17 film and TV locations you can visit in the UK

You don't need to visit Hollywood!

Platform 9 3/4

If you're planning a few days away over half term why not visit a film location? Here are some free or cheap places to visit across the UK. Whether you're a fan of Harry Potter, Star Wars, or Downton Abbey, there's a location here in the UK that you can visit.

Take a trip across the Glenfinnan Viaduct in a Harry Potter-style train, or visit Platform 9 3/4, where Harry Potter travels to Hogwarts (actually part of Kings' Cross station in London).

Alternatively, try going for a walk in the woods where Star Wars: The Force Awakens was filmed (Puzzlewood, England), or visit Highclere Castle, home of Downton Abbey.

Just remember to check any travel restrictions and stay safe.

Take a look through our gallery of film locations you can visit in the UK:

Harry Potter, Braveheart and Highlander

Real-Life Location: Glen Nevis and Glenfinnan Viaduct, Scotland

Harry Potter

In-Film Location: Dobby's Shell Cottage (the cottage has now been removed)
Real-Life Location: Freshwater West, Pembrokeshire

Harry Potter

In-Film Location: The bridge which Harry and Hagrid walk over at Kings Cross was actually shot in York train station.
Real-Life Location: York Railway Station, York

Harry Potter

In-Film Location: Platform 9 3/4 where Harry Travels to Hogwarts
Real-Life Location: Between Platforms 4 and 5 at Kings Cross Station, London

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

In-Film Location: Naboo Forest
Real-Life Location: Whippendell Wood, Watford

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

In-Film Location: Forest world where Kylo Ren is.
Real-Life Location: Puzzlewood, England
This location was also used in Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows, Part 1.

Batman Begins

In-Film Location: Arkham Asylum Stairwell
Real-Life Location: St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel, London, England

Les Misérables

In-Film Location: Place de la Bastille
Real-Life Location: Royal Naval College, Greenwich

Inception

In-Film Location: Paris School of Architecture
Real-Life Location: UCL Buildings on Gower Street

Captain America

In-Film Location: 1940s New York
Real-Life Location: Northern Quarter, Manchester

The Da Vinci Code

In-Film Location: Castle Gandolfo
Real-Life Location: Two locations are used, Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire (Exterior) / Burghley House, Lincolnshire (Interior)

28 Days Later

Various locations in London including Westminster Bridge, Houses of Parliament and Whitehall.

Alice in Wonderland (Tim Burton's version)

Real-Life Location: Antony House, Cornwall

Downton Abbey

In-Film Location: Downton Abbey
Real-Life Location: Highclere Castle, Hampshire

Game of Thrones

In-Film Location: The Iron Islands, the setting for Theon Greyjoy's homecoming.
Real-Life Location: Ballintoy Harbour, Northern Ireland

Harry Potter

In-Film Location: Number 4 Privet Drive, home of the Dursley family
Real-Life Location: Picket Post Close, Bracknell

Game of Thrones

In-Film Location: Winterfell
Real-Life Location: Strangford Castle Ward Estate, County Down, Northern Ireland

Enjoy visiting these locations!

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