HIGHCLERE, UNITED KINGDOM -- For one night, you could live in the castle from Downton Abbey. Highclere Castle is offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for two people to stay in the 100,000 square ...

Luxurious "upstairs" rooms and a glimpse at the "downstairs" quarters. Jan. 7, 2013— -- intro: If you're among the legions of "Downton Abbey" devotees who wateched the show's season premiere, you ...

In 2009, before Downton Abbey began its 15-year reign as the defining series on the post-Edwardian English aristocracy, it was just a television pilot in search of a filming location. “It was a year ...

But sometimes, visitors to Highclere Castle are befuddled. On our visit last fall, tour guide Margaret Bell delighted in recounting the story of a woman who insisted Bell was wrong about the gender of ...

“This isn’t just a film set — it’s also our home” says Fiona Carnarvon, the countess of Highclere Castle, also known as Downton Abbey. As Willie Lee Adams writes in his story in this week’s issue of ...

The Grand Finale is released, find out where the ITV period drama was filmed. Take a tour of the incredible locations, including Highclere Castle, Byfleet Manor, Alnwick Castle and the Beamish Museum ...

For millions of viewers around the world, Highclere Castle is Downton Abbey: a Jacobethan palace home to riveting plots and beloved characters. But for Lady Fiona, the 8th Countess of Carnarvon, it is ...

The UK is home to many beautiful castles. From Windsor and Buckingham Palace down south to Bamburgh in the north, there's plenty to explore for history lovers. But there is another castle that's ...