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Full-Day Downton Abbey, Oxford and Bampton Tour from London

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    Full-Day Downton Abbey, Oxford and Bampton Tour from London

    Activity provider: Premium Tours
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    From US$ 175.16 per person

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    Admire the architectural highlights of Oxford. Stop in Bampton village and tour Highclere Castle's rooms that have been featured in Downton Abbey.

    About this activity

    Free cancellation
    Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
    Covid-19 precautions
    Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
    Duration 10 hours
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    Live tour guide
    English

    Experience

    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
    Full description
    Explore Oxford, the City of Dreaming Spires, home to one of the world’s oldest universities. Admire the architectural highlights of the many colleges. Next on this 10-hour tour is a visit to Bampton, the setting for the exterior village scenes in Downton Abbey. See the church, the house of Matthew Crawley's mother, 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.
    Includes
    • Entrance fee to Highclere Castle
    • Professional guide
    • Transportation by air-conditioned luxury coach
    • A copy of Lady Carnarvon's book
    • Gratuities
    Not suitable for
    • Wheelchair users
    Covid-19 precautions
    Safety measures in place
    • All required protective equipment is provided
    • All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
    • You must keep social distance while in vehicles
    • The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
    Traveler requirements
    • You will receive a mandatory temperature check

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    Meeting point

    The tour departs at 08:15 AM from gates 18-20 at Victoria Coach Station, 164 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9TP. Check-in begins at 08:00 AM. This is a 5-minute walk from the Victoria train station.

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    Important information

    What to bring

    • Comfortable shoes
    • Cash

    Not allowed

    • Pets

    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
    Customer reviews

    Overall rating

    4.6 /5

    based on 105 reviews

    Review summary

    • Guide
      4.8/5
    • Transportation
      4.7/5
    • Value for money
      4.3/5
    • Safety
      4.6/5

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    This was a lovely experience — the perfect day trip for any Downton Abbey fan. Agree with other reviewers who said leaving from Victoria Coach Station in the morning was quite hectic — be sure to give yourself extra time to make sure you're in the right place. In Oxford you can explore on your own or participate in an informal walking tour, and there's time to get food here too. Bampton was sooo charming — this was a major highlight for me. Frank and Eduardo played the opening theme as we drove into Highclere Castle which really set the scene. The grounds are magical — be sure to explore all the gardens and stop for some food and drink after the house tour. The bus was comfortable. There's quite a bit of downtime during the drive so I recommend bringing music or a book if you're alone. Frank was a phenomenal guide — highly recommend!

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    August 8, 2022

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    It was a fantastic tour! The day tour was a surprise for my parents birthday, and they were thrileld. We really enjoyed discovering the british countryside with the excitement to see Downton Abbey real life places. The Castle was beautiful, and it really felt like jumping into the tv show. A wonderful guide was taking care of us, sharing interesting information and also giving us time to explore by ourselves, and enjoy the quiet. Bus was very comfortable, schedule was kept on time. Deeply recommended.

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    August 2, 2022

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    It was a really enjoyable day. We had any amazing guide, Karen who definitely added the the amazing tour. She shared a lot of great information leading up to the sites and was available if any issues. Although a big tour, I believe 84 people, it ran very smoothly and everything was on time. It was a bit hectic in the morning boarding the tour because there were many different tours leaving around the same time, but after we departed everything went great. It would have been nice to have a little more time in Oxford, but still had the opportunity to work around the town a bit. I understand given the length of the tour and the planned stops, it limits the time you can spend in each place. I would definitely recommend the tour.

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    July 31, 2022

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