Angry tourists who have been refused refunds for tickets they bought for a famous tourist attraction have wished coronavirus on the owner, she claims.
Highclere Castle, in Newbury, in Hampshire, where period drama Downton Abbey is filmed, has been forced to close its gates indefinitely amid the country’s lockdown measures.
Owner, Lady Carnarvon – whose husband Geordie is the 8th Earl of Carnarvon – said she has been working around the clock to ensure that ticket holders can visit the castle as soon as it reopens, but has been faced with some harsh criticism. “These are exceptional circumstances and I’ve been sitting in the office replying to thousands of emails – I think we’ve transferred 12,000 tickets to dates people would like to