Lusty Downton Fanatics Can Book a V Day Stay at the Abbey

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Those who watch PBS will tell you, Downton Abbey is a place where lust lurks around every cold, uncomfortably furnished corner. Now all the period drama can be yours. Highclere Castle, the scarlet-lettered country estate where Downton is filmed, will be opening a romantic on-site hotel this February. Rooms at the London Lodge start at $540 per night and are guarded by an imposing stone archway and heavy iron gates, which just screams night of unbridled passion.