Top filming locations: Britain on screen

Hamnet filming locations 

A fictional retelling of Shakespeare’s family life, Hamnet is adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel. Film crews descended on one of Herefordshire’s quaint villages, famous for its half-timbered houses.  

Hamnet filming locations in Britain 

Weobley, Herefordshire 

Travel back in time in Weobley, with its black-and-white Tudor houses. Don’t miss Weobley Castle, which dates to the end of the 11th century. The Weobley Trail takes in all the key sites, as well as the breathtaking Herefordshire countryside.  

The Seven Dials Mystery filming locations 

Almost 100 years after it was first published, Agatha Christie’s detective novel is being made into a Netflix series. Rumour has it filming locations for The Seven Dials Mystery include Bath, Bristol and Somerset, all in the south-west of England. 

The Seven Dials Mystery filming locations in Britain 

The Fantastic Four: First Steps filming locations 

The big screen’s favourite superhero quartet is back – and so is Britain. Cast and crew for The Fantastic Four: First Steps have been spied filming in Dorset’s Durdle Door and in the southern Peak District National Park.   

The Fantastic Four: First Steps filming locations in Britain 

The Salt Path filming locations 

The South West Coast Path is the star of the show in this touching film, which tells the story of Raynor and Moth Winn’s epic journey around the south-west of England. Discover Devon and Cornwall’s cliffs and coves on your own adventure around this rugged corner of Britain. 

The Salt Path filming locations in Britain

All Creatures Great and Small filming locations

This cosy TV show about a trio of vets in the 1930s and 1940s was set and filmed in picturesque Yorkshire, and based on the beloved book series by James Herriot. Watch it on Channel 5 in Britain, or PBS in the US. 

All Creatures Great and Small locations in Britain 

Wicked Little Letters filming locations

A poison pen scandal transfixes a small English town in Wicked Little Letters, starring Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley. Based on an astonishing true story, the film is set in 1920s Littlehampton, in West Sussex, but actually filmed in other South East England towns including Arundel and Worthing.  

Wicked Little Letters locations in Britain

Masters of the Air filming locations

From the creative minds of Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg comes this American war drama. Masters of the Air is a 2024 TV series that depicts the story of the Eighth Air Force, known as the Mighty Eighth, and their fight against Hitler and Nazi Germany during the Second World War.

The real-life events that inspired the show took place historically across the East of England, specifically Norwich, Ely, Cambridge, Bury St Edmunds, and the the Broads National Park. Production and filming took place in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, including the city of Oxford, with Austin Butler, Callum Turner and Anthony Boyle in starring roles.

Masters of the Air locations in Britain

Wonka filming locations in Bath, London, Oxford and beyond

A chocolate lover’s paradise, Wonka reprises everyone’s favourite eccentric founder and creator, Willy Wonka. Played by Timothée Chalamet, the film was released in December 2023 and follows the young chocolatier and his adventures opening the world-renowned chocolate factory. British actors Olivia Colman and Rowan Atkinson also join the cast.

Wonka locations in Britain

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny filming locations

A movie franchise like no other, Harrison Ford returned in the summer of 2023 as the world’s favourite archaeologist-cum-explorer. The fifth and final instalment in the saga sees Antonio Banderas and British actor Phoebe Waller-Bridge join the cast.

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny locations in Britain

Empire of Light filming locations

A star-studded cast – including Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward and Colin Firth – come together in Sam Mendes’ Empire of Light. Released in January 2023 in the UK, the film follows the relationship of cinema manager Hilary and new employee Stephen in Margate during the early 1980s.

Empire of Light locations in Britain 

Britain has a broad range of incredible filming locations just waiting to be explored. Feel the magic of walking in the footsteps (or paw prints) of your favourite film and TV characters as you get to know some of Britain’s top destinations and attractions. Where will you visit first? From incredible castles that have featured in hit shows like Bridgerton, to the treasure-filled markets browsed by Bridget Jones, there’s no end of things to do. 

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