Bishops Park in Fulham, London, is a riverside park on the north bank of the Thames, close to Fulham Palace, All Saints Church and Putney Bridge. The park has a calm, open character, with paths, lawns, trees and views along the river, making it feel quite removed from the more crowded parts of central London. Its location beside the Thames and near historic Fulham landmarks gives it a strong sense of place, while still being ordinary enough to work as a believable everyday London setting.
Bishops Park is best known to film fans from The Omen (1976). The film uses several London and Surrey locations, and the Fulham section is one of its most memorable. Bishops Park and the nearby All Saints Church are used together in the sequence involving Father Brennan, turning a peaceful riverside area into part of the film’s growing atmosphere of dread.
In The Omen (1976), Father Brennan meets Robert Thorn, played by Gregory Peck, in Bishops Park beside the Thames. Brennan warns Thorn about Damien and quotes from the Book of Revelation, trying to convince him that the child is connected to something evil. The calm park setting makes the scene feel even more unsettling, because the warning is delivered in broad daylight in an otherwise normal London location. Shortly afterwards, Brennan is killed outside nearby All Saints Church, Fulham, when a lightning rod falls and impales him. This links Bishops Park directly to one of the film’s most famous death scenes, even though the actual killing happens at the church rather than inside the park itself.
The Omen
The Omen was primarily filmed in England, with key locations including London, Surrey, and Berkshire. Additional scenes were shot in Rome and Jerusalem.
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.
The Manor Elstree
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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.
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.
Deauville Beach Cabins
The Deauville beach cabins have appeared in both A Man and a Woman and Sentimental Value.
Mont-Saint-Michel
Mont-Saint-Michel has appeared in films including Mindwalk, Armageddon and To the Wonder, and it is also used in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.
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.
Abbesses Metro Station
Abbesses is a famous, historic Paris Métro station on Line 12 in Montmartre, renowned as the deepest station in the network at roughly 36 meters below ground.
Pont d’Iéna Stairs
Pont d’Iéna Stairs appears in A View to a Kill (1985). The stairway is used as part of one of the film’s best-known Paris action sequences.
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