Quaint doesn't fully explain it. Ye olde English village. This place has been extended for tourists staffed by two ladies who have long passed 3 score and 10 yet were lovely as well as engaging and I'd imagine great company on a night out.
So why expanded for tourists? Simples. It's where many of the outside scenes are filmed for Downtown Abbey. It's a beautiful village and the locals are real welcoming and I want to scream from the page that they don't rip off tourists.
Really worth a visit whether or not you are a Downton fan - it's miles from Highclere Castle on B roads at best but worth a visit. read more