The backdrop of the Downton Abbey story is Lord Grantham's majestic estate. But in reality, the show's titular Jacobethan mansion is known as Highclere Castle, and serves as the home of the 8th Earl ...

She made Highclere Castle famous in her own right, converting it to a hospital for soldiers during World War I ("Downton Abbey" included a conversion of the castle to a convalescent home for injured ...

ST. LOUIS — It’s called the “most famous house in the world.” We’re talking about Highclere Castle, a British country house you probably know from 'Downton Abbey'—the wildly famous PBS series.

I visited Highclere Castle on a gray, overcast English day—the kind of sky that photographers complain about. Low clouds softened the outline of the house, the lawns looked impossibly green, and the ...