For film and TV lovers

Cobbled streets, rolling hills and Tudor mansions that we care for have been backdrops to countless film and TV shows. Featuring in costume dramas, fantasy worlds and fairy tales, you'll have seen stars performing dramatic scenes in many of our houses, castles and landscapes.

Carey Mulligan in Far From The Madding Crowd — Far From the Madding Crowd

Characters from Poldark tv series — Ross Poldark, played by Aidan Turner and Demelza Carne played by Eleanor Tomlinson

Visit Poldark's Cornwall

Poldark is back. Have you ever wondered where the windswept cliff scenes were filmed? Here's the inside knowledge on where to go and see the locations for yourself.

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Still from the Swallows and Amazons film — Swallows and Amazons was filmed at Derwent Water

Our film locations in Swallows and Amazons

In 2016, we're celebrating the release of the Swallows and Amazons film, as our places have provided a backdrop for many of the scenes.

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The Hollow Crown

Scenes from BBC Two's 'The Hollow Crown: Wars of the Roses', based on Shakespeare's history plays and starring Dame Judi Dench, were filmed at Lacock.

The cast of Dr Thorne on location at West Wycombe house

Our places in Dr Thorne

Discover which of our special places were used as film locations in Julian Fellowes' production of 'Dr Thorne', adapted from the 1858 novel by Anthony Trollope.

Game on

The hit series Game of Thrones is back on our screens for a new season. Discover which of the places we look after formed the backdrop for the drama.

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Sherlock Holmes (BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH), Dr John Watson (MARTIN FREEMAN)

Sherlock at Tyntesfield

Did you catch a glimpse of Tyntesfield in the Sherlock special?

Wolf Hall

You can see six of our places in Wolf Hall, the BAFTA-winning BBC drama about Tudor politics. Find out how Montacute House, Lacock Abbey and others were transformed into Greenwich Palace and Wolf Hall itself.

Kedleston Hall stars in Tarzan film

Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire graced the silver screen as Greystoke, Tarzan's ancestral home, in the new Hollywood blockbuster 'The Legend of Tarzan'.

Downton Abbey

For the final series of Downton Abbey, the crew transformed Church Street in the Wiltshire village of Lacock into a 1920s livestock market. Find out more about what it was like being part of the filming of Downton Abbey.

And Then There Were None

In 2015 the BBC visited the Cornish coast to film an adaptation of Agatha Christie's chilling murder mystery 'And Then There Were None'. Find out which of our places were involved, and how they featured.

Bringing Jane Austen to life

Over the years, some of the places we look after have played starring roles in TV and film adaptations of Jane Austen's novels. From Rosings to Pemberley, there are plenty to discover.

Clapperboard used during the filming of 'Mariah Mundi and the Midas Box' at St Michael's Mount, Cornwall — 'Mariah Mundi and the Midas Box' filmed scenes in Cornwall

Our places on the silver screen

Retrace the footsteps of the stars with our guide to the special places we care for that have appeared on the big screen.

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Rugged coastlines, beautiful parks and graceful buildings. With thousands of years of history on our books, we can add character to whatever you're filming.

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