Highclere Castle: The real-life Downton Abbey

By Steve McKenna
Updated April 19 2016 - 11:33am, first published April 18 2016 - 4:43pm
High-end: Highclere Castle. Photo: Steve McKenna
High-end: Highclere Castle. Photo: Steve McKenna
The drawing room at Highclere Castle.
The drawing room at Highclere Castle.
The well-appointed library.
The well-appointed library.
Highclere gardens. Photo: Steve McKenna
Highclere gardens. Photo: Steve McKenna

After spending the last hour or so navigating London's early-morning traffic jams, followed by a string of charmless highways, the winding country lanes and rolling green fields along the Hampshire-Berkshire border make for a delightful change of scenery.

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