Itinerary
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Stop At: London, London, England
Accredited London Private Driver Guide (who is also a Downton Abbey fanatic) will provide you with a panoramic sightseeing trip with a running commentary – punctuated by stops for stand up presentations at London’s Downton Abbey movie site locations. Downton Abbey fans will know that the early series of the drama was mostly set in Yorkshire, with a Christmas Special set in Scotland – but in later series London became a real star of the show!
London really started to hog the limelight once Lady Edith’s risqué romance with that old smooth-talking magazine editor Michael Gregson got going. Inevitably we shall also get to view and stop at MANY of London’s iconic landmarks plus a few secret ones (including Lord Grantham’s London stately home):
Buckingham Palace + Houses of Parliament + Big Ben + Palace of Westminster + Parliament Square + St James’s Palace + Lancaster House + Bridgewater House + St. James’s Square + Spencer House + Green Park + The Mall + Admiralty Arch + Belgrave Square + Downing Street + Caxton Hall + Criterion Restaurant + Ritz Hotel + Saville Club + Trafalgar Square + Piccadilly Circus + Marble Arch + Park Lane + Hyde Park + Royal Albert Hall + Kensington Palace + Astor House + Temple Place + Lincoln’s Inn Fields + Hoxton Hall + Chepstow Villas + St. Pancras Station.
We shall also walk in the footprints of those stars of the series (many of whom hail from the London area):
Hugh Bonneville (Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham) is from Blackheath
Michelle Dockery (Lady Mary Crawley) from Romford)
Maggie Smith (Violet Crawley, the Dowager) from Ilford
Dan Stevens (Mathew Crawley) from Croydon (which is not far from Crawley!)
Lilly James (Lady Rose) from Esher
Jessica Brown-Findlay (Lady Sybil Crawley) from Cookham
Samantha Bond (Lady Rosamond Painswick nee Crawley)
David Robb (Dr. Clarkson) the Scotsman, also hails from London, although he grew up in Edinburgh.
Final set-down point for this tour can be any preferred Central London location of choice – so let us know if you would like our Concierge Team to make an Afternoon Tea reservation for you! Please contact us separately should you be interested in a bespoke ‘Downton Abbey in the English Countryside’ experience – which includes Highclere Castle + Bampton Village + Enchanted Manor House at Basildon Park (scene of Lady Rose’s wedding).
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Buckingham Palace, Spur Road, London SW1A 1AA England
Host for the Grand Balls enjoyed by Lord Grantham’s daughters.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Lancaster House, Stable Yard, London SW1A 1BB England
Stately Home used by the award-winning movie drama series for the interior shots at Buckingham Palace - this one holds a secret that Downton Abbey fans will love!
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: St. James's, St. James's, London, England
London neighbourhood of the Grantham Family and their Stately Home.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Piccadilly Circus, London W1J 9HS England
An amusing Downton Abbey ‘blooper’ happened here!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: The Criterion Theatre, 218-223 Piccadilly, St. James's, London W1J 9HR, UK
Criterion Restaurant is where Edith had her clandestine dinner dates with Michael.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Notting Hill, Notting Hill, London, England
This swish neighbourhood was home to Michael Gregson - the employer and lover of Lady Edith Crawley.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Hyde Park, London W2 2UH England
Filming location in this Royal Park.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Kensington Gardens, The Magazine Storeyard Magazine Gate, London W2 UH England
Scene for the family picnic and location where Lady Mary broke up with Lord Gillingham.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Albert Memorial, Princes Gate Kensington Gore, London W8 England
‘You will know it when you see it’ was advice given to the staff unsure of where to find the location for their picnic.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Palace of Westminster, London SW1A 0AA England
Lord Grantham would have spent many afternoons in the House of Lords - and possibly falling asleep in those soft padded seats!
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Statue of George V, Abingdon St, London England
The British monarch in Edwardian London looks over to where his Government declared war on Germany in 1914.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Parliament Square, Westminster, London SW1P 3BD England
Centre of power in Edwardian times.
Pass By: Downing Street, London SW1A 2AL England
London Residence of the British Prime Minister.
Pass By: Thames River, London England
The lifeblood of the City of London.
Stop At: Two Temple Place, 2 Temple Place, London WC2R 3BD England
Location for the celebrity wedding between Lady Rose and Atticus Aldridge.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3BP England
London’s largest public square was popular scenery with the Downton Abbey movie-makers.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: St. Pancras International Station, St. Pancras Station Euston Road, London N1C 4QP England
Railway terminus where Lady Edith was reunited with her editor and love interest Michael Gregson.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Mayfair, London England
Elegant neighbourhood and playground for Edwardian aristocratic society - which has the most expensive real estate in London.
Stop At: Savile Row, London England
Beautiful wedding venue in the heart of Mayfair - which doubled-up as the Jazz Club where Lady Rose first flirted with Jazz Singer Jack Ross at the Lotus Club.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Belgrave Square, London SW1X England
Residence of Rosamund Painswick in the movie.
Pass By: National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN England
World class Art Gallery - where Lady Grantham meets with Simon Bricker.
Stop At: Covent Garden, Covent Garden, London, England
Vibrant neighbourhood which includes the restaurant where Edith went to meet Michael to consider writing for his magazine.
Duration: 5 minutes
Pass By: Soho, London England
London’s night life district which featured the Blue Dragon Jazz Club in the drama.