Majestic Castles and Stately Homes You’ve Seen On The Big Screen – Great Britain is known for its imponent castles and beautiful stately homes, so it comes with no surprise that it is often chosen by filmmakers as the location for their productions. Today, The Most Expensive Homes blog is taking a look at iconic properties that were used in popular motion pictures. Let’s see how many of them you are capable of recognizing!
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Chatsworth House is one of the most notorious estates in Great Britain. Located in Derbyshire, close to Bakewell, it is the seat of the Duke of Devonshire and has belonged to the Cavendish family since mid 16th century! It’s a house well known for its interior design and collections of art and ancient sculptures, and that has appeared in two well-known productions of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice: the 1995 BBC series starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth and the 2005 movie starring Keira Knightley. On a curious note, the house inspired Jane Austen herself and served as a model for Mr. Darcy’s beautiful Pemberley Estate.
This beautiful house in Hertfordshire has been seen in multiple films throughout the years. Serving as Queen Anne’s court scenario, it is possible to see this majestic estate in The Favourite. It is also present in classics like Shakespeare In Love, The King’s Speech, or recent motion pictures such as Enola Holmes. The 7th Marquess and Marchioness of Salisbury’s family reside at Hatfield Home, and the house has been owned by the Cecil family for the past 400 years.
This palace served as the favourite residence of the famous and scandalous monarch, King Henry VIII. Hampton Court Palace and its surroundings served as the scenery of a good amount of TV and cinema productions. You can see its gardens in The Theory Of Everything and its courtyards and kitchen also served as a representation of the ones of Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace, respectively. More recently, it has served as a double for St. James’ Palace in Bridgerton.
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A beautiful estate that dates back to the Tudor age, Haddon Hall is an estate that still maintains its original kitchens and period features. Three different versions of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre have been filmed in this location as Mr. Rochester’s home, and you can also see it in Mary Queen Of Scots, the Other Boleyn Girl, and the classic The Princess Bride.
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Situated in Hampshire, Highclere Castle has been sitting on a 5000-acre land for a very long time. Its land dates back to before the creation of the Domesday Book but the house itself only began construction in 1679. If you haven’t recognized it yet, we are glad to inform you that you can see this breathtaking castle in the Downton Abbey movie. Nowadays, it is also the home of a unique Egyptian Exhibition that focuses on the excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun.
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