England Film & TV Locations Guide

recommended film and tv locations throughout England


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world famous open-air theatre in stunning cliff-side location, with visitor centre and exotic, sub-tropical, coastal garden. An exhibition tells the life and times of Rowena Cade, the founder

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walk in the footsteps of Harry Potter and explore the wonders of the Wizarding World

Longleat House

Warminster

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lose yourself in the world's longest hedge maze, visit the Elizabethan stately home or drive through the world famous safari park

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rescuing and conserving historic buildings, teaching traditional trades and crafts to ensure their preservation and sharing the untold stories of rural life

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dating back to the fourteenth century and closely associated with many historical events. Now best known as one of the locations for the Harry Potter films

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take a ride on a steam train along a 2 mile standard gauge railway, and view the collection of locomotives and rolling stock

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maintained by the RAF, visitors can admire the only flying Lancaster Bomber in Europe, as well as Spitfires, Hurricanes and a Douglas Dakota

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a living working experience of life as it was in the early 1800s and 1900s complete with shops, pubs and horse drawn carriages and trams

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part of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, where all the staff dress in period costume, with a host of restored Victorian buildings including shops, factories and schools

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nearly 60 years old, this classic railway has featured in many films and TV programmes. It runs from Sheffield Park to East Grinstead

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built into a cleft in a 400' cliff with whitewashed cottages festooned with flowers, a tiny working port and famous for its donkeys

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all aboard for a spectacular journey operating between Kingswear and Paignton along a picturesque route bordering the Dart Estuary

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a 45,000 square foot indoor attraction of the National Fairground Collection of vintage exhibits, rides and engineering and artwork displays

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UK's only double track, main line heritage railway. It’s the only place in the world where full size steam engines can be seen passing each other

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moated medieval manor, with topiary and rose gardens. Recently featured as 'Austin Friars' in the TV adaptation of 'Wolf Hall'

Lacock Abbey

Chippenham

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country house with monastic roots, once home to William Henry Fox Talbot, inventor of the photographic negative

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showcasing over 900 years of captivating history, including the unique dog collar museum and surrounded by a romantic moat and lovely gardens

Lyme Park

Stockport

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the quintessential country house, immortalised as' Pemberley' in the BBC's adaptation of 'Pride and Prejudice', starring Colin Firth

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featured in many films and TV programmes, this preserved railway has large steam locomotives and runs from Alton to Alresford

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overlooking the picturesque Beaulieu River millpond, remodelled and extended during the 1800s, now a fine example of a Victorian country house

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