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A Year At Highclere
Secrets and Stories from the Real Downton Abbey
Brief Description
Join Lady Carnarvon as she exclusively reveals the daily rhythms, seasonal changes and timeless traditions of one of Britain’s most iconic stately homes. Built in a bygone era, Highclere Castle and its surrounding five-thousand-acre estate is a place where history breathes through its walls and verdant...
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A Year At Highclere
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Description
Join Lady Carnarvon as she exclusively reveals the daily rhythms, seasonal changes and timeless traditions of one of Britain’s most iconic stately homes.
Built in a bygone era, Highclere Castle and its surrounding five-thousand-acre estate is a place where history breathes through its walls and verdant landscapes.
From the grandeur of Victorian architecture to the whispers of Anglo-Saxon roots, every stone and tree has a story to tell throughout its sweeping grounds. Lady Carnarvon shares tales of past residents, from Lady Almina's legendary 1920s parties to the enigmatic ghosts that roam the halls of the castle.
With the passing months and seasons, Lady Carnarvon reveals what it truly means to live and work in this extraordinary home. From gardening, entertaining, exploring the outdoors with their eight dogs and opening the gates to a film crew—for many weeks and seasons—culminating in the latest Downton Abbey film.
A Year At Highclere is where history, royalty, nature, and community weave together in a tapestry as rich as the castle itself.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529963939
Publisher: Cornerstone
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 04 September 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Century
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 40.0mm
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 240.0mm
Weight: 750g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Fiona, 8th Countess of Carnarvon, is the wife of Geordie, 8th Earl of Carnarvon. She is an alumna of St Andrews University, a former auditor for Coopers & Lybrand accountants and created her own clothes brand in the 1990s. She and her husband and son live 'quietly' with eight dogs, too many horses, a brood of chickens, a number of bee hives and some rare breed pigs, amongst the normal farm animals in the farm and landscape of Highclere Castle today. Fascinated by the inhabitants of Highclere Castle as well as its past, Lady Carnarvon reveals its history, stories and recipes in Seasons at Highclere, Christmas at Highclere and At Home at Highclere. She is also the author of the New York Times bestsellers Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey and Lady Catherine and the Real Downton Abbey.
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