Cogges Manor Farm, set near the historic town of Witney, is a preserved working manor with a welcoming farmyard, timber-framed barns, and a picturesque walled garden. The site exudes a timeless rural atmosphere, where the sound of animals and the scent of seasonal crops invite visitors to step back into a quieter, bucolic world. In Downton Abbey, Cogges stood in as Yew Tree Farm, Mr. Drewe’s farm, lending authentic exterior charm and a sense of everyday countryside life to the series. Today, visitors can explore the historic farmstead and gardens, witnessing a living heritage site that blends cinematic history with authentic agricultural practices.

Cogges Manor Farm is a centuries-old working farm complex perched near Witney in Oxfordshire, where a restored manor, timber barns and a walled garden evoke a living tapestry of rural England. The site gained cinematic fame when it stood in as Yew Tree Farm, the Drewe family’s farm in Downton Abbey, lending an authentic, working-farm ambience to the show's countryside scenes. Today the grounds invite you to wander between sunlit courtyards, rustic outbuildings and grazing paddocks, where time seems to slow and the past feels close enough to touch. The surrounding Oxfordshire countryside, seasonal farming activities and the gentle rhythms of farm life combine to create an atmosphere that blends television history with real heritage.

Cogges Manor Farm's Kitchen Garden sits beside a centuries-old manor and working farmstead just outside Witney, offering a tactile window into Oxfordshire’s rural past. The site gained cinematic fame when it was dressed as Yew Tree Farm for Downton Abbey, lending authenticity to the county's hedged lanes, timber barns, and sunlit courtyards. Today, visitors wander among restored outbuildings, the walled kitchen garden, and pasture that comes alive with seasonal activity, from lambing to harvest. It's a place where history and film-making meet: you can sense the hush of the countryside as if the farm itself is a character in a beloved series.