PEAK DISTRICT FILM LOCATIONS
Visit film locations and step into the shoes of your favourite movie star. Some of the Peak District film locations are beautiful backdrops for Hollywood blockbusters and memorable TV moments. Follow in the footsteps of Daniel Radcliffe at Hardwick Hall, one of many Harry Potter film locations, or Keira Knightley and imagine you're Elizabeth Bennett, daydreaming of dashing Mr Darcy on Stanage Edge.
Holmfirth - Last of the Summer Wine country
Broadcast by the BBC, the iconic British comedy series ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ was filmed in Holmfirth for 39 years.
Take a tour bus to the best known locations (keen eyed people will also recognise scenes from the popular TV series ‘Where the Heart is’), visit Nora Batty’s steps, the famous summerwine pub, Sids Café and the Last of the Summer Wine Exhibition. Or stay the night in Nora Battys house, now a self catering cottage decorated as a shrine to Nora with memorabilia and signed photographs of cast and crew.
Written by Roy Clarke, Last of the Summer Wine first premiered in 1973. The final episode ‘How not to cry at Weddings’, was broadcast on 29 August 2010 after 31 series. Shown in over 25 countries, Last of the Summer Wine is the longest running sitcom in the world.
Walk in the footsteps of Compo, Nora and Clegg, and explore the places that feature in the iconic TV series Last of the Summer Wine. View the the guide online or for any enquiries contact Holmfirth Tourist Information Centre.
Haddon Hall
Haddon Hall was one of the new Jane Eyre film locations, as well as Elizabeth, The Princess Bride and The Other Boleyn Girl.
Chatsworth
A classic backcloth for Pride & Prejudice, The Duchess and The Wolfman, this stunning Peak District film location has something for all the family.
Hardwick Hall
Elizabethan grandeur brought up to date when used as one of the Harry Potter film locations in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Lights, Camera Action! Matlock becomes home to the Starlings
COMEDY legend Steve Coogan has chosen to set his new TV show in Matlock - and locals have already spotted TV trucks rolling into the town to start filming. Called Starlings, the sitcom stars Matt King, from Channel 4's Peep Show, and tells the story of a working class family who live in the Derbyshire town.
Coogan, famed for his alter ego Alan Partridge, is producing the show, which is currently filming on location in Matlock. It is not the first time Matlock has been a film and TV location. This is England director Shane Meadows shot scenes in Matlock for his film Dead Man's Shoes.
Due to be shown on Sky 1, the programme will follow the lives of the Starling family. You can watch the trailer for Starlings below.
Lyme Park
The lake (and actor Colin Firth) achieved immortality in the BBC TV drama Pride & Prejudice.
Derwent Valley
Testing ground for Barnes Wallis' famous ‘bouncing bomb' and setting for The Dam Busters.
Dovedale, Lindale and Ilam Hall
Featured in Robin Hood, Jane Eyre and The Other Boleyn Girl.
The trailers below are for forthcoming films that both feature locations in the Peak District. Hardwick Hall is among the many Harry Potter film locations and stars as Malfoy Manor in the final Harry Potter chapter, and "The Holding" was filmed here in the Peak District. Enjoy the trailers!
