Visitor Guide 2019

Market. Nearby Roundway Down featured in Orwell’s Nineteen
Eighty-Four (1984) starring John Hurt and Richard Burton.
Great Chalfield Manor – In Wolf Hall (2015) the Manor’s interiors
stood in for Austin Friars, home of Thomas Cromwell. It also
appeared – as Killewarren, home of the Penvenens – in series
three of BBC’s Poldark and starred as the family home of the
Boleyns in The Other Boleyn Girl (2008).
Iford Manor Gardens – Keep an eye out for these romantic, awardwinning
gardens in a re-make of The Secret Garden (currently in
post-production; due for release 2019/2020). Iford Manor also
featured in The Razor’s Edge (1984), the BBC’s Robin of Sherwood
(1984-1986) and ITV’s Element of Doubt (1996).
Lacock – This charming National Trust village is a perennial
favourite with location scouts. Having featured in the final series of
ITV’s Downton Abbey (2015) it makes a welcome return in the film
version, due for release in 2019. It has also played host to a variety
of classic films including The White Princess (2017), Wolf Hall
(2015), The Wolfman (2010), The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) and
Pride and Prejudice (2005). Scenes from Harry Potter and the Half
Blood Prince (2009) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(2002) were shot here. Lacock featured in ITV’s costume drama Dr
Thorne (2016) too, and in the BBC production of Cranford (2007).
Longleat – The safari park has starred in various series of the
BBC’s Animal Park, while the Elizabethan house featured in The
Four Seasons (2008), based on Rosamunde Pilcher’s best-selling
novels The Shell Seekers and Coming Home. Other productions
filmed here include a Bollywood movie.
Mompesson House – Situated in Salisbury’s Cathedral Close this
National Trust mansion achieved celebrity status as the London
home of Mrs Jennings in the Oscar-winning version of Sense and
Sensibility (1995).
Old Wardour Castle – This impressive historic property experienced
some modern-day drama when it was used for the filming of Robin
Hood, Prince of Thieves (1991).
Salisbury Cathedral – The cathedral was the inspiration behind TV
mini-series Pillars of the Earth (2010).
Stonehenge – In recent years this iconic location has featured
in Transformers: The Last Knight (2017), Thor: The Dark World
(2013) and Doctor Who (2010). It also appeared in the BBC
production of Tess of the d’Urbervilles (2008).
Stourhead – This National Trust property’s magnificent gardens
were used in the filming of Pride and Prejudice (2005) for the
scene where Lizzie initially rejects Darcy’s proposal of marriage.
Wilton House – Most recently Wilton House has featured in Tomb
Raider (2018) and The Crown (2017). In The Young Victoria
(2009) it represented Rosenau Castle, Prince Albert’s Coburg
and Buckingham Palace. The Double Cube Room featured in the
cinema version of Pride and Prejudice (2005) and was also used
for ballroom scenes in Sense and Sensibility (1995).
> Filming War Horse at Castle Combe
> Chavenage House
> Mompesson House
> Lacock Abbey
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