{"id":1403,"date":"2017-11-27T15:27:36","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T15:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/?p=1403"},"modified":"2025-07-18T10:55:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T09:55:38","slug":"the-best-locations-from-netflixs-the-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/the-best-locations-from-netflixs-the-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"Where in the UK was Netflix&#8217;s The Crown series filmed?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This fantastic series dramatises the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Filled with political intrigue and romance, the series has been a global success, winning awards for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.televisionacademy.com\/shows\/crown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Best Drama, Best Writing, and Best Direction at the Emmys<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As avid fans, we can&#8217;t help but notice how breathtaking the sets and locations for The Crown have been over the seasons. <strong>Did you know? <\/strong>Most of it wasn&#8217;t shot inside <em>actual <\/em>royal residences. Here\u2019s your guide to the magnificent stand-ins and filming locations featured across all six seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where are the top real-life filming locations from the Netflix series The Crown? Our favourite spots fro mthe show:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lancaster House, The Mall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blythe House, West Kensington<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Woodchester Mansion, Stroud<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ely Cathedral, Ely<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ardverikie Estate, Highlands<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lancaster House, The Mall<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/5880536589_d49b859814_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/5880536589_d49b859814_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/5880536589_d49b859814_b-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/5880536589_d49b859814_b-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/5880536589_d49b859814_b-270x180.jpg 270w, https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/5880536589_d49b859814_b-370x245.jpg 370w, https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/5880536589_d49b859814_b-945x628.jpg 945w, https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/5880536589_d49b859814_b-600x398.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This stately mansion, located opposite St. James&#8217; Palace in Central London, boasts stunning interiors and has been used as a double for the interior of <a href=\"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/tours\/london-tours\/buckingham-palace\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=the_crown_filming_locations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buckingham Palace<\/a> in several productions. Although not usually open to the public, you can sometimes find one-off tours of Lancaster House, especially during London&#8217;s Fashion Week and Open House seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blythe House, West Kensington<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Famous for its appearance as &#8216;The Circus&#8217; in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, this magnificent building is now used to house thousands of remarkable exhibition pieces from <a href=\"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/tours\/museum-tours\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=the_crown_filming_locations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fantastic London museums<\/a> like the Victoria &amp; Albert Museum, the Science Museum, and the British Museum. You can book tours of Blythe House through the V&amp;A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of London&#8217;s most historic buildings, the Old Royal Naval College, has a long and fascinating history that is always worth exploring. In the show, the College was used as a stand-in for the Buckingham Palace courtyard. You can visit this masterpiece of traditional English architecture as part of our <a href=\"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/london-attractions\/greenwich\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=the_crown_filming_locations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Greenwich tours<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Woodchester Mansion, Stroud<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-1406\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/minolta-digital-camera.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/minolta-digital-camera.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/minolta-digital-camera-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/minolta-digital-camera-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/minolta-digital-camera-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/minolta-digital-camera-945x709.jpg 945w, https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/minolta-digital-camera-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A visit to this stunning Victorian country house will make you feel like royalty. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodchestermansion.org.uk\/HomePage.aspx\">Woodchester<\/a> and the surrounding parkland are owned by the National Trust and are open to the public. We loved seeing this beautiful estate featured in The Crown season two!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ely Cathedral, Ely<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Crown is the sixth primary production to be filmed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elycathedral.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ely&#8217;s grandiose gothic cathedral<\/a>, and the perfect setting for Elizabeth and Phillip&#8217;s illustrious wedding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although it has been used as a set for The King&#8217;s Speech, The Other Boleyn Girl, Jupiter Ascending, and Macbeth, the cathedral continues to be a working parish, welcoming members of the public as both visitors and worshippers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ardverikie Estate, Highlands<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/pexels-photo-460659.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1407\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>For a truly breathtaking experience, you can&#8217;t go wrong with a trip to Ardverikie Estate. As a stand-in set for the Royal Family&#8217;s private Balmoral Estate, Ardverikie is a stunning example of a real highlands site with its beautiful Victorian country house. This is a working estate, but a local company runs Land Rover tours that let you experience it up close and personal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s a table summarising where all the most iconic royal locations were reproduced and filmed throughout the six seasons of The Crown:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Royal Location<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Filming Stand-Ins<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Buckingham Palace<\/strong><\/td><td>Wilton House, Lancaster House, Old Royal Naval College<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Windsor Castle<\/strong><\/td><td>Belvoir Castle, Burghley House<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Kensington Palace<\/strong><\/td><td>Brocket Hall, Harefield Grove<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Highgrove Estate<\/strong><\/td><td>Somerley House<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sandringham Estate<\/strong><\/td><td>Somerleyton Hall<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Gatcombe Park<\/strong><\/td><td>Wrotham Park<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Balmoral Castle<\/strong><\/td><td>Ardverikie Estate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>St. Paul\u2019s \/ Westminster<\/strong><\/td><td>Winchester Cathedral<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Caernarfon Castle<\/strong><\/td><td>Caernarfon Castle itself<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Aberfan scenes<\/strong><\/td><td>Cwmaman, Wales<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>University origination<\/strong><\/td><td>University of St\u202fAndrews (Scottish locales)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Overseas &amp; U.S. scenes<\/strong><\/td><td>Mallorca, Malaga, Almer\u00eda, Northern Quarter (Manchester)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Wedding sites<\/strong><\/td><td>York Minster (Charles &amp; Camilla), Ely Cathedral (Elizabeth II)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re a true fan of The Crown and want to see some real royal locations, take a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/london-attractions\/historic-royal-palaces\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=the_crown_filming_locations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Royal Palace Tours<\/a>. You&#8217;ll get to experience the best of the Royal Family&#8217;s magnificent estates, including Hampton Court, Kew Palace, and Kensington Palace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of the royal locations were filmed in stand-ins at different locations. 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