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Films · Film (2022) · 29 April 2022

Downton Abbey: A New Era

A film company arrives at Downton while part of the family travels to a newly inherited villa in southern France.

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Highclere Castle’s pinnacled towers rising above lawns and a curving gravel path
Photo: bassijpkes / Flickr via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
Historic house · Ticketed · limited seasonal opening and events

Highclere Castle

Downton Abbey exterior, state rooms and principal estate setting

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Colourful houses, moored boats and canal water at Quai Brescon in Martigues
Photo: CTHOE / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Town · Public quayside · shops and cafés keep their own hours

Quai Brescon and Miroir aux Oiseaux

The Riviera town, including Carson’s hat-shopping scene

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  2. Film (2025) · 12 September 2025

    Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

    As the Crawleys enter the 1930s, Mary faces public scandal and the estate confronts financial pressure.

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