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Downton Abbey - Highclere Castle

Destination: Wiltshire	Operator: Crusader Holidays Terms
Departs: 24/08/2012	Type: Sight Seeing
Duration: 4 days	Quality: Excellent * * * *
Departs Via: South East	Board: Half Board
Tour Code: S16484	Transport: Coach Pickup

Supplements

Single Room

£70.00 per person

Adults £224.00
Deposit Per Person Payment required in full
* Children: Not allowed
* Babies: Not allowed
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Description

Walk through the streets of Bampton, filming locations for Downton Abbey which in real life is of course Highclere Castle which you will also visit on this nostalgic tour.

HIGHLIGHTS
• Hotel for 3 nights with breakfast and dinner
• Free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities
• Included excursion to Highclere Castle & Bampton village filming locations for Downton Abbey
• Included excursion to Lacock Village and Abbey

Itinerary

DAY 1 Departure: A morning departure stopping for lunch and refreshments en route to our hotel where you will be greeted by a welcoming tea or coffee.

DAYS 2-3 At leisure with two included excursions. Highclere Castle & Bampton Village: Highclere Castle has been the home of the Carnarvon family since 1679 and is widely acknowledged as the best example of its kind in England. The 5th Earl was with Howard Carter when they discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922 and the Castle houses an Egyptian exhibition commemorating the find (exhibition entrance extra). The magnificent grounds are free for you to explore at your leisure and relive the magic moments of ‘Downton Abbey’. Bampton Village is where most of the outdoor filming for Downton Abbey takes place, particularly St Mary’s church and the village library which became the entrance to the cottage hospital. A visit to Bampton makes this a real ‘Downton’ day.

Lacock Village and Abbey: Lacock is a 13th century village which has remained largely unchanged. You will visit the Abbey and Fox Talbot museum – William Fox Talbot owned the Abbey and was a pioneer of photography which is showcased in the museum (entry not included). You will then visit Cirencester, a lovely market town with high end shops and boutiques.

LAST DAY Travel home: We depart for home, stopping en route for lunch, arriving home during the evening.

Venue Information

Marriott, Swindon

Surrounded by lush woodlands on the edge of this historic old town, this 4* hotel features a restaurant, café bar and lift. All 153 en suite bedrooms have TV, hairdryer and tea/coffee making facilities. Enjoy free use of the hotel’s leisure facilities which include indoor pool & fitness centre. Porterage, welcome drink, tea/coffee after dinner and glass of wine with dinner on 1st night are included.

