Exhibition Of Downton Abbey Costumes At West Ox Arts (2013)

Newspaper cutting by Miranda Norris, about the filming of Downton Abbey in Bampton and the unwanted attention that Mark MacArthur Christie has received by tourists looking into his windows and taking photographs.

Article in Witney Gazette by Miranda Norris about second movie of Downton Abbey being Good news for Bampton.
All the original cast Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Brendan Coyle and Joanne Froggatt appeared in the 2019 movie and are back for the sequel.Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye and Dominic West have also joined the cast,

21 photos of Douglas Clare & wife Doreen as extras 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015. Dates on photos (PDF)

12 photos of Downton Abbey filming in Bampton for a 5th year August 11th 2014 (PDF)

Newspaper article about Downton Fans helping to pay for high-tech hub in the Old Grammar School

Prize winning bangers made by a village butchers have taken on a whole new level of fame after being endorsed by Downton Abbey stars. The Bampton Royal pork sausages, produced on site at Patrick Strainge Butchers, were feasted on by the cast

n November 2015 eight products, including Patrick Strainge's Bampton Royal sausages were nominated for the Q Guild Smithfield Awards. Only 200 butchers in England can hold a Q guild aware at any one time so it really is a feather in the cap of our local butchers shop.
The Bampton Royal sausages were also a firm favourite with many members of the cast of Downton Abbey which was partly filmed in Bampton.

Photographs of the boards on display at the opening of the Lewington Room in The Old Grammar School on June 29th 2022. Text listing the planned and proposed events and exhibitions to be arranged in the near future. Lists of books and gifts available in the shop and a Description on "How it all started"

Downton Does Dallas (2017)