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Highclere Castle

Highclere · United Kingdom  ·  Downton Abbey exterior

Downton Abbey filmed at Highclere Castle, Highclere. Stands in for the outside of the fictional Downton estate, the grand country house at the centre of the story. On screen it's Downton Abbey.

Highclere Castle, Highclere
Photograph: Highclere Castle · Time Out

Where to go

51.3267, -1.36139

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
Downton Abbey (2019)
On screen
Downton Abbey
In real life
Highclere Castle, Highclere
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Highclere Castle today

Photography of the place as it is now — production stills from the publications that covered the shoot, and freely-licensed photographs. Each links to its source.

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Questions

Where exactly did Downton Abbey film at Highclere Castle?
At 51.3267, -1.36139 in Highclere. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Highclere Castle?
Open to the public, ticketed.
What else was filmed near Highclere Castle?
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