Pick-Up Points

.Ashford The Prince Albert Roundabout Map

.Attleborough Outside HSBC Bank Map

.Barking Longbridge Road Bus Stop Map

.Basildon Coach Stop Outside Trafford House Map

.Beckenham Bus Stop Opposite Wimpy Map

.Beddington Broadway Bus Stop Opposit Plough Public House Map

.Bexhill Town Hall Map

.Bexleyheath Central Library Map

.Billericay Bus Stop Map

.Birchanger M11 Services Coach Park Map

.Bletchley Bus Station Map

.Blythburgh A12 White Hart Public House Map

.Brentwood Outside Holiday Inn Map

.Brighton St Peters Church Bus Stop Map

.Bromley Bromley North Railway Station Map

.Buckhurst Hill Outside Premier Inn Map

.Bury St Edmunds Bus Stop Outside Tesco Map

.Cambridge Bus Stop Outside Railway Station Map

.Canterbury Outside Canterbury East Railway Station Map

.Carshalton Bus Stop Near Post Office Map

.Chalkwell Park Bus Stop Map

.Chatham Go Outdoors Bus Stop, Adjacent To Gala Bingo Map

.Cheam Bus Stop A Map

.Chelmsford Coach Bay Map

.Cheshunt Turners Hill (B176) Map

.Clacton On Sea Crusader Business Park Map

.Clacton-on-Sea Outside Railway Station Map

.Colchester Outside Gala Bingo Map

.Crawley Bus Station, Stand E Map

.Crawley Stand E, Bus Station Map

.Crayford Opposite Town Hall Map

.Crowborough Jades Palace Restaurant Map

.Dagenham Outside Morrisons Map

.Dartford Civic Centre Bus Stops Map

.Dover Dover Passenger Terminal Map

.Dunstable Bus Stop Layby Map

.Eastbourne Outside Pier Entrance Map

.Eltham Rail Station Bus Terminus Map

.Enfield Town Southbury Road Bus Stop Map

.Ewell Bus Stop Opposite Bourne Hall Map

.Faversham Bus Stop Outside Sports Gnd Map

.Folkestone Bus Stop Outside BP Garage Map

.Frinton On Sea Bus Stop Adjacent To Railway Station Map

.Gants Hill Outside Network Q Map

.Gillingham Bus Stop Map

.Gorleston The Library Map

.Gravesend Layby Outside Sainsburys Map

.Grays The Oak Public House Map

.Great Yarmouth Vauxhall Railway Station Map

.Hadleigh Bus Stop Opposite Fire Station Map

.Harlow Bus Station, Near Taxi Rank Map

.Hastings Summerfield Sports Centre Map

.Hatfield Galleria Centre Main Entrance Bus Stop Map

.Hemel Hempstead Outside Bus Station Map

.Holland On Sea The Roaring Donkey Map

.Hornchurch North Street Queens Theatre Bus Stop Map

.Hove Bus Stop Outside Town Hall Map

.Ipswich Railway Station Map

.Kelvedon Railway Tavern Bus Stop Map

.Kessingland Post Office Map

.Kings Langley Outside GPO Sorting Office Map

.Kingston Bus Stop B4 Map

.Kirby Cross Bus Stop Opposite Railway Station Map

.Leigh On Sea Outside The Elms Public House Map

.Leighton Buzzard Bus Stop Outside Halifax Map

.Loughton Trapps Hill Bus Stop Map

.Lowestoft Bus Stop Outside Railway Station Map

.Luton Travel Lodge Map

.Maidstone Bus Stop Map

.Marks Tey Bus Stop Outside Fish & Chip Shop Map

.Mildenhall Barton Mills A11 Little Chef Travel Lodge Map

.New Eltham Bus Stop Opp Railway Station Map

.Newmarket Bus Stop Palmers Map

.Norwich Bus Layby John Lewis Map

.Pakefield Tramway Hotel Map

.Pease Pottage M23 Services Map

.Polegate Bus Stop Outside St George Church Map

.Ponders End Tescos Map

.Potters Bar Bus Stop Junction Of Southgate Road Map

.Rainham Outside Cricketers PH Map

.Rayleigh Outside Railway Station Map

.Redbridge Outside Tube Station Map

.Reigate Bus Stop Map

.Rochester Bus Lay By Near Dickens Centre Map

.Romford St Edwards Way Map

.Sevenoaks Bus Terminus, Entrance Off High Street Map

.Shoeburyness Bus Stop Inside Asda Map

.Sidcup Bus Stop Near Police Station Map

.Sittingbourne Railway Station Map

.South Benfleet New Bus Stop Map

.South Mimms M25/A1M Services Coach Park Map

.Southchurch Outside White Horse Map

.Southend Victoria Circus Bus Stop Map

.St Albans Bus Stop Outside DM Jewellers Map

.Strood Bus Stop Map

.Sutton Bus Stop L Opposite Police Station Map

.Thetford Minstergate Bus Station Map

.Thorpe Bay Railway Station Map

.Thurrock Moto Services Coach Park Map

.Tolworth Bus Stop F, Outside Marks & Map

.Tonbridge Bus Layby Map

.Tunbridge Wells Bus Stop B Near Railway Station Map

.Upminster Bus Stop A Opp. Railway Station Map

.Waltham Cross Hertford Road Bus Stop Map

.Walthamstow Bus Stop Opposite Hospital Map

.Watford Watford Railway Station Map

.Westcliff Palace Theatre Map

.Wickford Halls Corner Map

.Witham Lloyds The Chemist Map

.Woodford Green Bus Stop Opposite Castle Public House Map

.Worthing Outside Central Railway Station Map

.Wrentham A12 Village Bus Stop Map

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