This is The Manor House at Longleat. I wanted a picture of a really nice old house.
I went on a trip today, it involved travelling on the A34. As I was driving along, quite near to Newbury, I went past a sign saying Highclere.
Now, you will either know, or not know the significance of Highclere to an awful lot of people. That’s.because Highclere is the home of Downton Abbey. Ordinarily, I stay away from programmes about “olden times”, but during Covid times, we were binge watching and one series that came up was this one.
With a high degree of scepticism we (I) sat down to watch the first episode, it was OK, so we watched another. We ended up buying the DVD’s because for some reason they weren’t being streamed. They are now of course.
We were so frustrated when the series came to an end, and were delighted when two films were made, both of which I thoroughly enjoyed. I believe there may even be talk of a new series. Times will have moved on, cast will change, but if they stay true to the series, I can see lots of potential for that. It would be really nice if it were to happen.
I would very much like to visit Highclere, it will always Downton Abbey in my mind.
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