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From London: Day Trip to Downton Abbey, Oxford and Bampton

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Admire the architectural highlights of Oxford. Stop in Bampton village and enjoy a tour of Highclere Castle with rooms featured in Downton Abbey and receive a copy of Lady Carnarvon's book.

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Duration 10.0 hour

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Itinerary

Visit Oxford and top 'Downton Abbey' filming locations on this guided day trip from London. Start the day with a walking tour of Oxford and its famous university buildings. Continue to the Cotswolds’ village of Bampton. Visit the magnificent Highclere Castle with entry tickets included. Board your bus in London and set out on your tour. Journey in a comfortable bus as you head towards your first stop for the day, the city of Oxford. Here, embark on a guided walking tour of the city, home to one of the world’s oldest universities and packed with architectural highlights. Next up is a visit to Bampton, the filming location and setting for the exterior village scenes in Downton Abbey. See the church, the house of Matthew Crawley's mother, and homes transformed into the post office and various pubs. Head to Highclere Castle, the country seat of the Earls of Carnarvon. The tour of the Castle’s public rooms includes the magnificent main hall, the library, sitting rooms, and other rooms featured in Downton Abbey. Take home a copy of Lady Carnarvon's book as a souvenir of your visit.

Highlights

Enjoy a walk around Oxford, home to one of the world's oldest universities
Visit Bampton village, featured in the TV drama Downton Abbey
Enjoy a tour of Highclere Castle and see rooms featured in the series
Receive a copy of Lady Carnarvon's autobiography as a souvenir

Know before you go

The order of sites visited may change from time to time Once the tour is booked there are no refunds unless the local partner is able to resell the tour ticket Gratuities for the guide are not included in the tour and are up to your discretion The itinerary is subject to change. The visit to Bampton cannot be guaranteed in case of events taking place in the village. In this case, extra time will be spent in Oxford

Includes


Visit to Bampton and Oxford Highclere Castle entry fee Guide Transportation by air-conditioned luxury coach A copy of Lady Carnarvon's book

Reviews from other travelers

GetYourGuide traveler - Netherlands

5 /5

(Written on 2024-09-13)

Wij hadden een hele fijne gids die heel veel wist te vertellen en ons de hele dag alles goed uit wist te leggen. Heel fijn! De chauffeur was ook prima. Reed goed door maar rustig. We stopten op de jui (Read More)ste plekken en kregen genoeg tijd om alles te zien. Vooral Highclere zelf. Daar kon je rustig alles in eigen tempo bekijken en hadden ook nog genoeg tijd voor de shop en thee. Enige minpunt was het weer. :-) Het regende de hele dag. Dus lekker struinen in de tuin van Highclere was er niet bij. Topdag!

Barbara - Belgium

5 /5

(Written on 2024-08-24)

We vonden het een hele fijne daguitstap. Onze gids Eva heeft dat heel goed gedaan.

Brenda - Mexico

5 /5

(Written on 2024-09-12)

Tuvimos un día increíble. Carol fue nuestra guía, fue muy atenta, amable y nos dio muchos datos curiosos, fue genial. El único detalle es que tuvimos poco tiempo en Oxford y en Highclere; creo que pod (Read More)ría hacerse el tour sin pasar por Oxford para tener más tiempo en el Castillo.

GetYourGuide traveler - Australia

3 /5

(Written on 2024-08-28)

This day trip was heavily advertised as a Downton experience, with a stopover in Oxford. It took us several hours to travel to Oxford and walk around the town (allocated 90 minutes), so by the time we (Read More) reached Bampton, we were already halfway through our day trip. We had less than one hour to explore the filming sites in Bampton, which I don’t think was enough, and then just 2 hours at Highclere to explore the castle, gardens, cafe and gift shop. The guide herself said there is no connection between Downton and Oxford, so I’m unsure why they are grouped together in the same ‘Downton experience’. It didn’t make sense to visit Oxford at all, especially given the limited time we had at Bampton and Highclere. It was also a very expensive day trip, for which I did not receive my moneys worth, especially given the limited time we actually had at the Downton locations. I would recommend choosing a tour that does not include Oxford, that chewed up way too many hours of our day trip.

Gary - United States

5 /5

(Written on 2024-08-26)

The COACH was super comfortable and our driver Carlos extremely polite! Our guide FRANK was very generous with information all along the way and had a wonderful sense of humor! Check-in was easy and a (Read More)ll points were on time. THANK YOU!

Ellon - United States

5 /5

(Written on 2024-09-13)

Our tour guide, Eva (or Ava?), was the best! She was very informative and entertaining.

GetYourGuide traveler - Netherlands

4 /5

(Written on 2024-09-01)

Nice varied program enough time to see things. The DA Abbey fans will enjoy. Too bad you are not allowed to take pictures inside the estate. The guide was well informed and knew a lot to tell.

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