The Real Downton Abbey | Inside Newby Hall | English Country House Tour

In this tour of Newby Hall, you'll get to see the beautiful neoclassical country house that inspired Downton Abbey. This charming house is filled with all the details that you'd expect to see on a Downton Abbey episode, from an ornate staircase to elegant gardens.
If you're a fan of the show, or just want to learn more about British country houses, then this tour is for you! With highlights like this, Newby Hall is a great place to start your English country house tour!
Newby Hall is not only one of the most beautiful country houses in Yorkshire, but one of the finest examples of a Robert Adam House in the UK. Nestled on the bankls of the River Ure, and just a stones throw away from the picture perfect market town of Ripon, Newby Hall is a Neoclassical masterpiece, and the real inspiration behind Jullian Fellows' Downton Abbey.
With stunning drone footage and interior video, see Newby Hall like never before, and learn about its incredible history. join me on an exclusive video tour of Newby Hall: One of England’s most opulent country houses.
Newby Hall features in my latest video: Top 7 independent historic houses in England:
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1:00 - History of Newby Hall.
2:00 - William Weddell and the making of England's finest Adam House.
3:00 - Robert Adam, Neoclaccism and the 'Adam Style'.
4:35 - Entrance Hall.
5:40 - The Tapesty Room and the Gobelins Tapestries.
6:50 - Please support me!
7:20 - The Library / Old Dining Room.
8:20 - The Statue Gallery.
9:20 - The Staircase and Staircase Hall.
10:20 - The Circular Room.
10:52 - The Print Bedroom.
11:26 - Lord Grantham, 2nd Earl de Grey.
12:05 - The Dining Room.
12:55 - The Downton Abbey connection.
14:35 - Lady Mary and Henry Vyner.
15:10 - The Victorian Wing.
15:28 - The Billiards Room.
16:30 - Newby Hall Today.
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[@connorhewson4405]

Lovely to see my hometown on youtube!

[@thomw4434]

Incredible beauty • house, gardens and grounds. Amazing

[@Xploreheritage]

Glad you enjoyed 🙏

[@ljs_teatime]

Your camera work is absolutely gorgeous and so pristine only to be matched by your thoroughly engaging storytelling and architectural details. Looking forward to more. 😊

[@Xploreheritage]

Bless you Lisa! You made my day 🙏

[@lisavj]

@@Xploreheritage Aww, you're so well deserving. ps: I see a broadcast series in the making.😉

[@technohow6494]

What a flirt 😊

[@ruthgoebel723]

Newby Hall reminds me a bit of Stoneleigh Abbey.

[@jrapp1468]

Beautiful piece of English heritage.

[@neighborhoodcatlady6094]

LOVE Newby Hall. Definitely a must visit. ❤

[@Xploreheritage]

It’s just stunning is t it!?

[@robertgraham1088]

A very interesting video. Please produce more. Thank you

[@Xploreheritage]

Thanks so much 👍

[@charlieb2903]

I visited Newby Hall last year, so it is good to see it again. When I was there the wonderful long borders were at their best, and the tour of the house was fascinating.

[@visionsinblue7093]

Superb, Mikey! Been waiting for one of your extended tours! Excellent video mate! More! More! More! 🥰😁

[@Xploreheritage]

Thanks so much! I am trying my best 😊

[@ClotEastwood]

Brilliant work. Absolutely loved it. Well narrated and packed with information. I subscribed and look forward to watching more content both old and new.

[@Xploreheritage]

Thanks so much, means a lot 🙏

[@LaughingInTiny]

What a wonderful video! How do you not have more subs?? Just stunning.

[@Xploreheritage]

Bless you, thanks so much 🙏

[@eastcoastartist]

Perfection

[@gabrielwood9345]

Absolutely beautiful

[@gavinflorence9416]

This is absolutely beautiful! And what a fantastic video.

[@Xploreheritage]

Thank you very much 🙏

[@PatriciaStorey-v9u]

very good indeed

[@Xploreheritage]

@@PatriciaStorey-v9u Thank you 🙏

[@kennethcrawford3888]

Great Job !!!! amazing

[@danielafriberg5481]

Fabulous 🤩 thanks 🙏🏻 fantastic history !

[@Xploreheritage]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching 👍

[@TimothyZakaria]

​@@XploreheritageI can imagine a lot of Englishmen traveling by boat to China and parts of Asia and Africa. I think the first European country to invade Africa was Portugal

[@katgrey6239]

Beautiful

[@keithss67]

Really love your clips 👍

[@crossroadschronicles4647]

Beautiful estate. Thank you

[@Xploreheritage]

It really is! My pleasure 🙏

[@martinandrewnewby1525]

Good to see it's still standing and being maintained properly, I hope to visit in the near future.

[@angesanfilippo43]

Beautiful house and video!

[@Xploreheritage]

Thank you 🙏

[@TimothyZakaria]

​@@Xploreheritageu can imagine how the homes were heavily impacted by the wars. A lot of conflicts back then amongst the UK and other countries.

