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Weekend at Downton Abbey: Our Insider's Guide to Highclere Castle and Nearby Estates

The incredible popularity of Masterpiece Classic's Downton Abbey has put the spotlight on Highclere Castle, the imposing manse that stands in for Lord and Lady Grantham's manor house. Located within easy reach of London, you can see it, and a host of other fine British estates, on a stately weekend getaway of which even the Dowager Countess of Grantham would approve.