Downton Abbey Oxfordshire & Cotswold Filming Locations all Fictional
The Oxfordshire Cotswolds features heavily in the everyday exterior scenes, and everybody asks “Where is Downton Abbey filmed”? Prominently featured is the village of Bampton, which professes to be the village of Downton. The most used locations are St. Mary’s Church and the village library, which is used as the entrance to the cottage hospital.
Downton Abbey Oxfordshire Places to Visit
Ditchley Park, Enstone, Oxfordshire
Mallerton Hall.
Website (opening times): www.ditchley.co.uk
Cogges Manor Farm, Witney, Oxfordshire
Downton Abbey’s Yew Tree Farm.
Website (opening times): www.cogges.org.uk
The Swan Inn, Swinbrook, Oxfordshire
English Inn
Lady Sybil and Branson stayed while planning their elopement to Gretna Green.
Website (opening times): www.theswanswinbrook.co.uk
The Old Forge, Shilton, Oxfordshire
The Red Lion public house, Kirkbymoorside.
Website (opening times): www.shilton.info/Home/Shilton.html
Bampton Village, Bampton, Oxfordshire
The village hospital
Mrs Crawley’s House
The Bampton Community Archive housed in the library building has a permanent Downton Abbey exhibition and a collection of memorabilia including cards, mugs, books, pictures and a location tour map.
Website: https://www.bamptonarchive.org
Leaflet Download: VISIT DOWNTON ABBEY MAP PDF (DOWNLOAD)
St. Mary’s Church and Vicarage, Bampton, Oxfordshire
St. Michael and All Angels Church
Website (opening times): www.bamptonchurch.org.uk
Churchgate House (Church View), Bampton, Oxfordshire
Isobel Crawley’s house (exterior)
Church View, Bampton, Oxfordshire
Church View appears regularly throughout the series
Bampton Library, Old Grammar School, Bampton, Oxfordshire
Downton Cottage Hospital
Book your Oxfordshire Downton Abbey Tour
A tour visiting the Downton Abbey famous locations in the ITV series and admiring the architecture of Bampton village and other highlights. The tour does not include visiting Highclere Castle as the location is in deepest Hampshire. So why not enjoy your own experience and book a UK Downton Abbey tour.