Violet Crawley fans rejoice, because you can now have Christmas dinner at actual Downton Abbey, aka Highclere Castle. To celebrate the festive period, Premium Tours is offering a 'Downton Abbey ...

Downton Abbey-inspired dinner party tips from Debrett's etiquette guide. ... The 'Downton Effect' has sparked a revival of more formal dinner parties as Britons try to bring back fine dining.

Penelope Wilton (foreground) sat down to a formal dinner on “Downton Abbey.” While the actors appear to be cooking and eating on the show, most of the food is not edible.

I took a "Downton Abbey"-inspired etiquette class to learn table manners for fine dining. The class was overseen by Philip Sykes, founder of the British School of Excellence. I learned the proper ...

Downton Abbey fans can have Christmas dinner at the castle where the show was filmed. ... the official dress code is “formal” according to the booking page: ...

In “Downton Abbey,” the American girl is Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham, ... and even suggests dinner guests “picnic” instead of sit for a formal dinner.

The intricacies of table settings have gone the way of butlers and parasol flirtations, calling cards and dressing for dinner. But that may be changing. After all, Downton Abbey was wildly popular for ...