England has played a central role in international film history, both through its major studios and its wide range of instantly recognisable locations. London is one of the country’s most frequently used filming cities, appearing in everything from the “Harry Potter” films and “Paddington” to James Bond entries such as “Skyfall”, “Spectre” and “No Time to Die”. Outside the capital, England’s castles, historic houses, villages and coastlines have also been widely used on screen. Alnwick Castle in Northumberland became part of Hogwarts in the early “Harry Potter” films, Hatfield House has appeared in several major productions, and Puzzlewood in Gloucestershire was used for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”. From period dramas and fantasy films to action blockbusters, England’s mix of medieval architecture, urban landmarks and countryside has made it one of the most important filming locations in Europe.
All Saints Church, Fulham
All Saints Church, Fulham, is best known on screen from The Omen. It is one of the key Fulham locations used in the film, together with nearby Bishops Park.
Alnwick Castle
Alnwick Castle has appeared in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Downton Abbey, Transformers and many more.
Anchor Bankside
Anchor Bankside has appeared in films including Mission: Impossible and Get Him to the Greek. It has also been linked to British television through The Sweeney.
Bamburgh Castle
Bamburgh Castle has appeared in Becket, Mary, Queen of Scots, Elizabeth, Macbeth, The BFG, Transformers and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
Bamburgh Castle
Bamburgh Castle is a Grade I listed fortress standing on a volcanic rock outcrop above the village of Bamburgh and the North Sea coast in Northumberland,…
Bishops Park
Bishops Park is best known to film fans from The Omen. The film uses several London and Surrey locations, and the Fulham section is one of its most memorable.
Chislehurst Caves
Chislehurst Caves is an extensive network of man-made tunnels beneath Chislehurst in the London Borough of Bromley, England. Despite the name, the caves are not natural…
Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark is best known on screen from Beautiful Thing, where it is disguised as The Anchor. It is also used in The List of Adrian Messenger.
Durdle Door
Durdle Door is a natural limestone arch on the Jurassic Coast near West Lulworth in Dorset, England. The formation stands at the eastern end of a…
Embassy of the United States in London
The Embassy of the United States in London has appeared in The Diplomat (2023–), Black Doves (2024–) and The Agency (2024–).
Guildford Cathedral
Guildford Cathedral is best known as a filming location from The Omen. The cathedral has also appeared in productions such as The Sandman and The Witcher.
High Canons
High Canons appears in The Devil Rides Out, The Satanic Rites of Dracula, Murder on the Orient Express, Half Moon Street, and many more.
Kenilworth Castle
Kenilworth Castle, in Warwickshire, England, has appeared in When Knights Were Bold (1916), Kenilworth Castle and Amy Robsart (1926) and Father Brown (2013–).
King’s Cross Railway Station
King’s Cross Railway Station has appeared in The Ladykillers, Hoffman, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Career Girls, and many more .
Knebworth House
Knebworth House appeared in The Great Muppet Caper, The Shooting Party, The Lair of the White Worm, Batman, The Wings of the Dove, and many more.
Quadrophenia Alley
Quadrophenia Alley is a narrow pedestrian passage between 10 and 11 East Street in central Brighton, England, running from East Street towards Little East Street. The…
St Michael’s Mount
St Michael’s Mount appears in Dracula (1979), Twelfth Night (1996), Johnny English (2003), and House of the Dragon (2022).
Stonor Park
Stonor Park is a historic country house and estate located in the Chiltern Hills near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, England. The estate has been the home of…
The Falkland Arms
The Falkland Arms appears in MobLand (2025–). The series uses the real Great Tew pub as itself, with the name The Falkland Arms kept in the dialogue.
The Holy Island of Lindisfarne
The Holy Island of Lindisfarne has appeared in several films, including "Cul-de-sac" (1966), "Macbeth" (1971) and "28 Years Later" (2025).
The London Eye
The London Eye is a cantilevered observation wheel located on the South Bank of the River Thames in London, England, between Westminster Bridge and Hungerford Bridge.…
The Manor Elstree
The Manor Elstree has appeared in productions including School for Scoundrels, The Devil Rides Out, A Clockwork Orange, Stardust, Hot Fuzz, and many more.
The Tooke Arms
The Tooke Arms appears in MobLand (2025–), where it is used as The Sinful Monkey, the criminal base of Richie Stevenson.
The Wilbury
The Wilbury has appeared in The World’s End (2013), where it was used as the fictional pub that gives the film its title and serves as the final destination.
Valentines Mansion and Gardens
Valentines Mansion and Gardens is a historic mansion and garden estate in Ilford, in the London Borough of Redbridge. The house stands inside Valentines Park and…
Waterloo Bridge
Waterloo Bridge is a road and pedestrian bridge crossing the River Thames in central London, connecting the Strand and Aldwych on the north bank with the…
Whitby Abbey
Whitby Abbey appears in Dracula (2020) and Possession (2002). In the 2020 BBC/Netflix adaptation of Dracula, the abbey ruins were used directly on screen.
York Railway Station
York Railway Station has appeared in Chariots of Fire (1981) and The Dresser (1983). Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (2001) is incorrectly linked.