Brit Movie Tours Review (2026): What to Expect & Prices

Is Brit Movie Tours worth it? Our verdict

If you want to come away understanding how Downton Abbey’s world was created on screen - with a guided walk through Bampton’s key filming spots and time to explore Highclere Castle’s interiors and grounds - Brit Movie Tours is a strong choice.

At Highclere Castle, guests see the library, saloon, and state bedrooms featured as the Crawley family’s estate.

A live guide leads this shared tour, meeting outside the flower shop (Flowers Inc) at Gloucester Road tube station.

Skip it if you want food and drinks included or prefer a slower pace than nine hours.

Its tours pick up about 158 new reviews a month on the sites we track (roughly 1,600 bookers a month, our own estimate) - 10/10 on the Booking Wolf popularity scale.

What is Brit Movie Tours?

Brit Movie Tours is a tv and Film Location tour company working out of London, with 51 tours built around London, Film Locations and TV shows. At £234 per person, Brit Movie Tours' main tour costs £151.20 more than the closest comparable tour, run by Golden Tours Gray Line London at £82.80. Its tours pick up about 158 new reviews a month on the sites we track - roughly 1,600 bookers a month if about 1 in 10 bookers leaves a review (our own estimate, from how many reviews they gained between February and October 2026). That puts the operator at 10/10 on the Booking Wolf popularity scale.

Brit Movie Tours offers over 45 bus and walking tours focused on TV and film locations, including themes like Downton Abbey and Harry Potter.

Serving over 45,000 customers annually, Brit Movie Tours is a prominent specialist tour operator in the UK. Its range also takes in a Doc Martin Tour, a Downton Abbey Tour, a Harry Potter Tour and a Gangster Tour. Travellers can choose between shared and private tours.

How much do tours with Brit Movie Tours cost?

The eight Brit Movie Tours tours priced here cost £15.30 to £234 per person on Booking Wolf. The Harry Potter London Small Group Walking Tour is the lowest-priced, at £15.30, and the Downton Abbey and Village small group tour from London the highest, at £234.

The Downton Abbey and Village small group tour from London, the tour this review looks at most closely, costs £234 per person, against £260 on Viator.

What to expect on its most popular tour

For 9 hours, guests on the Downton Abbey and Village small group tour from London are travelling by mini coach to Bampton for a guided walk and visiting Highclere Castle. The tour starts at Gloucester Road tube station and finishes back there.

The stops, in the order the listing gives them:

• Highclere Castle (about 2 hours).
• Bampton - a tour of the village with a guide, including the church and Crawley House (about 1 hour).

Is Brit Movie Tours good value?

Brit Movie Tours' Downton Abbey and Village small group tour from London is priced at £234 per person - £151.20 more than the nearest like-for-like tour on Booking Wolf, Golden Tours Gray Line London's Harry Potter Warner Bros Studio tour London from King's Cross (shorter, at 7 hours 30 minutes), at £82.80. The price includes transport by Mini Coach, entry to Highclere Castle and live commentary on board, whilst gratuities, hotel pickup and drop-off, and food and drinks are not included.

All four comparable tours from other operators on Booking Wolf cost less.

How Brit Movie Tours compares

The tour offered by Golden Tours Gray Line London focuses on the Harry Potter franchise, lasting 7 hours 30 minutes compared to Brit Movie Tours' 9 hours exploring Downton Abbey. This one lists return transportation to Warner Bros. Studio Tour London on a branded bus, while Brit Movie Tours includes entry to Highclere Castle. Each tour suits different interests, with the former appealing to Harry Potter fans and the latter to enthusiasts of Downton Abbey.

Who should skip Brit Movie Tours?

• Groups that include children under 16 - the Downton Abbey and Village small group tour from London takes guests aged 16 and up.
• Anyone with a heart condition - the tour is not recommended for them.

Before you book: practical information

The tour ends back at the starting point.

A moderate level of fitness is the minimum asked of travellers, and service animals are allowed.

Background & Highlights

Highclere Castle serves as the exterior and many interior scenes of the Crawley family's estate, including the library, saloon, and state bedrooms.

Brit Movie Tours: frequently asked questions