Join us for a Downton Abbey-inspired Servant’s Life tour.
Explore the secret lives of our downstairs staff – and see if you have what it takes to join them! Step back into history and witness what it was like to be in service at a grand estate, as Meadow Brook’s head housekeeper interviews you to be part of the staff.
This Downton Abbey-themed experience features a full cast of participants and surprises along the way, such as rarely shown areas of the historic mansion, from a recently renovated telephone closet to the linen closet and China vault filled with Prohibition-era liquor. On our Servant’s Life tour, you’ll also encounter staff at work – ironing, arranging flowers, dusting, mending a dress, etc. Complete your afternoon with scones, jam, tea and milk in the Servants’ Dining Room.
Reservations are required. Ticket link to come in winter 2025.
Servant’s Life Tour Details
Winter 2025 dates:
Saturday, Feb. 15
Sunday, Feb. 16
Saturday, Feb. 22
Sunday, Feb. 23
Saturday, March 8
Sunday, March 9
Saturday, March 15
Sunday, March 16
11:30 a.m. | 1:30 p.m.
$45 per person | $41.50 members
*Please note that if tickets are purchased less than two weeks in advance of the tour date, Meadow Brook Hall is not able to accommodate dietary restrictions for the tea portion of the event. For questions or concerns, please contact us at mbhce@oakland.edu.
Additionally, because of the historic nature of the mansion, most areas of the Servant’s Life tour are not accessible to wheelchairs.
For more ways to experience the immersive Servant’s L at Meadow Brook, check out our Gilded Tea & Tour event.
ABOUT DOWNTON ABBEY: The television series “Downton Abbey” followed the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who worked for them at the turn of the 20th Century in an Edwardian English castle (Downton Abbey).
Over its six seasons, the series garnered three Golden Globe Awards, 15 Primetime Emmy Awards and 69 Emmy nominations in total, making “Downton Abbey” the most nominated non-U.S. television show in the history of the Emmys – even earning a Special BAFTA award and a Guinness World Record for the highest critically rated TV show along the way.
For the huge fan base of the TV show, the “Downton Abbey” movie is like spending two hours catching up with old friends – finding out what happened to the characters since the show ended, and sharing in their joys, their tragedies and their dramas.
For questions, please contact our events team at mbhce@oakland.edu or (248) 364-6252.
