TV & Film Locations

Britain is well known for the quality of film and television productions. Locations where some of these have been filmed are listed below. Where an inn is located close to a film or television location we add a symbol. If you know of any others - please let us know. We should point out that whilst we have taken photographs of these locations, we are not autograph hunters or followers of any famous actors or actresses - apart from perhaps Shep, get down Shep. We are quite happy to photograph a location even if we’ve never seen the film or TV programme or if we’ve seen it and thought it was absolute rubbish. If we’re in the location anyway and we have a camera with us we might remember to take a photo. We don’t intend intend to take any photos relating to any dancing programmes however as we have two left feet.

Production

Year

Location

The 39 Steps Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll

1935

Forth Bridge, Scotland

101 Dalmatians Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson

1996

Central London - including Trafalgar Square, Leicester Square, Burlington Arcade, Battersea Park and Kenwood House.

1984 Richard Burton, John Hurt

1984

London Docklands

Alfie Michael Caine, Shelley Winters, Alfie Bass, Millicent Martin

1966

Tower of London

All Creatures Great and Small Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy, Peter Davidson

1978

Askrigg in North Yorkshire (as Darrowby), with rural locations around lovely Wensleydale and Swaledale.

An American Werewolf In London David Naughton, Jenny Agutter

1981

Black Mountains in South Wales, Abergwersyn Common. London locations included Regent's Park, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, Tottenham Court Road tube station and Clink Street.

Battle of Britain Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Harry Andrews

1969

St. Katherine's Docks, London

Brannigan John Wayne, Richard Attenbrough, Lesley-Anne Down, Judy Geeson

1975

Beckton Gas Works & St. Katherine's Dock

Braveheart Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau

1995

Glen Nevis, Scotland

Brideshead Revisited Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews

1982

The stunning Castle Howard, near York in Yorkshire played the home of the Marchmain family. The series was also filmed at Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire and in Oxford

Brief Encounter Trevor Howard, Celia Johnson

1945

Carnforth Station, Lancashire

Brighton Rock Richard Attenborough, Hermione Baddeley

1947

Brighton, Sussex

Carry on up the Khyber Sid James, Kenneth Williams

1968

Watkin Path, Snowdon, North Wales

Chariots Of Fire Ben Cross, Ian Charleston, Nigel Havers

1981

Cambridge College & Eton College, Berkshire. Olympic team training on the beach was filmed at St Andrews. Bebington Oval on Merseyside doubled for the Paris Olympic Stadium.

Coronation Street William Roache, Pat Phoenix, Doris Speed

1960

Manchester, Lancashire

The Clockwork Orange Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Adrienne Corri, Miriam Karlin

1971

Tavy Bridge Shopping Centre, Thamesmead Housing Estate, London

The Eagle has Landed Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, Robert Duvall, Jenny Agutter, Donald Pleasence, Anthony Quayle

1976

Mapledurham, Berkshire, England. Rovaniemi, Finland. Charlestown Harbour & Pier House Hotel, Cornwall, England. Holkham Beach, North Norfolk, England. Mapledurham was also used for the Album cover for Black Sabbath’s first Album

The Elephant Man Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, Freddie Jones, John Gielgud

1980

Shad Thames, London

Elizabeth Cate Blanchett, Joseph Fiennes

1998

The Tower of London and Durham Cathedral, also York Minster; Aydon Castle, Warkworth Castle, Alnwick Castle and Bamburgh Beach in Northumberland; Haddon Hall near Bakewell, Derbyshire.

The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill And Came Down A Mountain Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald

1995

Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Powys, North Wales - Also used was Hampton Loade village in the Severn Valley

Far From The Madding Crowd Peter Finch, Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Terence Stamp

1967

Devizes

First Knight Richard Gere, Sean Connery, Julia Ormond

1995

Mainly Snowdonia in Wales, with Camelot built at the edge of Trawsfynydd Lake near Ffestiniog in North Wales. Some scenes were filmed in the hills around Blaenau Ffestiniog north of Trawsfynydd, while a village was built on the National Trust's Ashridge Estate in the Chilterns in Hertfordshire. Also used was the Tower of London.

Four Weddings And A Funeral Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Simon Callow, James Fleet

1994

The Crown Hotel, Amersham, Bucks & St. Bartholomew-The-Great. The churches used include the chapel of the Royal Naval College at Greenwich, London, and St Michael's, a village church in Betchworth, near Dorking. Also the Cafe Rouge restaurant on Wellington Street.

