{"id":5897,"date":"2025-11-05T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/?p=5897"},"modified":"2025-11-21T16:23:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T16:23:05","slug":"the-best-christmas-film-locations-to-visit-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/the-best-christmas-film-locations-to-visit-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Christmas Film Locations to Visit in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Watching Christmas films on television is one of the best ways to get into the festive spirit. But why not go one step further and visit some of the filming locations featured in the movies? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make it easier to decide which movie location to visit this festive season, we\u2019ve compiled a report on the best Christmas film locations to visit in the UK, ranked by popularity on-screen and off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of the locations on this special Christmas list have appeared in festive films and are accessible to visitors, either openly or through paid entry. The venues range from villages and neighbourhoods<\/a> to tourist attractions and historic sites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Position<\/th>Film<\/th>Location<\/th>Year<\/th>Rating on IMDB<\/th>Rating on Rotten Tomatoes <\/th>Reviews on TripAdvisor<\/th>Hashtags on Instagram <\/th>TOTAL SORE (out of 100)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>The Snowman<\/td>Brighton Pier<\/td>1982<\/td>8.2<\/td>80%<\/td>8,720+<\/td>345,000+<\/td>78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>Last Christmas<\/td>Covent Garden<\/td>2019<\/td>6.5<\/td>46%<\/td>25,100+<\/td>1,520,900+<\/td>74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire<\/td>Hogwarts Great Hall at Harry Potter Studio Tour<\/td>2005<\/td>7.7<\/td>88%<\/td>45,500+<\/td>3,460+<\/td>69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>Love Actually<\/td>Notting Hill<\/td>2003<\/td>7.6<\/td>64%<\/td>2,890+<\/td>1,581,200+<\/td>67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>Paddington<\/td>Paddington Station<\/td>2014<\/td>7.3<\/td>97%<\/td>1,530+<\/td>43,670+<\/td>65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>Bridget Jones' Diary<\/td>Snowshill<\/td>2001<\/td>6.8<\/td>80%<\/td>1,530+<\/td>16,340+<\/td>52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>Nativity!<\/td>Coventry Cathedral<\/td>2009<\/td>6.4<\/td>48%<\/td>2,300+<\/td>28,660+<\/td>49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey<\/td>Elm Hill, Norwich<\/td>2020<\/td>6.4<\/td>89%<\/td>640+<\/td>9,150+<\/td>46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>The Holiday<\/td>Shere, Surrey<\/td>2006<\/td>6.9<\/td>50%<\/td>3,740+<\/td>4,140+<\/td>43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>Father Christmas is Back<\/td>Birdsall House<\/td>2021<\/td>4.5<\/td>0%<\/td>0<\/td>1,590+<\/td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n

Methodology: <\/strong>To assess the Christmas film locations and rank them in order of popularity, the report assigned a total score based on movie ratings from IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes, plus the number of Tripadvisor reviews and Instagram hashtags the physical locations have generated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the top ten Christmas film locations to visit in the UK this festive season: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Brighton Pier – featured in The Snowman<\/em> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Score: 78\/100<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brighton Pier<\/a> and other south coast attractions appear in the animated classic The Snowman<\/em>. Films don\u2019t get much more Christmassy than this one, which follows the story of a young boy who builds a snowman that magically comes to life and takes him \u2018walking in the air\u2019 above the snowy countryside to see Father Christmas. This film location did so well because the film was the best-rated Christmas movie on IMDB and Brighton Pier is an exceptionally popular tourist attraction that has many quality reviews on Tripadvisor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Image by Neil Morrell from Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n