Surrey flim locations
Above: Keira Knightley in The Duchess, which was filmed at Clandon Park (Pathe Productions)
In the September edition of Surrey Life magazine, we visited Clandon Park, near Guildford, to discover more about the filming of costume drama The Duchess, which features Surrey girl Keira Knightley. All that talk of movie stars and Surrey filming locations got the office wondering just how many blockbusters our wonderful county has featured in...
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
The Black Swan, Effingham
The Black Swan doubled as the ominously named Slaughtered Lamb in this cult classic starring Jenny Agutter and Brian Glover
Basic Instinct 2 – Risk Addiction (2006)
The distinctive Founders building at Royal Holloway, in Egham, has popped up in many a movie, including several scenes in this Hollywood blockbuster
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2003)
Shere, near Dorking
Look closely at the final wedding scene and behind Renee Zellweger and co. you’ll spot the pretty St James’s Church where last year’s Surrey Life carol concert was also held
Carry on Columbus (1992)
Frensham Ponds, to the south of Farnham – We might not have any beaches in Surrey, but this didn’t stop the makers of this classic Carry On film using Frensham Ponds, to the south of Farnham, to represent the American coastline
Carry on Jack (1963)
Frensham Ponds again
Starring Kenneth Williams and Bernard Cribbins, on this occasion Frensham Ponds was used to double up as the Spanish coastline
Casino Royale (2006)
Dunsfold Park, near Guildford
Home to the popular BBC TV show Top Gear, Dunsfold Park, near Guildford, also doubled as Miami International Airport in the latest James Bond blockbuster, Casino Royale, starring Daniel Craig
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Betchworth, near Dorking
The beautiful St Michael’s was one of three churches used in this classic romantic comedy that propelled Hugh Grant to international fame
Gladiator (2000)
Bourne Wood, Farnham
The opening battle scene of Ridley Scott’s epic, starring Russell Crowe and former Surrey resident Oliver Reed, was filmed in Bourne Wood, near Farnham, where the wooded countryside provided the perfect substitute for the forests of Southern Germany
Golden Eye (1995)
The Queen’s Stand, Epsom Racecourse
The Queen’s Stand at Epsom Racecourse has been used in several films, and on this occasion doubled up as a Russian army airport in this Bond classic
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
Fairfield Halls, Croydon – Keep your eyes peeled in The Da Vinci Code, which starred Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou, and you might just spot the Fairfield Halls in Croydon, which was used to double as a lecture theatre
Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire (2005)
Virgina Water, near Egham
Scenes from the fourth instalment of The Goblet of Fire were filmed on the banks on Virginia Water lake (incidentally, Harry’s only surviving relatives, The Dursleys, live in Little Whinging, a fictional town located in Surrey...)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (TBC)
The cast spent several days on location in Farnham for the filming of The Half-Blood Prince – though it didn’t all go quite to plan… Filming suffered a setback when the set was “oversmoked” after the movie crew used too much special-effect fog and several scenes had to be reshot
Hippie Hippie Shake (2007)
Actress Sienna Miller caused a stir when she filmed a ‘naked’ scene in a pond at Albury, near Guildford, dressed in next to nothing
The Holiday (2006)
Shere, near Dorking
Cameron Diaz and Jude Law were among a host of stars who descended on Shere for the filming of romantic comedy The Holiday. Several shops and the 15th century pub, The White Horse, appear in the film
Howard’s End (1992)
Royal Holloway, Egham
Hollywood actress Sharon Stone was among the cast members who spent several days in the Founders Building at Royal Holloway which was used to double as a psychiatric Institute
Love Actually (2003)
The Queen’s Stand, Epsom Racecourse
Everyone’s favourite scene in Love Actually – the bit where they show the arrivals hall at Heathrow Airport – was actually shot at Epsom Racecourse
Maybe Baby (2000)
The Queen’s Stand, Epsom Racecourse
On this occasion, the distinctive building doubled as the BBC’s offices in the Ben Elton directed film, Maybe Baby
The Golden Compass (2008)
Bourne Wood, Farnham
One of the biggest films of last year, some of the woodland scenes in The Golden Compass, starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, were shot at Bourne Wood
The Omen (1976)
Guildford Cathedral
Several scenes from this cult film, starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick, were shot in the impressive building that is Guildford Cathedral
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