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Private tour in London Dewi E
Downton Abbey Private Tour
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Please note: Between September 2025 and May 2026, I will be supervising Master's Students at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you require a tour on Tuesdays, or Thursdays, please feel free to drop me a message and I will see what I can do with regard to my availability. In June 26 I'll be presenting a paper at the Tourism, Hospitality, and Events International Conference. The paper will consider the personalisation of Tourism experiences based on lived and living experiences of the tour guide. Hi! I'm Dewi, and I've worked as a tour guide for the last 12 years. Wow, how time has flown! Since starting work as a tour guide in 2013, I have built up an impressive reputation for excellence and fantastic customer service with several tour guiding companies. In the autumn of 2018, after working for other companies for five years and moving from a part-time guide to Head Guide and then the maternity cover for the Tour Director of a major UK tourism provider, I decided to begin offering my own unique tours through ToursByLocals. My interest as a guide includes film and TV tourism. I originally trained as an Actor at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and have worked on numerous film and TV productions with companies, including the BBC. In fact, I am the only tour guide in the universe who can say they have stepped through the doors of the Tardis, as I was involved in filming a BBC Doctor Who ident in 2016. I am also a massive history geek who loves the history of the early to mid-20th century, especially the espionage of the Second World War. I love sharing my passion for history with others. All my tours are based on things that I love: film and TV, and my passion as a performer, director and teacher of Shakespeare and History. I can lead tours on everything from James Bond, Doctor Who and Downton Abbey to tours on the life of Sir Winston Churchill, William Shakespeare and the real world of London's secretive Spies. While being based in London, I am also able to conduct tours to South Wales (where the hit TV series Doctor Who, Torchwood, and Sherlock were filmed and where His Dark Materials was filmed in 2018) and can take customers from London to Wales if they wish to explore the beautiful Welsh countryside. I can also accompany clients to the filming locations of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films (London, Oxford and Lacock) as well as the filming locations for the hit TV series and upcoming film of Downton Abbey. Given my range of film and TV knowledge, I can also create custom tours for clients interested in two or more film or TV shows but have only a short amount of time to explore the UK's vast film and TV sites. Currently researching a Doctorate at Queen Mary University of London. Master of Science (MSc) Degree Master of Arts (MA) Degree Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons) Degree Public Liability Insurance Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check. I do not have any restrictions in regard to my guiding; I can offer a full range of experiences. Why not check out some press reviews of my tours? https://globetotting. com/harry-potter-walking-tour/ https://metro. co. uk/2021/10/04/famous-london-sights-youll-see-on-a-james-bond-tour-mi6-hq-15350485/ https://globetotting. com/james-bond-tour-london/
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Your chance to explore the beautiful village of Bampton, Highclere Castle and its grounds with a lover of all things Downton
Overview of your London tour
Starting at your central London hotel, my Downton Abbey Tour will take you to the unforgettable locations of the hit TV series and explain how the series went from being Sunday night viewing in the UK to a global smash. The tour will visit familiar sites such as Yew Tree Farm (home to the Drew family and later Mr Mason which is my favourite place on the tour!) Downton Village where you will have the chance to visit the church where Lady Mary and Lady Edith were married, and of course the real Downton Abbey - Highclere Castle, where I will help you explore the castle before giving you time to explore the grounds and the gift shop at your leisure. Why pick this tour? Because I've been coming to Highclere since I was a child! My Grandparents used to visit here once a year and would often take me with them - I'll even point out the tree that we used to park under!
Your London tour itinerary
The tour will start at your central London hotel before travelling to the filming location of Yew Tree Farm. In good traffic, this can take from 90 minutes but don't worry there will be a chance to stop and stretch your legs along the way, grab a drink and use the restroom/toilet. From Yew Tree Farm we will travel to the filming location of Downton Village, where I will guide you around the filming locations, show you where to get the best photos and point out some behind the scenes hot spots such as a Butchers where you can buy "Mrs Patmore's Sausages". After spending approximately an hour here we will head to Highclere Castle which is just under an hour away. At Highclere, you will have approximately 2 hours to explore the house, grounds and gift shop before returning to London which takes approximately 90 minutes. Don't forget that this tour is fully customisable! Want to add a special Downton Lunch in a local pub (which was used in the series)? Drop me a message to add this, or any other custom stop
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Type: Private Transportation / Category: Other
Transportation will be via Black London Cab, with a qualified London Black Cab driver. The cab and the driver will be with us for the duration of the tour. This will allow us to be picked up and dropped off as needed throughout the tour and will give us somewhere to leave personal items such as coats, umbrellas etc. Black cabs can also use restricted lanes that private vehicles cannot use. I am also willing to discuss pickups outside of London at locations that are on the way to our locations
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