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CastleCombe

Castle Combe Village

Claims to be “England’s prettiest village”.

Quaint honey-coloured stone houses form a picturesque street leading to the By Brook bridge.

Medieval church, market cross and 500 year old pub.

Museum and organic farm trail.

Location for Dr Dolittle, Poirot, Robin of Sherwood, Stardust and Wolfman.

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Bath

The Georgian buildings and streets of Bath have been used for many films including The Duchess, Vanity Fair, Persuasion and Dracula.

Download a free movie map from Visit Bath.

 

Bradford on Avon

The unspoilt streets make the town a perfect location for films. Recently the Charles Darwin biopic, Creation was filmed here.

DyrhamPark

Dyrham Park

Grand baroque mansion set amidst beautiful rolling parkland.

Magnificent collection of 17th century Dutch paintings, pottery and furniture.

Victorian domestic quarters give an insight into servants’ lives.

Elegant formal gardens, deer park, woodland and lakes to explore.

Location for Remains of the Day.

Lacock

Lacock Abbey and Village

Picturesque village with many well-preserved characterful buildings dating from the 13th century.

Medieval cloistered abbey converted into a fine country house.

Botanic Garden and Victorian woodland with spring flowers.

Fox Talbot Museum of Photography.

Location for Harry Potter, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Moll Flanders, Cranford, and The Other Boleyn Girl.

Stourhead

Stourhead

One of the world’s finest landscape gardens.

Beautiful lakeside walk with stunning vistas towards ornate classical temples.

Colourful, rare and exotic trees.

Palladian mansion with Chippendale furniture, fine paintings and Regency library.

Wider estate has Iron Age hill forts and 50m high King Alfred’s Tower.

Pride and Prejudice was filmed here. You can see a You Tube clip of the first proposal scene.

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