Downton Abbey on Location

No one does period television drama like the British!

In the proud tradition of The Forsyte Saga, The Duchess of Duke Street, The Jewel in the Crown and Upstairs, Downstairs, the latest series to entrance viewers around the world is Downton Abbey, created by Oscar winning author and actor Julian Fellowes.

The story of Lord Grantham and his family centres upon Downton Abbey, their mansion in Yorkshire - but it's no secret that the magnificent house we see on screen is Highclere Castle in Hampshire, more than 200 miles away!

This fully researched and richly illustrated guide will enable the countless fans of Downton Abbey to find...

The 'real' Downton Abbey - in Hampshire and in Buckinghamshire
Downton Village Hall - at a former hospital in west London
Downton parish church - in Oxfordshire
The Dowager Countess's house - in Surrey
Isobel Crawley's house - in Buckinghamshire and in Oxfordshire
Downton Railway Station - in West Sussex and in Kent
The Crawleys' Manchester residence - in London
Ripon Register Office - in Surrey
The Ripon solicitors' office - in London
York Prison - in Lincoln
A First World War battlefield - in Suffolk
The studios in Ealing where most of the interiors are filmed

And the many other sites, including the 'real' Duneagle Castle in Argyll & Bute.

Downton Abbey on Location is a must for the real devotee!