Highclere

'Cor, I wouldn't fancy the heating bills in this place,” the elderly chap in front of me says, as we amble through the maze-like interior of Highclere Castle. It's the kind of comment you'll hear in a lot of England's stately homes — especially ones ...

Jane Mitakides shares her story of attending a ball, along with her husband, at Highclere Castle, in England, home of the popular television series Downton Abbey, on Thursday evening as part of the Piqua Public Library Around the World series. The ...

Jane Mitakides shares her story of attending a ball, along with her husband, at Highclere Castle, in England, home of the popular television series Downton Abbey, on Thursday evening as part of the Piqua Public Library Around the World series. The ...

The Queen prepared for her birthday extravaganza this week with an overnight trip to Downton Abbey. She spent last weekend at Highclere Castle, the Jacobean-style stately home in Hampshire which stands in for Downton in the TV series. The Queen was ...

This sense of pastoral bliss is enhanced when we enter the sprawling, sheep-riddled grounds of Highclere Castle. Set in 2400 undulating hectares of park and arable land, 100km west of the British capital, it's no ordinary country estate. To millions of ...

Highclere Castle in Hampshire, also known as "Downton Abbey" in the praised period drama of the same name, is itself in dire need of major repair. The new-found fame provides a constant stream of paying visitors to this particular estate, but countless ...