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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. |
 The 39 Steps (1935)
- Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll
Forth Bridge, Scotland |
101 Dalmations (1996)
- Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson
Central London - including Trafalgar Square,
Leicester Square, Burlington Arcade, Battersea Park and Kenwood House. |
1984 (1984)
- Richard Burton, John Hurt
London Docklands |
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 Alfie
(1966)
Tower Of London
MICHAEL CAINE, SHELLEY WINTERS, ALFIE BASS, MILLICENT MARTIN |
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Creatures Great and Small - Christopher Timothy, Robert Hardy, Peter
Davidson
Askrigg in North Yorkshire (as Darrowby), with rural locations around
lovely Wensleydale and Swaledale.
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An American Werewolf In London (1981)
- David Naughton, Jenny Agutter
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. |
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 Battle of Britain (1969)
St. Katherine's Docks, London
MICHAEL CAINE, LAURENCE OLIVIER |
 Brannigan (1975)
Beckton Gas Works & St. Katherine's Dock
JOHN WAYNE, RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH, LESLEY-ANNE DOWN, JUDY GEESON |
Braveheart (1995)
- Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau
Glen Nevis, Scotland |
Brideshead
Revisited (1982) - Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews
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 (1945)
- Trevor Howard, Celia Johnson
Carnforth Station, Lancashire |
Brighton Rock (1947)
- Richard Attenborough, Hermione Baddeley
Brighton, Sussex |
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Carry on up the Khyber (1968)
Watkin Path, Snowdon, North Wales - SID JAMES, KENNETH WILLIAMS |
Chariots Of Fire (1981)
- Ben Cross, Ian Charleston, Nigel Havers
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
Manchester, Lancashire |
Clockwork Orange (1971)
Tavy Bridge Shopping Centre, Thamesmead Housing Estate, London |
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The Elephant Man (1980)
Shad Thames, London |
Elizabeth
(1998) - Cate Blanchett, Joseph Fiennes
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 (1995) - Hugh Grant, Tara Fitzgerald
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Powys, North Wales - Also
used was Hampton Loade village in the Severn Valley |
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 Far From The Madding Crowd (1967)
- Peter Finch, Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Terence Stamp
Devizes, |
 First Knight (1995)
- Richard Gere, Sean Connery, Julia Ormond
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.
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Four Weddings And A Funeral
(1994) - Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Simon Callow, James Fleet
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 Café Rouge restaurant on Wellington
Street. |
 The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
- Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, David Warner
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 (1963)
- Sean Connery
Snowdonia
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Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Beckton Gas works, Galleons Reach and Isle of Dogs, London -
MATTHEW MODINE |
The Full Monty (1997)
- Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson
Shot at various locations throughout Sheffield and Bolsover, with the
closing 'Full Monty' scenes filmed at Shiregreen Working Men's Club. |
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 Hamlet (1990)
- Mel Gibson, Glenn Close
Shot on location in Scotland, using the imposing
medieval Blackness Castle in Falkirk and Dunnottar
Castle near Stonehaven, Grampian.
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A Hard Days Night (1964)
- John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
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 (1986)
- Sean Connery, Christopher Lambert
Fort William, Eilean Donan Castle,
Glen Coe and Glen Uig, Scotland. Also used was Castle Tioram on the edge
of Loch Moidart.
