Downton Abbey Tour: Explore Filming Locations

Explore ‘Downton Abbey’ filming sites, tour Oxford, and visit Highclere Castle. Discover Edwardian England and insider stories. Book now!

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Oxford - Experience the enduring charm of Oxford on a guided walking tour of this historic city, home to prestigious universities since 1196. Wander through charming streets under the city’s iconic ‘dreaming spires,’ visit famous colleges, and discover the scholars who made history, from Tolkien to Einstein.
  • University of Oxford - Delve into…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Entry to Highclere Castle
  • Walking Tour of Oxford
  • Visit to the Village of Bampton
  • A copy of Lady Carnarvon’s autobiography
  • Transportation by Air-Conditioned Coach
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Embark on a full-day tour from London to explore the iconic filming locations of the acclaimed Downton Abbey television series. Following the release of Downton Abbey 3: The Grand Finale, delve into the enchanting world of the show by visiting the actual sites that brought the narrative to life.
Start with a guided tour of historic Oxford, known as the…

Location
Victoria Coach Station
Buckingham Palace Road
Located approximately 7 minute walk from Victoria Underground and Railway station. Tour departs inside the building at Gate 19 at 8:15am (Boarding starts at 8:00am).
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Leskobear
May 30, 2026
Don't miss this tour. Try to schedule a small group tour in the morning. - The group for this tour was large-75 people-which was a challenge. Toby did an excellent job managing the group for what could have been an otherwise frustrating tour. He was charming and informative. We had been to Bampton the day before, so nothing new there. Highclere Castle was just what you would have expected, simply stunning. Since it's still a private residence, no interior pictures were allowed. It was fun to see how the show compared to the rooms in the series, almost identical to a tee. A must see tour.
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Stephen
May 29, 2026
Top notch tour! Great Guide! - We booked this tour through TripAdvisor because of the excellent reviews it received from previous guests. The tour was exactly what we hoped for and everything it was advertised to be. Excellent pre-tour communication from the company that gave us all the needed details. The coach bus was clean and modern and, most importantly, air conditioned. We booked during the last week Highclere Castle was open to the public before an annual June closure resulting in a sold out bus. Despite the large crowd our guide Andrew made sure everyone knew meeting times and places and kept us on schedule . He made sure to give individual attention to everyone on the tour answering all of our questions and helping us all work out transportation and restaurant choices at the end of the day! Andrew is a pro! This company delivered an excellent day!
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Michelle_a
May 29, 2026
Great start to our vacation at Highclere - The tour is as advertised, we had 8 people in our group and we all had a wonderful time! Our guide Toby Trimby was knowledgeable and kind and even spent time at the end with each group helping them figure out how to get where they wanted to go. I wish we would have had a little bit more time in Oxford and Bampton, however I appreciate that we were able to go and at least see what it was like. We had a lot of time at Highclere castle and it was amazing! I absolutely recommend this tour!
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817lourdesc
May 29, 2026
Beautiful experience - This tour was awesome. Can’t remember the name of our guide, we went on 5/28/26 and our driver was Christian, they were right on time, the bus was very comfortable and the A/C was great since it was a very hot day. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and fun. We had plenty of time at each place to enjoy and do some shopping and got back to London right on schedule. Will definitely book again with Premium tours.
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Joseeduardo_v
May 28, 2026
exciting - The tour is all day long, Oxford and bampton is a bit fast, but the cherry cake, highclere castle has enough time for everything, including getting under a tree enjoying highclere.
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D
May 26, 2026
Excellent Tour & Guide - We had an amazing day with Andrew our tour guide from premier tours & our bus driver Christian was superb as well. They are a well oiled machine and expertly managed a double decker bus filled with 75 people on a very hot day of 90 degrees. Cannot say enough good things about the experience.
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Matthewsw4204oo
May 26, 2026
Top Notch! - Andrew was incredible! Thank you so much for the attention to detail and warm interaction.
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Julie_c
May 24, 2026
Fun trip - Just enough time at each location. Host was very knowledgeable and driver was a fast but safe driver.
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219henrikd
May 24, 2026
Oxford n Highclere - The guide Zozo had a lot of knowledge and was really good. The driver Carlos did a great job. Fantastic guys both of them Happy to go with them again
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Joncr3139si
May 28, 2026
Good to see with a small group - The locations visited were good, but there were 75 of us with only one tour guide. We couldn't hear what he was saying half the time because he kept turning to others in the group. If there were a couple more guides, this would have been a much better tour. We ended up just going out own way since we weren't able to hear what our guide was saying anyway.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).