Work on Highclere Castle in its current form began in ... estate includes 5,000 acres of land”, 11 bedrooms, servants’ quarters and a “room for entertaining the upper classes”.

Welbeck’s annual Servants’ Ball was so huge and so grand that an orchestra and 50 waiters had to be brought in from London. Highclere Castle ... furnished staff quarters but also the ...

The most famous filming location for the show is Highclere Castle which is now ... However, the kitchen, servants' quarters and working areas were constructed and filmed at Ealing Studios.

For fans of Downton Abbey, majestic Highclere Castle ... tours inside the castle, taking in some of the main state rooms, bedrooms, the cellars and the old staff quarters, much of which will ...

Downton Abbey found inspiration in the lives of the Carnarvon family: Lady Almina Herbert and her husband, George Herbert, the fifth Earl of Carnarvon, who lived in Highclere Castle with their ...

Live like a lady for a day at Downton Abbey’s Highclere Castle this November ... and all gossiping is to be done in the downstairs quarters online. You’re now subscribed to all our newsletters.