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A Journey to the Highlands (Season 3 Episode 9 of 9): Christmas special from 2012. Robert and his family visit his Scottish cousins. Downton Abbey airs on ITV3 at 4:55 PM, Friday 5 January. Christmas special from 2012. Robert and his family visit his Scottish cousins
Chance to keep the gardens of Downton Abbey film location Inveraray Castle in Argyll as a seasonal job has been advertised.
It was love at first sight when glamorous Margaret Sweeny, the future Duchess of Argyll, set eyes on Inveraray Castle, in western Scotland. This was understandable, despite the castle’s neglected state, given the romantic-looking conical roofed turrets and glorious position in vast parkland edging Loch Fyne. Rich and spoilt Margaret, debutante of the year in 1930 and the “Mrs Sweeny”...
One of my abiding childhood memories was the digging up of the Christmas tree (in the days before the roots were cut off). It would later be replanted in a grove of past holiday trees at the end of the kitchen garden. In those days, Christmas did not begin until late December but it was the most wonderful time of year. We made five Christmas specials for Downton Abbey, each feature-length with its own story arc. They had crucial plot points but also allowed us to meet new characters and experience the wider world of Downton. Some will remember them best for such momentous events as Matthew...