Highclere Castle Tickets with Transfer from London
Our Highclere Castle tickets with transfer from London are the most convenient way to visit Highclere Castle, the filming location of Downton Abbey. There are three convenient pickup locations in Central London.
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Highclere Castle & Downton Abbey tours from London
Our journey into the English countryside takes around 90 minutes.
On arrival at Highclere Castle visit the beautiful gardens. Highclere has a team of full-time gardeners working to create magical gardens, which include the Monks Garden, White Border and the Secret Garden.
Next, we visit Highclere Castle, making your way through the stunning staterooms. Highclere is still very much a private home and has antiques and collectibles from all generations of the family as well as family mementos. You will recognise many from the Downton Abbey series. The staterooms include the Saloon, Library, Dining room, Music room, Drawing room and Smoking room. Taking the Red staircase upstairs, you can see some of Highclere’s elegant bedrooms as well as the Gallery before descending the Oak staircase back to the Saloon in the heart of the house. You can also visit the Parlour where the Crawleys take tea.
In each room, there is a knowledgeable guide who will be happy to answer any questions you may have about Highclere as well as the ‘ Downton Abbey’ Series.
There is time to visit the tearooms, where you can enjoy a light lunch, snack, or afternoon tea prepared in the Castle kitchen.
There will also be time to visit the Highclere Castle Shop set in the Castle Courtyard,
We will spend appoximetly 3 hours at the Castle.
This tour is fully refundable and amendable up until 14 days before travel.
Timings:
- 7:45am: Outside The British Museum main entrance on Great Russell Street. The nearest tube stations are Holborn or Tottenham Court Road.
- 8:00am: Outside the Cumberland main entrance, Marble Arch. The nearest tube station is Marble Arch
- 8:15am: Outside Gloucester Road Tube station, meet at the station exit. This is on the District, Circle, and Piccadilly underground lines.
- 9:45am: Arrive at Highclere Castle
- 1:30pm: Depart Highclere Castle
- 3:00pm: Return to London Victoria Train Station. Victoria Station is a major transport hub with buses, underground trains and mainline trains offering easy access within central London and beyond.
*All times are approximate and dependent on traffic conditions
More info:
- This is a group transfer in an executive vehicle
- Includes entrance tickets to Highclere Castle, grounds
- There is a cafe at Highclere serving hot and cold meals
- Fully refundable and amendable up until 14 days before travel.
- You can view the booking conditions during the booking process prior to confirmation of any booking.
Highclere Castle and the Carnarvon Family
Highclere Castle has been the seat of the aristocratic Carnarvon family since 1679. In 1838, the 3rd ‘Earl of Carnarvon transformed the existing residence into this stunning ‘castle.’ The current 8th Earl and Countess of Carnarvon living on the estate are totally involved in running Highclere. As well as tourism this vast estate of 1000 acres, includes a large working farm and also produces its own wine and gin. The 7th Earl was the late Queen Elizabeth II’s racehorse trainer, and the current Earl continues the family tradition of breeding racehorses on the Estate.