Where is downton

The glorious gardens were once the private grounds of Kensington Palace — the childhood home of Princes Harry and William. A grand dinner was held in the State Dining Room — starring the dazzling family silver of real-life residents, the Argylls. The castle - home to the Duke of Argyll, his wife and children — makes for a fabulous day out.

Enjoy the opulent tapestries and paintings of the interior and 16 acres of formal lawns, flowerbeds, park and woodland. Drewe and his family who took in Lady Edith's child, Marigold, in season five. After taking a Downton-themed tour of Cogges manor house and grounds you can feed vegetables to the farmyard animals.

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Where was the Downton Abbey series filmed? The best places to eat traditional British food in London. Hidden away on the edge of the Cotswolds in Wiltshire, Lacock is a perfect place to stop and explore while adventuring through the south-west. Featured in Season four and five of the show, Cogges Manor Farm has a display dedicated to Downton in its manor house, showing exactly how the site was transformed into Yew Tree Farm. Eagle-eyed Downton fans will immediately recognise the rich red walls of the Octagon Room in Basildon Park.

Scenes from the season five finale were shot in the room, and promotional images featuring the main cast were also taken here. Explore the grand interiors of this stately home — the location of many glamourous parties — and take in the splendour of the restored 18th-century house followed by a bit of butterfly spotting in the surrounding gardens and parkland.

This unique open-air museum is a living recreation of the early 20th century, complete with costumed actors and authentic sights and sounds. This makes it a perfect setting for period dramas to film in, including Downton Abbey; Beamish was used for scenes in the upcoming film release.

VisitEngland would like to invite you to take part in a short survey about our website, it should take no more than a couple of minutes. Go to the survey. Skip to content Home Where was Downton Abbey filmed? Wentworth Woodhouse , in Yorkshire, proved the perfect solution. Even after all of the elegant locations he's scouted, Ellis says Wentworth Woodhouse stood out.

As soon as the script came in, Ellis and production designer Donal Woods immediately got to thinking about where to shoot. To think we get to do these two-week road trips looking at estates, roads and ruins, and get paid for it.

It's a real joy. This Oxfordshire farmstead and petting zoo is the setting in the series for Yew Tree Farm. According to Ellis: "It was on its knees when we discovered it, and now it's so popular with a newly built tearoom.

I'm not saying it was entirely us, but it's lovely knowing it's back on the map. Whenever I drive past it gives me the warmest glow. I'm like, 'No it wasn't! Still, Ellis understands the appeal entirely. In the end, it's the charm of the locations that keep viewers—and Ellis himself—coming back to Downton again and again.

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