Friends of Highclere Castle Tour & Afternoon Tea
Saturday 20^th September  2025

Come and join us to celebrate the new Downton Abbey film with a delightful Champagne Afternoon Tea in the State Dining Room. This is one-off event for Patrons and Friends of  Highclere and is not available to  regular visitors.

You will begin your visit with a guided tour of the Castle followed by a Champagne Afternoon Tea in the State Dining Room served by our Butlering team.

You will be welcomed into the Saloon, at the very heart of the Castle where your tour will begin. Our guides will take you through the State Rooms that are so familiar from the TV series and the latest film. Follow in the footsteps of the actors who created the moments you all so enjoy, whilst our guides have exceptional knowledge of the building, artwork and furniture with plenty of anecdotes from the filming.

The tour will also take you round the Gallery and through the Castle Bedrooms. After the tour, you will be invited into the State Dining Room to enjoy a Champagne Afternoon Tea. 

Leaving the Dining Room, the guides will invite you to explore the Egyptian Exhibition in the atmospheric Cellars of the Castle. The Exhibition tells the story of the world-famous discovery, in 1922, of the Tomb of Tutankhamun by the 5^th Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter.

Please choose either the Highclere Traditional Afternoon Tea, Vegetarian Afternoon Tea or Gluten Free Afternoon Tea. For details on our Set Menus for "Champagne Afternoon Tea", please click HERE.

Tickets are £200 per person which includes a gift bag.  
A reduced-price ticket is available to the Carer of a paying, registered disabled visitor for £135.00.

For further information about  Friends of Highclere please email: friends@highclerecastle.co.uk