Private Tour
Private Downton Abbey Tour, including Bampton, Cogges Farm, and Highclere
Overview
Available languages
9 hours
Mobile ticket
This tour is perfect for any fan of Downton Abbey. With entry to Cogges Manor Farm and Highclere Castle's house, grounds included in the cost of the tour, as well as Bampton which doubles as Downton Village this is the best one-day Downton Abbey experience. Starting, and finishing, at your London hotel or selected pick-up point the tour makes it easy for you to explore the world of Downton Abbey as well as the history, and filming experiences of the locations that you will visit.
With an expert guide, with years of experience in delivering Downton Abbey tours who is also incredibly passionate about the series, all of your questions will be answered by the time you return to London. While on the tour, you will also learn some behind-the-scenes secrets of how the series was filmed and, if you are lucky, meet some of the people who live in the places Downton Abbey also calls home.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What‘s Included
Entry to Highclere Castle (including House, and Grounds)
Entry to Cogges Farm
Gratuities
Coffee and/or Tea
Lunch
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Cogges Manor Farm
Cogges Manor Farm doubles up as Yew Tree Farm in Downton Abbey. Originally home to Mr and Mrs Drew, who take in Lady Edith's illegitimate daughter Marigold, Yew Tree Farm is now in the hands of Daisy's father-in-law Mr Mason. Seen throughout series 4, 5 and 6 of Downton Abbey this location is very close to all our guides hearts (if we're honest it's most of our guides favourite place on this tour) and plays a major part in Lady Edith's storyline. When at Cogges you will be shown around the Manor farm by our expert guide, be taken to the rooms and grounds used throughout Downton Abbey, and told the history of Cogges Manor Farm. You will also have time to watch Cogge's own behind the scenes Downton documentary all about filming at the farm and enjoy, should you wish, some of the light refreshments available. After exploring Cogges your guide will take you for a drive to some of the lesser-known Downton Abbey locations before driving you to the beautiful village of Bampton.
Bampton
Bampton is Downton Village! Seen throughout the 6 series and 1 film of Downton Abbey, many of us can walk through Bampton's filming locations with our eyes closed, thanks to how many times we have seen our favourite characters walk its streets. Home to the village hospital (in reality, the local library and a visitor centre which we will visit as part of the tour), the local church (where Lady Mary marries both Matthew, and Henry Talbot, and where Edith is both jilted at the altar and marries the man of her dreams - Bertie Pelham), Crawley house where Matthew and his mother Isabell live, and of course the Grantham Arms and Dog and Duck Pubs - which are actually private, not public houses - Bampton is a place like no other. While in the village your guide will tell you all about the filming for Downton Abbey, how the local community has responded with being constantly flooded with tourist from across the world and will assist you in taking as many Downton themed photos as you can.
Options
Private Downton Abbey Tour, including Bampton, Cogges Farm, and Highclere
Pickup included
Reviews
9 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Best Downton Abbey experience!
Donna S,
Apr 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Our tour guide, John Davies was outstanding! He was knowledgeable, personable and the best guide ever! We felt completely immersed into the Downton Abbey experience!
A fantastic day touring every "Downton Abbey"
donnasT7139CW,
Apr 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This private tour was AMAZING and our tour guide, John Davies was outstanding! John was personable, extremely knowledgeable and we could not have asked for a better guide. The entire experience was exceptional.
Extremely informative and enjoyable tour
davidwY3060TT,
Aug 28, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Cannot praise our guide, John Davies highly enough. He was an excellent driver and host and had a vast knowledge of the subject of the tour and the background history of the places visited on the tour which he backed up with iPad images as and when necessary to further enhance the experience. All in all it was an extremely enjoyable and informative experience.
Fabulous and well worth the money!
Shalane C,
Aug 8, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fabulous day spent seeing Downton Abbey tour of Highclere Castle, Banton & Cogges Farm’ well worth the money to be picked up from your hotel. John was an amazing tour guide and the day went by so fast. Great tour!!
Amazing day at Highclere
KingBooScaresYou,
Sep 22, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Treated my mum who is a huge Downton Abbey fan to a day trip seeing all the sites and we had a wonderful time! Our guide Dewi seemed to know everything there is to know about Downton and we had an awesome time being shown around the filming locations! Highclere castle (Downton Abbey) was a lovely place to visit and I would recommend this tour and specifically Dewi to anyone!!
Our guide Dewi was...
Caroline V,
Jul 19, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide Dewi was wonderful. Very knowledgeable but also wonderfully flexible and allowed us to skip one element to allow for a nice lunch and found us a lovely pub. Would highly recommend.
Downton Abbey Fans Will Love This Tour
William F,
Aug 16, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00David, our guide was excellent. He picked us up right on time and we didn’t have to get up early to go to a meeting place. I loved that he played the theme music from Downton Abbey as we entered the driveway and he showed us some scenes on his iPad to refresh our memories. Highly recommended tour.
Downton Dewi
marygJ664IO,
Apr 15, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Dewi Evans was the best tour guide for Downton Abbey. He didn't just take you on the tour he was a wealth of information. By the end of the trip you felt like you gained a friend.
Dewi did it
Mary G,
Apr 11, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00Our tour guide Dewi was very knowledgeable about the whole tour. We learned things we wouldn't of if there were many people.
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