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Hilary & Jackie (1998)
- Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths
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 (1992)
- Emma Thompson, Anthony Hopkins
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. |
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Interview with the Vampire (1994)
- Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, Christian Slater
Whitechapel, Wilton's Music Hall, Grace's Alley, Ensign Street. |
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Land Girls (1998)
- Anna Friel, Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz
Devon & Somerset, at Dulverton town centre;
Crowcombe Heathfield Station, West Somerset Railway; Bury Bridge, and
Bossington Beach near Porlock. |
Last
of the Summer Wine (1973 - onwards) - Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Kathy
Staffe, Michael Aldrich, Brian Wilde
Holmfirth - West Yorkshire & The White Horse
Inn at nearby Jackson Bridge acts as one of the local pubs. |
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Alec Guinness
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 (1998)
- Michael Caine, Jane Horrocks, Brenda Blethyn
Scarborough, Yorkshire |
Local Hero (1983)
- Burt Lancaster, Peter Riegert
Pennan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The beach scenes
were shot on the other side of Scotland, at Camusdarrach in Morar. |
Loch Ness (1995)
- Ted Danson, Joely Richardson
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 (1998)
- Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Vinnie Jones, Sting
Bethnal Green Town Hall, Repton Boys Club & St. John's Street,
Smithfield and Staples Market, Camden, London |
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The Madness Of King George (1994)
- Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren
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 (1966)
- Paul Schofield, Robert Shaw, Orson Welles
Hampton Court, Surrey |
Martha - meet Frank, Daniel & Lawrence (1998)
- Monica Potter, Joseph Fiennes, Rufus Sewell, Tom Hollander
Blakes Hotel, Roland Gardens, Livebait restaurant and
Battersea Park Café, London. |
Mission Impossible (1996)
- Tom Cruise, Jon Voight
Liverpool Street Railway Station. |
Monty Python And The Holy Grail
(1975) - Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Eric
Idle, Michael Palin
Doune Castle near Stirling; Glen Coe and Castle Stalker near Oban (where
the Grail is found). |
Mortal Kombat 2 : Annihilation (1996)
Dinorwic Quarry, Wales |
Mrs Brown (1997)
- Judi Dench, Billy Connolly, Geoffrey Palmer
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 (1964)
- Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway
Covent Garden, London. Also used is Ascot racecourse
in Berkshire. |
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Notting Hill (1999)
- Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts
Portobello Road, Notting Hill, Hamstead Heath and Kenwood House;
all in London |
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Old, New, Borrower, Blue (1999)
- Christopher Eccleston, Dervla Kirwan
Belfast Waterfront Hall, and Macgilligan Strand,
Limavady. Ireland |
Oliver (1967)
Shad Thames, London |
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 & The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
- Maggie Smith, Gordon Jackson, Robert Stephens
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.
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The Railway Children (1970)
- Jenny Agutter, Sally Thomsett, Gary Warren, Dinah Sheridan
Oakworth & Haworth, West Yorkshire. |
The Remains Of The Day (1993)
- Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson
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 (1995)
Caerphilly Castle, Wales |
Rob Roy (1995)
- Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange
Glen Nevis, Scotland and in Perthshire at Megginch
Castle and at Drummond Castle. |
  Robin
Hood, Prince Of Thieves (1991) - Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Alan Rickman
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. |
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Secrets and Lies (1996)
Bethnal Green (Quilter Street) & Holborn Underground Station - BRENDA
BLETHYN,
TIMOTHY SPALL |
Sense & Sensibility (1995)
- Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman
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 (1993)
- Sir Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger
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 (1998)
- Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Judi Dench, Geoffrey Rush
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
? (1995) - Koji Yakusho, Tamiyo Kusakari
Empress Ballroom and on the promenade at Blackpool,
Lancashire. |
Sliding Doors (1998)
- Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah
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. |
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 Trainspotting (1996)
- Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle
Edinburgh & Glasgow, Scotland. Also Corrour
Station in Scotland and some closing sequences in London. |
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 Under Milk Wood (1973)
- Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter O'Toole
Lower Town, Fishguard, Dyfed, West Wales |
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Waking Ned (1998)
- Ian Bannen, Fionnula Flanagan, James Nesbitt, David Kelly
Isle of Man, including Cregneash village |
 The World is Not Enough (1999)
-Pierce Brosnan, Robert Carlyle, Sophie Marceau, Denise Richards, Judi
Dench, John Cleese, Robbie Coltrane
London Docklands - River Thames from Westminster down to Greenwich and
the Millennium Dome. and Eilean Donan Castle,
Dorrie, Scotland. |
Wilde (1997)
- Stephen Fry, Jude Law
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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