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Film Tourism in the Peak District and Derbyshire

The Other Boleyn GirlThe Other Boleyn GirlWhen it comes to locations for period films and dramas, the Peak District and Derbyshire is right up there with the best – and the film industry's latest offerings are sure to put the area firmly on the set-jetting film tourism trail!
 
2008's big screen 'bodice ripper', The Other Boleyn Girl, which stars leading Hollywood actors Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman, has scenes filmed at Dovedale, Castleton's Cave Dale, North Lees Hall and Haddon Hall – a fine example of a medieval manor house and an extremely popular location with film makers.
 
BBC TV's 2006 production of Jane Eyre was shot entirely on location in the Peak District and again featured Haddon Hall as Thornfield, Rochester's home, while Lyme Hall at Disley has been a favourite stop for set-jetters since Colin Firth's Mr Darcy emerged dripping from the lake in the BBC dramatisation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice!
 
Keira Knightley as Lizzie Bennet in Pride and Prejudice on Stanage Edge (© Universal Studios)Keira Knightley as Lizzie Bennet in Pride and Prejudice on Stanage Edge (© Universal Studios)In the acclaimed 2005 cinematic release of Pride and Prejudice, which starred Keira Knightley as Lizzie Bennet and Matthew Macfadyen as Mr Darcy, filming took place at a number of locations in the area – the Peak District landscapes providing some of the film's spectacular backdrops and Chatsworth doing duty as Mr Darcy's home, Pemberley.
 
The upcoming release of The Duchess in autumn 2008 tells the story of Georgiana, fifth Duchess of Devonshire. Filmed during autumn 2007 at Kedleston Hall and Chatsworth – Georgiana's real-life home in the 1700s – The Duchess stars Keira Knightley in the title role and promises to be a huge box office hit and will further establish the Peak District and Derbyshire's reputation as a first class destination for film tourism.
 
Browse the pages in this section for details of these and other films featuring the Peak District and Derbyshire!