The French Lieutenant's Woman Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, David Warner

1981

Lyme Regis, Dorset. Also used were the Undercliff (the slopes between Lyme and Axmouth) in Dorset, while the closing scenes were filmed on Lake Windermere in the Lake District

From Russia with Love Sean Connery

1963

Snowdonia

Full Metal Jacket Matthew Modine

1987

Beckton Gas works, Galleons Reach and Isle of Dogs, London

The Full Monty Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson

1997

Shot at various locations throughout Sheffield and Bolsover, with the closing 'Full Monty' scenes filmed at Shiregreen Working Men's Club.

Hamlet Mel Gibson, Glenn Close

1990

Shot on location in Scotland, using the imposing medieval Blackness Castle in Falkirk and Dunnottar Castle near Stonehaven, Grampian

A Hard Days Night John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr

1964

Shot on a variety of locations, including Newton Abbott, Devon and Minehead in Somerset. Also in London at the Turks Head pub, St Margaret's, Twickenham, Notting Hill, and Gatwick airport.

Highlander Sean Connery, Christopher Lambert

1986

Fort William, Eilean Donan Castle, Glen Coe and Glen Uig, Scotland. Also used was Castle Tioram on the edge of Loch Moidart.

Hilary & Jackie Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths

1998

Shot in Liverpool including concert scenes at St George's Hall, beach scenes at Formby Beach and the Moscow scenes were shot in George's Dock Way on The Strand.

Howard's End Emma Thompson, Anthony Hopkins

1992

Peppard Cottage, overlooking Peppard Common near Henley-on- Thames, Oxfordshire, the local village was shot at Dorchester-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. London locations were used, including the department store Fortnum & Mason's, St James's Court Hotel, Victoria Square, Admiralty Arch and St Pancras Station.

Interview with the Vampire Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, Christian Slater

1994

Whitechapel, Wilton's Music Hall, Grace's Alley, Ensign Street.

Land Girls Anna Friel, Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz

1998

Devon & Somerset, at Dulverton town centre; Crowcombe Heathfield Station, West Somerset Railway; Bury Bridge, and Bossington Beach near Porlock.

Last of the Summer Wine Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Kathy Staffe, Michael Aldrich, Brian Wilde

1973

Holmfirth - West Yorkshire & The White Horse Inn at nearby Jackson Bridge acts as one of the local pubs.

Lawrence of Arabia Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Alec Guinness

1962

Cobham, Surrey & Merthyr Mawr sand dunes near Bridgend, South Wales. The memorial service scene was filmed at St Paul's Cathedral in London.

Little Voice Michael Caine, Jane Horrocks, Brenda Blethyn

1998

Scarborough, Yorkshire

Local Hero Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert

1983

Pennan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The beach scenes were shot on the other side of Scotland, at Camusdarrach in Morar.

Loch Ness Ted Danson, Joely Richardson

1995

Loch Ness, Scotland. Also at Loch Torridon as well as the west coast castle Eilean Donan. Exteriors of Joely Richardson's hotel were filmed at Lower Diabaig, a village 50 miles north-west of Loch Ness. Also used was the Natural History Museum in London.

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Vinnie Jones, Sting

1998

Bethnal Green Town Hall, Repton Boys Club & St. John's Street, Smithfield and Staples Market, Camden, London

The Madness Of King George Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren

1994

Wilton House, near Salisbury, Wiltshire. Also used were Syon House at Brentford, Arundel Castle in Sussex and the impressive moated Broughton Castle near Banbury in Oxfordshire. Further scenes were shot in the Painted Hall at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich and St Paul's Cathedral.

A Man For All Seasons Paul Schofield, Robert Shaw, Orson Welles

1966

Hampton Court, Surrey

Martha - meet Frank, Daniel & Lawrence Monica Potter, Joseph Fiennes, Rufus Sewell, Tom Hollander

1998

Blakes Hotel, Roland Gardens, Livebait restaurant and Battersea Park Cafe London.

Mission Impossible Tom Cruise, Jon Voight

1996

Liverpool Street Railway Station

Monty Python And The Holy Grail Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Michael Palin

1975

Doune Castle near Stirling; Glen Coe and Castle Stalker near Oban (where the Grail is found).

Mortal Kombat 2 : Annihilation Robin Shou, James Remar, Talisa Soto, Sandra Hess

1997

Parys Mountain on the island of Anglesey, off the coast of Wales.

Mrs Brown Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Geoffrey Palmer

1997

Osbourne House, East Cowes, Isle of Wight. Duns Castle, west of Berwick-upon-Tweed on the Scottish borders, and Lincoln's Inn Fields, London.