[@ryanjones5133]

Please do a video on Berington hall in Hertfordshire as it is a perfect example of English neo classical architecture inside and out with its staircase being caped by a glass dome

[@Xploreheritage]

I will certainly look into it 👍

[@ryanjones5133]

Thanks

[@nativetexan53]

I subscribed. Love your content. It is new to me

[@Xploreheritage]

Thanks so much 🙏

[@antsadventures149]

Great video did you have tk het special permission to film as i jave read they only do guided tours and no photography is allowed?

[@Xploreheritage]

Thanks so much. You can’t ordinarily film/take photos within the house, but I did have permission 👍

[@dcole9589]

Was location for BBC Selfridge, Selfridge's fiance's family home, I believe.

[@nuongtruongthi7972]

đã thông qua khu vực này.

[@ingridpear1882]

It's beautiful. Was this where the American filming of pride and predjudice was filmed?

[@Xploreheritage]

I don’t believe so, but I could be wrong!

[@ingridpear1882]

@@Xploreheritage Thx

[@martinham1409]

If this was the inspiration for Downton Abbey wwhy was it filmed at Highclere?

[@ingridpear1882]

They went looking for a place to film after the book/script was written, didn't they?

[@janinestearns7288]

Sorry, but Highclere Castle is the “real” Downton Abbey as that’s where Downton Abbey was actually filmed. However, Newby Hall would certainly also have been a wonderful setting for the show!

[@smoath]

Highclere wasn't the inspiration for the story. So you're right to be sorry, you're wrong.

[@janinestearns7288]

@@smoath I didn’t say it was the inspiration for the show. I clearly said the show was filmed at Highclere. So I am not wrong at all.

[@smoath]

@@janinestearns7288 you didn't have to say that to be wrong. You're wrong. Be sorry.

[@nishav5379]

@@smoathwhat a moron, gaslighting him. He wasn’t wrong at all.

[@lynnetilley9909]

@@smoathNo need for you to be rude just explain yourself.

[@andrewcooney2387]

Your channel is very good and important for eudicational reasons and your attention to detail in the rooms is unmatched by any other. Keep up the good work in helping people to take the time to go to these wonderful historic houses. Greetings from Ireland

[@Xploreheritage]

Thanks so much for your kind words 🙏

[@KartikPatel-nt4ff]

😅😅😅😅well information good show 😅

[@Xploreheritage]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@bradleyadams4496]

I do want to respect the parkland of these homes, but the agricultural portion of the property needs reinvisioning, and a portion of the parkland may have to be surrendered to realize the greatest potential for the property. For our epoch, these houses need to realize their greatest potential. The parkland is a business opportunity as are the gardens, it depends on how successful Adam Smith's design for society, but I'm sure that there will be plenty commissions to paint gardens and parkland, and the house gets 10%. I want to recreate Newby Hall for myself. It would make a nice Plantation home.

[@keithss67]

Lady Mary was not heiress to the estate. That was literally the entire plot of the 1st season of the show. The estate was entailed, meaning that it had to pass to the eldest male relative who would also inherit the title. That’s why Matthew was set to inherit both the earldom and the estate from lord Grantham after the death of Granthams cousin and his son on the titanic. That’s why Mary and Matthews son will be the next Earl Grantham. How Mary got her hands on part of the estate is too long and convoluted to go over here 😳😳😳😳😳

[@frasermckevitt2417]

The show is way to complicated

[@terrybennett742]

The real Downton Abbey is Highclere Castle.

[@kevinjamesparr552]

Lord Fairfax owned this house .He was leader of Parliament and army against King in English Civil wars 1642-49

[@pmn2821]

Created prior to the phrase "less is more"

[@ryanjones5133]

Of course Highclere castle is the real Downton abby as that's were it is filmed

[@thomasirving2820]

It is a great shame that such wonderful architectural examples of Britons past rich and influential families can no longer be maintained because those same families are no longer so rich as to be able to maintain them. If the treasury, who is the beneficiary of the disappearing riches, is unwilling to step into the breach who else. It’s goodbye to Britains rich/poor heritage. More cash available for wasteful go government spending. 0:33

[@Sebassss777]

Highclere castle is the real Downton abbey

[@RS-xx9ve]

Hmmm a nunnery is inhabited by nuns, a hermitage is inhabited by hermits. So a country house is inhabited by...?🤔🤔

[@dcole9589]

NOT a fan of Robert Adam. Old lady Wedgewood. Give me an English Baroque interior any day of the week. GREAT preserved example though.

[@hotoneinspai]

This is NOT The Real Downton Abbey... Come on ...Cute as this house is... Its NOT in the same League as Highclere Castle...I've visited Newby a couple of times...Its really nice and worth seeing BUT !!!!!!!!!!

[@l.carlossimental6096]

Is this estate connected to slavery or colonialism?

[@joejanczak3014]

This video gives inspiration to current builders and designers. Hopefully the styles can have a Renaissance in modern day architecture! 🏛️

[@Xploreheritage]

That would be marvellous 🙌