorable day that we would highly recommend.

John_K 17th May 2022

We had a great time. The cogs well villages are special. Greg our driver/ guide was excellent. If you book request Greg.

DrBrian3 22nd January 2020

Our tour was great. Richard helped us plan it and Steve, our driver, was very helpful and accommodating. We could not have asked for a better tour experience.

Shea_A 12th September 2019

I want to start off with the positives. Our guide, Andrew, was at our hotel right on time and he was wonderful!! He was funny and very knowledgeable about Downton. Considering we were with him over 8 hrs, he made the long drive enjoyable. Visiting the little town where Downton was filmed was very nice, but very small. The church was lovely. The negative surprise came when I said I’m ready to go to Highclere Castle and was told it would be at least a 90 min drive from the village. Wow!! My husband & I were shocked because it took a long time to get to the church and then we had to be in the car another 90 mins just to see the castle. Then the long drive back to London after spending less than 2 hrs at the Castle and castle grounds. I’m so grateful for Andrew. He was very interesting to talk to. I think the Downton Tour as advertised is very misleading. It says nothing about the distance between the castle and the town. We didn’t realize that most of our trip would be spent in the taxi. It was a very expensive trip and I felt like the company wasn’t completely honest with how much time you would be in the taxi. I’m glad I did it, but not sure I would recommend it without explaining what you would actually be doing all day.

Trevor_P 22nd August 2019

We had a lovely day visiting the Downton Abbey film locations it was wonderful despite being very busy as it was fathers day. would highly recommed to Downton Abbey fans

Tina_G 30th July 2019

Andrew was obviously a Downton Abbey fan and shared a lot of trivia. He was also exceedingly knowledgeable about the actual history of the filming spots that we stopped to see. He was very accommodating and helpful when one of our passengers got car sick. Just can’t say enough positive things about this tour. We were promised a good tour guide and Andrew did not disappoint! We loved making this trip in the black cab. It truly was a fabulous, VIP experience!

ashep819 29th July 2019

Richard was a wonderful guide! He generously shared his vast knowledge of the filming locations as well as his extensive knowledge of the English countryside and London locations If we return to London we will book tours and request Richard. Thank you