At the sight of Highclere Castle near London, many people do a double take: Isn’t that Downton Abbey, the estate from the ...

The backdrop of the Downton Abbey story is Lord Grantham's majestic estate. But in reality, the show's titular Jacobethan mansion is known as Highclere Castle, and serves as the home of the 8th Earl ...

After topping the box office in the UK and the U.S. after its recent release, it’s clear that "Downton Abbey" is here to stay. And thanks to a sponsorship with Viking, fans of the show, movie, and ...

Breezing up to the counter of my four-star South Kensington hotel, I joked to Jubril, the young, smartly turned out concierge, “I don’t want to visit Highclere Castle, but I’m American, and it’s the ...

NEWBURY, England — As you motor along the narrow, winding roads over the gently rolling hills of the Carnarvon estate up to Highclere Castle, it is hard to miss the neatly lettered sign that says ...

Fans around the world were distraught when “Downton Abbey” ended its sixth and final season. Aunt Violet, Carson, Lady Mary, Spratt and others left a sizeable hole when author Julian Fellowes decided ...

As a huge Downton Abbey fan, I’ve been lucky enough to visit Highclere Castle – the “real Downton Abbey” – a few times, and have learned so much by talking to Lady Carnarvon, who calls Highclere home.

My cries were in vain. The crowd clogging the slick sidewalk did not part, or even budge. With no other option, I played the part of Oliver Twist — minus the petty theft — and dodged sharp elbows and ...

Hindsight may be 20/20, and Downton Abbey may seem like an obvious hit drama to you — but, believe it or not, the producers and those involved in season one didn’t know the historical series about the ...