Castles and estates to film in the United Kingdom
17 of them, 14 with a photo and 3 with practical details the location publishes itself. 12 have a documented shooting history. Every entry links to the location or to the body that manages it.
Castles, fortresses, manor houses and country estates, usually with grounds, outbuildings and period interiors in one place.
Shooting in the United Kingdom pays back through the Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit (AVEC) (34%): work out the net value on your own spend in the incentive comparison.
Alnwick Castle
Castle & estate
Medieval border castle with a walled outer bailey, gatehouse, keep and Italianate state rooms, set in a Capability Brown park above the River Aln.
Seen in: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Downton Abbey, Elizabeth
Blackness Castle
Castle & estate
Fifteenth century artillery fortress shaped like a ship on the south shore of the Forth, with a curtain wall, tower house, prison pit and a stone pier.
Seen in: Outlander, Hamlet, Ivanhoe
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Cardiff Castle
Castle & estate
City centre castle combining a Roman wall, a Norman shell keep on its motte and Victorian Gothic revival apartments by William Burges, with a large green interior court.
Castell Coch
Castle & estate
Victorian Gothic Revival castle above Cardiff, rebuilt from a ruined 13th-century fortress with richly decorated interiors, hired out for filming.
Seen in: Da Vinci's Demons
Doune Castle
Castle & estate
Late fourteenth century courtyard castle with a gatehouse tower, great hall with open timber roof, kitchen tower and a walled yard above the River Teith.
Seen in: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Outlander, Game of Thrones
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Goodwood Estate
Castle & estate
Sussex estate of 11,000 acres with a Regency house, motor circuit, aerodrome, racecourse, farm buildings and downland, handled by an in house locations team.
Hatfield House
Castle & estate
Jacobean house of 1611 with a marble hall, carved staircase and long gallery, next to the surviving wing of the Tudor Old Palace and formal gardens.
Seen in: Batman, Shakespeare in Love, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Hot Fuzz
Hever Castle
Castle & estate
Moated Tudor castle, childhood home of Anne Boleyn, with panelled rooms, a drawbridge, Italian garden, lake and Edwardian Tudor style wing.
Seen in: Andor, The Third Day
Knebworth House
Castle & estate
Gothic revival house with turrets and gargoyles near Stevenage, with Victorian panelled rooms, a banqueting hall, courtyard and 250 acres of park.
Seen in: Batman, The King's Speech, Nanny McPhee, Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga
On site catering, support staff, out of hours access possible
Leeds Castle
Castle & estate
Castle on two islands in a lake near Maidstone with a gatehouse, medieval and 1930s interiors, a maze, aviary and 500 acres of parkland.
Seen in: Kind Hearts and Coronets, Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara
Old Wardour Castle
Castle & estate
Ruined hexagonal 14th-century castle beside a lake in Wiltshire, its courtyard and roofless halls used for medieval action filming.
Seen in: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Powderham Castle
Castle & estate
Fortified manor of 1391 remodelled in Georgian and Victorian phases, with a rococo staircase hall, music room, chapel, stables and a deer park on the Exe estuary.
Syon Park
Castle & estate
Ducal house in west London with Robert Adam state rooms, a great conservatory, stable block and 200 acres of parkland and water meadow beside the Thames.
Seen in: Gosford Park, Killing Eve, Belgravia, Bridgerton
Tilbury Fort
Castle & estate
17th-century artillery fort guarding the Thames Estuary near Tilbury Docks, its moated ramparts and parade ground used for war and period filming.
Seen in: Wonder Woman, Tulip Fever, SS-GB, Taboo
Arbeia Roman Fort
Castle & estate
A reconstructed Roman fort and supply base at South Shields, with a rebuilt gatehouse, barrack blocks and commanding officer's house on the original foundations.
Chiswick House and Gardens
Castle & estate
Palladian villa and 18th-century gardens in west London with courtyards and a walled kitchen garden, booked through Film Fixer for filming.
Seen in: Bridgerton, The Sandman, The Great, You, Red White & Royal Blue, Pennyworth
Segedunum Roman Fort
Castle & estate
The excavated remains of a Roman fort at Wallsend marking the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall, with a reconstructed bathhouse, viewing tower and museum.
Castles and estates elsewhere in Europe
Other kinds of location in the United Kingdom
- Theatres, arenas and venues 47
- Industrial and derelict locations 39
- Offices, schools and public buildings 31
- Transport and infrastructure 42
- Film studios and backlots 37
- Hospitals, prisons and institutions 10
- Houses and apartments 33
- Hotels and interiors 22
- Bars, restaurants and shops 10
- Churches and monasteries 13
- Villages and countryside 15
- Modern architecture 9
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