LOCATION SERVICES - LONDON
LOCAL AUTHORITIES   UNIT BASE  
FILM MOVIE TV LOCATIONS - LONDON
BUILDINGS & ARCHITECTURE
ART GALLERIES
  • → [ 20th Century Gallery ]

  • [Gallery exhibiting art deco paintings available for filming]
  • → [ Hatfield House ]

  • [Built in 1607 and is a fine Jacobean House and Garden in a spectacular countryside setting, just 20 miles north of London. The house has sumptuous period state rooms which include a panelled long gallery]
    Hatfield House
  • → [ Saatchi Gallery ]

  • [Occupies the Duke of York's building and includes three floors of interlinking areas which can host events from 50 to 1,500 people available for both day and evening hire. A series of 14 blank canvasses available with a large open air, green space in front of the building]
    Saatchi Gallery

    ANTIQUES & AUCTIONS HOUSES
  • → [ Chiswick Auctions ]

  • [The auction rooms are well worth a visit by not only location managers but also Art Directors, Production Designers and Props buyers]

    BARS & CLUBS
  • → [ Canvas ]

  • [A ‘blank' canvas with three large studios, a chandeliered entrance and a foyer bar]
  • → [ The Cross ]

  • [Interlinking brick arches, mosaic floors and a warm bohemian influence]
  • → [ The Key ]

  • [An intimate lounge venue with wooden floors, leather sofas and a flashing dance-floor]
  • → [ Pacha ]

  • [The ultimate in sophisticated nightclubs with crystal chandeliers and elegant leather sofas]
  • → [ Rumi Bar ]

  • [A Cocktail lounge situated in the heart of the Kings Road's buzzing nightlife]
  • → [ Titanic ]

  • [A spectacular 1920s former hotel restaurant resembling the interior of a luxury cruise line]
    Titanic

    BRIDGES
  • → [ Heathrow & Gatwick Express ]

  • [Within the 48,351 square metre site, a number of unusual buildings, bridges and storage areas can become your next locational backdrop]
    Heathrow & Gatwick Express

    CAR PARKS
  • → [ Rootmaster ]

  • [A decommissioned London Routemaster RML bus, which has been converted into a vegan restaurant. The bus is situated off Brick Lane in The Old Truman Brewery car park. The car park is a large open space, which allows several options for external filming]
    Rootmaster

    CHURCHES, TEMPLES & RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS
  • → [ Hatfield House ]

  • [Buildings on the estate include a Victorian estate offices and adjoining 12th century church, just 20 miles north of London]
    Hatfield House
  • → [ King's College School ]

  • [A typical 19th century school with features such as a Victorian wood panelled Great Hall with Conacher Organ Gallery, cloisters and a small chapel]
    King's College School
  • → [ St Dunstan's College ]

  • [Production Designers and Art Directors will appreciate the attractive interiors in particular the Victorian style chapel]

    CITY BUILDINGS
  • → [ 28 Deerhurst Road ]

  • [An extraordinary 1970's four storey house with over 6000sq ft of retro space which has to be seen to be believed]
    28 Deerhurst Road
  • → [ 41 Cromford Road ]

  • [A beautiful fully restored, 1901 townhouse in South West London. With original features that have been lovingly restored, from Fireplaces, to stripped floors and full height floor to ceiling French doors in the dining area, which is lit by a glass lantern, flooding the space with natural light]
  • → [ Archway Campus  ]

  • [It features an abundance of spaces that can be used as hospital rooms, waiting rooms, a police station, receptions, laboratories, doctor surgeries, classrooms, flats, offices, corridors and a lecture theatre]
  • → [ Central Hall Westminster ]

  • [Edwardian Methodist Hall]
  • → [ Chiswick House and Gardens ]

  • [A stunning example of 18th century Palladian architecture, Chiswick House features a multitude of highly decorated rooms, done in an Italian style]
  • → [ The Clink Prison Museum ]

  • [The prison was open to inmates throughout the Tudor and Elizabethan reigns]
    The Clink Prison Museum
  • → [ Film Fixer ]

  • [The Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Hounslow, Kingston, Royal Borough Of Kensington & Chelsea and Southwark]
  • → [ Greater London Authority ]

  • [For information on the GLA, all London Boroughs and their facilities]
  • → [ Greenwich Film Unit ]

  • [A fine architectural and historic heritage; an industrial fabric of its riverside wharves; houses and housing estates; the largest expanse of parks and open spaces in London]
  • → [ Hatfield House ]

  • [Buildings on the estate include, Period cottages and houses, just 20 miles north of London]
    Hatfield House
  • → [ One Great George Street ]

  • [Set in an area surrounded by elegance and great historical architecture just a few steps from the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey]
  • → [ Middle Temple ]

  • [Located in the heart of London's legal quarter, Middle Temple is one of the four ancient Inns of Court. It was built between 1562 and 1573 and remains virtually unchanged to this day having survived the Great Fire of London in 1666 and both World Wars]
  • → [ Saatchi Gallery ]