My Fair Lady Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway

1964

Covent Garden, London. Also used is Ascot racecourse in Berkshire.

Notting Hill Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts

1999

Portobello Road, Notting Hill, Hamstead Heath and Kenwood House; all in London

Old, New, Borrower, Blue Christopher Eccleston, Dervla Kirwan

1999

Belfast Waterfront Hall, and Macgilligan Strand, Limavady. Ireland

Oliver! Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Harry Secombe, Shani Wallis, Mark Lester, Jack Wild

1968

Shad Thames, London

The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie Maggie Smith, Gordon Jackson, Robert Stephens

1969

Edinburgh - Donaldson's School for the Deaf in Henderson Row was used for the school (now part of Edinburgh Academy), while also featured were Greyfriars Churchyard, close to Edinburgh Castle, and Barnbougle Castle (Jackson's character's house), along the coast from Cramond on the Dalmeny Estate.

The Railway Children Jenny Agutter, Sally Thomsett, Gary Warren, Dinah Sheridan

1970

Oakworth & Haworth, West Yorkshire

The Remains Of The Day Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson

1993

Dyrham Park near Bath was used for exterior shots; Corsham Court near Chippenham was used for the library and dining-room scenes; the staircase hall scenes were filmed at Powderham Castle near Exeter, and Badminton House, Gloucestershire was used for scenes of the servants' quarters. Concluding scenes were shot at Weston-Super-Mare.

Restoration Robert Downey Jr., Sam Neill, David Thewlis, Polly Walker, Meg Ryan, Ian McKellen, Hugh Grant

1995

Caerphilly Castle, Wales

Rob Roy Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange

1995

Glen Nevis, Scotland and in Perthshire at Megginch Castle and at Drummond Castle.

Robin Hood, Prince Of Thieves Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Alan Rickman

1991

Seven Sisters, Eastbourne, Sussex and Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland. Hulne Priory at Alnwick in Northumberland, Old Wardour Castle, Wiltshire, Peckforton Castle, Cheshire. Burnham Beeches near London and Aysgarth Falls in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Secrets and Lies Brenda Blethyn, Timothy Spall

1996

Bethnal Green (Quilter Street) & Holborn Underground Station

Sense & Sensibility Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman

1995

Shot at Montacute House and in Montacute village, Somerset; at Saltram House near Plymouth; at Wilton House in Wiltshire, and at Mompesson House in Cathedral Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire.

Shadowlands Sir Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger

1993

Symonds Yat, Magdalen College, Oxford & Great Central Railway's station at Loughborough (as Oxford station). Symonds Yat provided a magnificent backdrop for some scenes in the film, the true story of CS Lewis and his relationship with Joy Gresham.

Shakespeare In Love Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Judi Dench, Geoffrey Rush

1998

Many sites were used, including Broughton Castle in Oxfordshire (to stand in for Viola's stately home); The Great Hall at Middle Temple acted as the Banqueting Hall at Whitehall Palace. Other locations in London included Marble Hill House, Spitalfields, St Bartholomew the Great and the River Thames near Barnes. The final scenes were shot at Holkham Beach in North Norfolk.

Shall We Dance ? Koji Yakusho, Tamiyo Kusakari

1995

Empress Ballroom and on the promenade at Blackpool, Lancashire.

Sliding Doors Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah

1998

London - Bertorelli's restaurant in Charlotte Street, the Blue Anchor pub in Hammersmith and the final scenes are set on Albert Bridge over the Thames.

Trainspotting Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle

1996

Edinburgh & Glasgow, Scotland. Also Corrour Station in Scotland and some closing sequences in London.

Under Milk Wood Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter O'Toole

1973

Lower Town, Fishguard, Dyfed, West Wales

Waking Ned Ian Bannen, Fionnula Flanagan, James Nesbitt, David Kelly

1998

Isle of Man, including Cregneash village

The World is Not Enough Pierce Brosnan, Robert Carlyle, Sophie Marceau, Denise Richards, Judi Dench, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane

1999

London Docklands - River Thames from Westminster down to Greenwich and the Millennium Dome and Eilean Donan Castle, Dorrie, Scotland.

Wilde Stephen Fry, Jude Law

1997

Magdalen College, Oxford; Lulworth and Studland beaches and Swanage Pier in Dorset; Houghton Lodge, Wiltshire; Luton Hoo near Luton, and Somerset House, Borough Market, Lincoln's Inn and Middle Temple, and the Cadogan Hotel in London.

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