Viking and Highclere Castle Announce Construction ...

Viking^® (www.viking.com) (NYSE: VIK) as we speak introduced its help for the event of a brand new up to date occasions pavilion at Highclere Fortress, the house of the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon and the enduring filming location of Downton Abbey. This purpose-built house will exchange the non permanent marquee on the fort’s southwest garden, offering a sublime setting for future occasions and visitor experiences.

Viking as we speak introduced its help for the event of a brand new up to date occasions pavilion at Highclere Fortress, the house of the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon and iconic filming location of Downton Abbey. Pictured right here, a rendering of the Viking Pavilion at Highclere Fortress, a purpose-built house the place Viking visitors will get pleasure from expanded alternatives to discover the fort’s wealthy historical past by way of Privileged Entry experiences, together with lectures and roundtable discussions hosted by Woman Carnarvon and different specialists. For extra data, go to www.viking.com.

The Viking Pavilion at Highclere Fortress has been designed to enhance Highclere’s historic structure whereas incorporating sustainable options resembling photo voltaic panels and a warmth exchanger system. Drawing inspiration from the celebrated 18th-century landscapes of Lancelot “Functionality” Brown, the encircling grounds will characteristic curving pathways, rigorously planted bushes, gentle planting beds and intimate seating areas, making a harmonious transition between heritage and modernity.

“We’ve got proudly partnered with Highclere Fortress for greater than a decade and are happy to help this new undertaking. Lots of our visitors have been launched to Highclere and Viking by way of Downton Abbey, and the fort will at all times maintain a particular place in our hearts,” stated Karine Hagen, Viking’s Govt Vice President of Product. “Lots of our visitors have loved Privileged Entry to Highclere Fortress, and this new pavilion will present future guests—together with Viking vacationers—a ravishing setting for enriching experiences at Highclere, whereas additionally serving to to protect this iconic landmark.”

“We’re massively grateful to Viking for this unimaginable collaboration, which permits us to create a really particular new house for our guests and naturally welcome many extra Viking guests,” stated Woman Carnarvon. “This new constructing ensures Highclere can proceed to share its historical past whereas securing the way forward for the fort for generations to come back.”

The brand new pavilion will additional improve the customer expertise at Highclere and make sure the continued conservation of the property. Viking visitors will get pleasure from expanded alternatives to discover the fort’s wealthy historical past by way of Privileged Entry experiences, together with lectures and roundtable discussions hosted by Woman Carnarvon and different specialists, contained in the pavilion.

Viking & Highclere Fortress

Viking’s company sponsorship of the celebrated sequence MASTERPIECE, which started in 2011, when Downton Abbey aired on PBS, helped set up Viking as a family title. This sponsorship continues as we speak as a part of Viking’s ongoing dedication to enriching cultural programming. Since 2014, Viking has supplied visitors a wide range of methods to expertise Privileged Entry at Highclere Fortress, with pre and put up land extensions that embody the highly-rated Oxford & Highclere Castle and Great Homes, Gardens & Gin extensions—each of which can be found for visitors on choose river and ocean voyages. Moreover, the British Collections of Ancient Egypt land extension is out there for visitors on the favored Nile River itinerary, Pharaohs & Pyramids.

Woman Carnarvon has additionally welcomed viewers to Highclere Fortress on Viking’s award-winning enrichment channel, Viking.TV. In her sequence, At Home at Highclere, she gives digital Privileged Entry to the historic dwelling and its grounds. Viking’s shut friendship with the Carnarvon household has additionally prolonged to its fleet—Woman Carnarvon is the ceremonial godmother of a Viking Longship, the Viking Skadi and an ocean ship, the Viking Mars^®. In 2022, Lord Carnarvon grew to become Viking’s first godfather, fulfilling the function for the Viking Osiris, and in 2024, their son, the Honorable Edward Herbert, grew to become the godfather of the Viking Hathor. Extra details about Viking’s longstanding partnership with Highclere Fortress might be discovered on the devoted webpage, www.viking.com/highclere.