Lady Carnarvon: A Year at Highclere Castle
Friday 20th November 2026
19:15 to 21:00
Ramsbury Memorial Hall, High Street, Ramsbury, SN8 2QU
Lady Carnarvon - Secrets and stories from the real Downton Abbey.
Lady Carnarvon and her husband Geordie, 8th Earl of Carnarvon, live in Highclere Castle - known to millions around the world as "Downton Abbey". In her latest book, A Year in Highclere, she reveals what it truly means to live and work at this extraordinary home. From gardening, entertaining, exploring the outdoors with their dogs to opening the gates to a film crew, culminating in the latest Downton Abbey film, Highclere is where history, royalty, nature and community weave together.
Her previous books include Seasons at Highclere and The Earl and the Pharaoh, a biography of the 5th Earl of Carnarvon who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun with Howard Carter. Other books about Highclere are Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey, Lady Catherine and the Real Downton Abbey, Christmas at Highclere, At Home at Highclere and Entertaining at The Real Downton Abbey.
There will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end and to buy one of Lady Carnarvon's books.
Tickets: £15 each - available online from Eventbrite
Tickets are also available from Ramsbury Post Office & Ian Smith - oldtiff@icloud.com
Doors open: 6:45pm for a 7:15 start
Pre-talk refreshments: there will be a bar open for pre-talk drinks
If you are unable to join us, please consider making a donation to support The Friends. This can be done:
- directly into our bank account (our bank details are on our website's Membership page); or
- via the Donations page, where donations can be marked as anonymous, if you prefer.
Lady Carnarvon - Secrets and stories from the real Downton Abbey.
Lady Carnarvon and her husband Geordie, 8th Earl of Carnarvon, live in Highclere Castle - known to millions around the world as "Downton Abbey". In her latest book, A Year in Highclere, she reveals what it truly means to live and work at this extraordinary home. From gardening, entertaining, exploring the outdoors with their dogs to opening the gates to a film crew, culminating in the latest Downton Abbey film, Highclere is where history, royalty, nature and community weave together.
Her previous books include Seasons at Highclere and The Earl and the Pharaoh, a biography of the 5th Earl of Carnarvon who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun with Howard Carter. Other books about Highclere are Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey, Lady Catherine and the Real Downton Abbey, Christmas at Highclere, At Home at Highclere and Entertaining at The Real Downton Abbey.
There will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end and to buy one of Lady Carnarvon's books.
Tickets: £15 each - available online from EventbriteTickets are also available from Ramsbury Post Office & Ian Smith - oldtiff@icloud.com
Doors open: 6:45pm for a 7:15 start
Pre-talk refreshments: there will be a bar open for pre-talk drinks
If you are unable to join us, please consider making a donation to support The Friends. This can be done:
- directly into our bank account (our bank details are on our website's Membership page); or
- via the Donations page, where donations can be marked as anonymous, if you prefer.
Terms and Conditions: Tickets are refundable up to 7 days before event. If for any reason the event has to be cancelled, we will do our utmost to notify ticket holders before the date of the event.