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Mar 29, 2022 · Let’s check them out! 1. Hatfield House as seen in Shakespeare in Love (1998) This is, by far, one of the most prolific English stately homes used in films. It’s the finest Jacobean house (though it’s laughable to call it a humble house with 223 rooms) in England and sits on 40-acre land just 21 miles north of London.
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- La Règle du jeu (1939) Director: Jean Renoir. 1939, Europe is on the verge of war, but for a bunch of French aristos and their hangers-on there are more urgent matters.
- Jane Eyre (1943) Director: Robert Stevenson. The traumatic challenges of class mobility, 19th-century-style. Having barely survived brutal conditions at a charity-run school, Joan Fontaine’s impecunious orphan clearly draws the short straw when her first job is as governess at an inhospitable manor in remote northern moorland.
- The Music Room (1958) Director: Satyajit Ray. In a colonial edifice by the shores of the Ganges, a Bengali aristocrat holds court in the gilded surroundings of his music room, enthralled by the shifting patterns of the region’s premier Indian classical musicians.
- The Innocents (1961) Director: Jack Clayton. The absence of patriarchal authority defines this finest-ever screen version of Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw, where the fateful misadventures of the previous help inscribes the situation greeting governess Deborah Kerr’s arrival at an imposing country pile.
Country houses aren’t just for period pieces or gothic horror films—they’re incredibly versatile and can be adapted to suit a wide range of genres and styles. A sleek, modern country house can be the setting for a high-stakes thriller, think "Knives Out', while a quaint, charming cottage might be the perfect location for a romantic comedy.
Aug 8, 2022 · Chatsworth, Derbyshire. Ten years later, in the 2005 film of Pride and Prejudice starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen, Mr Darcy got an upgrade to one of the grandest houses in England, Chatsworth. The seat of the Duke of Devonshire, Chatsworth is a beautiful place to visit. The late Deborah Cavendish (formerly Deborah Mitford ...
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Hampshire’s Highclere Castle provides the spectacular setting for large chunks of Downton Abbey filming. Avid fans will know this enormous place and its 300 rooms almost like the back of their hand. 1,000 acres of unfolding parkland complete the estate and give centre stage to many scenes in both the series and consequent film sequel. Expect your j...
Remember Harry, Ron and Hermione walking through cobbled cloisters? A Harry Potter film viewing is full of nostalgia and good feeling. Today the films rank among the most successful of all time. But all it began in Alnwick Castle in Northumberland for the filming of The Philosopher’s Stone and The Chamber of Secrets. Easily one of the most signific...
Nestled in leafy Peak district, Chatsworth House is one to visit for Pride and Prejudice lovers. The 1995 Jane Austen TV series and highly acclaimed 2005 film (starring Keira Knightly) is given life on screen here. Dating back to the 1600s, this stately home also holds one of the most glamorous and historic art collections in the UK and makes for a...
Although not a film, it would be an injustice to omit Wrotham Park from our list. It provides the backdrop for tension-packed, scenes in historical drama ‘The Crown’ where it doubles as Queen Elizabeth II’s Private Audience Room, where The Queen holds weekly meets with the Prime Minster. Dating back to 1754, this Hertfordshire stately home radiates...
Thoughts of Bridget Jones Diary brings loud giggles and images of Stoke Park in bright colour. Dotted in Buckinghamshire (near Windsor), Bridget tried to fit into the glitz and glamour here. The iconic Bridge Jones lake seen was filmed on this marvellous state. Colourful meadows, roaming animals and old-school countryside bring the romance factor. ...
Welcome one of the most hidden movie locations in the UK. This gem in Hampstead Heath sits right under Londoners’ noses, but feels a world away from city life. It is most widely recognisable from Notting Hill (1999) when William Thatched (Hugh Grant) tries to win back Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) during her filming of Henry James. Dating back to the ...
Set in spectacular Shropshire countryside, Stokesay Court gives you goosebumps. The Tallis family home in the film Atonement (2007), it’s stars in almost every scene. It’s wide corridors, intricate stone carvings and sprawling gardens stand out. The gorgeous library features in a scene between Cecilia Tallis (Keira Knightley) and Robbie Turner (Jam...
Financial services comparison website, Go Compare , has compiled a list of the most-filmed country houses in England by analysing IMDb data. Here are the top 10 movie and TV country houses, along with the number of productions and examples of films and TV series shot in each of these locations.
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Aug 27, 2020 · Parham House, West Sussex. With Glenda Jackson as Queen Elizabeth I and Vanessa Redgrave as Mary Stuart, Charles Jarrott’s Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) took some liberties with history – including depicting two face-to-face encounters between the duelling monarchs. The most notable meeting takes place at Parham House in Sussex, one of the ...
