Downton Abbey Sites, Cotswolds and Blenheim Palace from London

Immerse yourself in the world of ‘Downton Abbey’ on a full-day tour of its filming locations and a visit to the stunning Blenheim Palace. Discover the real-life settings of the beloved TV series and experience the grandeur of English aristocracy.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cogges Manor Farm - Filmed mostly in and around Oxfordshire, the British period drama of Downton Abbey documents the dramas and scandals of the fictional Crawley family and their servants in the days leading up to and after World War I. Hear insider gossip about characters such as Lady Mary, and discover little-known facts about the shooting…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Guided tour of Bampton
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Entry to Cogges Manor Farm
  • Entry to Blenheim Palace
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Discover the on-screen lives and romantic entanglements of the fictitious Crawley family on a comprehensive day tour of ‘Downton Abbey’ filming locations! Leaving from London, venture to Oxfordshire county to visit villages like Cogges, Bampton and Swinbrook, where the popular British historical television series was shot. In the afternoon, tour the…

Location
The Cumberland Hotel, London
Great Cumberland Place
Please wait outside the Cumberland Hotel main entrance, Marble Arch (formerly the Hard Rock Hotel). Nearest tube station is Marble Arch. Please arrive at the designated meeting point at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled meeting time. This tour will depart at 07.30am.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Jet10322284339
May 28, 2024
Great guide! - Amber was a great guide! Very knowledgeable and entertaining. She clearly loves to give tours. Just the right amount of info and “guiding” and plenty of time on our own. Locations were all beautiful too! It was a fun Downton day
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Susan_d
May 15, 2024
Downton Abbey and Blenheim Palace - The tour is a must for Downton Abbey fans. Even my non Downton Abbey fan husband really enjoyed the experience. Amber, our guide, possesses a wealth of knowledge about far more than Downton and Churchill. Between stops, she kept a running commentary going of interesting facts and humor. Thank you Amber for a wonderful day!
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Sandra_c
Sep 21, 2023
Best tour and tour guide Amber - We loved this tour!! Amber was THE BEST tour guide:)… she was so funny and soooo informative! She had lots of pictures of Downton Abby and showed where everything was filmed!! I highly recommend this tour❤️
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Mark_j
Oct 11, 2022
Downton and Blenheim - Really enjoyed seeing parts of the Cotswold area on the way to Brampton where scenes from Downton Abbey were filmed. We knew High Clerc was closed to visitors on this day but we were given plenty of notice to cancel if we chose to do so. We took the tour with Tony and he more than made up for it with all of the tidbits he shared about the filming of Downton and showing us Bampton. The tour of Blenheim Palace was excellent as well. A very skilled guide.
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Ladiesoflondon
Aug 21, 2022
Our Downton Abbey tour... - Our tour guide was simply the best we have ever experienced. Tony Lawless was timely, personable, knowledgeable, fun and funny, as well sensitive to our needs. Out of 10, he was 15 and highly recommend him at International Friends!
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Fufamily
Nov 13, 2019
Great day outside of London - We had a terrific tour with Amber. I really enjoyed visiting Bampton Village and Woodstock. Blenheim Palace is amazing. A great day!
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Shalima_m
Sep 27, 2022
Ok - The tour did not go to actually palace where series was shot , the verbiage is misleading . The host was great
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Raewyn
Oct 4, 2017
early morning start for the tour... - <p>early morning start for the tour, but who cares we could not wait, the yew tree farm was really good, loved that, the tour guide was very well informed i found the village part of the tour quite rushed, Blenheim palace was wonderful, we had time to do our own thing here, the grounds were beautiful there is a shop which is well stocked and cafe to relax in or grab an ice cream and sit in the gardens my only moan is that we got back to london an hour earlier, perhaps that hour could have been spent in the village and our lunch break was not long enough by the time we got served and our meal arrived it was time to leave with some of our lunch left behind but in saying that i loved it</p>
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Carolyn
Sep 4, 2017
I can only give this tour 3 stars as... - <p>I can only give this tour 3 stars as it was not all I had hoped for. The tour guide, although very familiar with all of it, was in a hurry and cut our tour short by about 3 hours. My friends and I felt pushed and rushed so not able to get all the photos we had hoped for. Apparently, she had told one of my friends she was in a hurry to get some shopping done and spend time with her family. We did enjoy what we saw. The guide also stated a couple facts about Downton Abbley that were not correct, unless the British version is very different from the American one. Blenheim was wonderful but again, we were rushed and not able to enjoy all it had to offer.</p>
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Allan
Aug 27, 2017
We were most disappointed in the... - <p>We were most disappointed in the tour. We left London reasonably on time but unknown to us we had to stop in Oxford to pick up two more passengers. This added at least 30 minutes each way to what was already a long drive from London. Our guide had no fun inside information on Downton Abbey and her depth of knowledge on the TV series was limited. We knew the we were not going to see the actual Downton Abbey Highclere Castle closed for filming. The other Downton Abbey stop were underwhelming. We only had 45 min to eat lunch in a quaint village and had no time to explore the town. Blenheim was FANTASTIC. Should have spent the entire day at Blenheim. I would not recommend this tour with its present itinerary.</p>
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