  • [The Duke of York's building is a Palladian style building designed by John Sanders. Built in 1801 as a residential home and school for children orphaned by the war. The interior is now a modern and minimalist art gallery]
    Saatchi Gallery
  • → [ Searcys Club | The Gherkin ]

  • [Affectionately known as "The Gherkin", this iconic building is one of the City's most unique and prestigious landmarks. Designed by Foster and Partners, the glass dome at the top of 30 St Mary Axe boasts a two - level restaurant and bar area with stunning 360 degree panoramic views as far as the eye can see]
  • → [ Trinity House ]

  • [Behind the building's imposing neo-classical faҫade, designed by Samuel Wyatt in 1794, are five graceful banqueting and conference rooms − The Library, Court Room, Pepys Room, Luncheon Room and Reading Room]
  • → [ Westminster Boating Base ]

  • [Located on the River Thames in the beautiful riverside Pimlico Gardens, our spacious function and meeting rooms with riverfront balconies are available as filming locations and as a base when filming on the river Thames]

    FARM BUILDINGS & FARM LAND
  • → [ Hatfield House ]

  • [Buildings on the estate include Farm buildings and Period cottages and houses; private roads and farm tracks woodlands and farm areas, just 20 miles north of London]
    Hatfield House

    HOSPITAL LOCATIONS
  • → [ Archway Campus  ]

  • [It features an abundance of spaces that can be used as hospital rooms, waiting rooms, a police station, receptions, laboratories, doctor surgeries, classrooms, flats, offices, corridors and a lecture theatre]
  • → [ KUCEL ]
    [The School of Nursing's teaching facilities can be transformed into a hectic accident and emergency ward in a busy hospital]

  • HOTELS
  • → [ One Great George Street ]

  • [Set in an area surrounded by elegance and great historical architecture just a few steps from the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey]

    INDUSTRIAL
  • → [ Greenwich Film Unit ]

  • [Has an industrial fabric with its riverside wharves]
  • → [ The Historic Dockyard Chatham ]

  • [Spans 80 acres, has over 100 historic buildings and structures dating from the Georgian and Victorian periods to the present day, thus making it suitable for any period location over the past 200 years.]

    INNS, PUBLIC HOUSES, HOSTELRIES
  • → [ Lost Angel ]

  • [The outside looks like a traditional London pub but inside is a desing concept that highlights all that is British eccentricity. The spacious bar area has a circular bar in the centre surrounded by tables and dark leather booths. The dark wooden decor is lifted by clever touches from the trumpet light fittings hanging from the ceiling]

    JAILS, PRISONS, GAOLS & DUNGEONS
  • → [ The Clink Prison Museum ]

  • [The prison was open to inmates throughout the Tudor and Elizabethan reigns]
    The Clink Prison Museum

    LECTURE THEATRES
  • → [ City University ]

  • [For a vibrant conference venue or lecture theatre]
  • → [ King's College School ]

  • [Offers a 196 seated theatre in Wimbledon]
    King's College School
  • → [ KUCEL ]
    [Contemporary and stylish, award winning buildings with striking exterior and interiors. Flexible, functional meeting spaces, tiered lecture theatres, classrooms, state-of-the-art computer suites and exhibition spaces]
  • → [ Royal College of Physicians ]

  • [The impressive portfolio of purpose-designed facilities include auditoriums, exhibition, meeting and dining spaces with a good mixture of old and new styles to suit all tastes]
  • → [ Westbourne Studios ]

  • [This space can be used for screenings, seminars, presentations and master classes]
    Westbourne Studios

    LIBRARIES
  • → [ Dulwich College ]

  • [The historic buildings of Dulwich College, founded in 1619, provide a striking backdrop for many types of film and TV Drama productions and has an impresive library]
  • → [ Hatfield House ]

  • [Built in 1607 and is a fine Jacobean House and Garden in a spectacular countryside setting, just 20 miles north of London. The house has sumptuous period state rooms which include a book-lined library]
    Hatfield House
  • → [ Royal College of Physicians ]

  • [The squared spiral of the flying staircase leads up to the grand Dorchester Library, which houses some of the Colleges collection of over 50,000 antiquarian books]

    MILITARY BUILDINGS
  • → [ Hatfield House ]

  • [Built in 1607 and is a fine Jacobean House and has an Armoury, just 20 miles north of London]
    Hatfield House

    MUSEUMS
  • → [ The Clink Prison Museum ]

  • [The prison was open to inmates throughout the Tudor and Elizabethan reigns]
    The Clink Prison Museum

    PERIOD SETTING
  • → [ 28 Deerhurst Road ]

  • [An extraordinary 1970's four storey house with over 6000sq ft of retro space which has to be seen to be believed]
    28 Deerhurst Road
  • → [ Hatfield House ]

  • [Built in 1607 and is a fine Jacobean House and Garden in a spectacular countryside setting, just 20 miles north of London. Buildings on the estate include, Tudor banqueting hall with beamed ceiling, Farm buildings, Period cottages and houses, Victorian estate offices and adjoining 12th century church]
    Hatfield House
  • → [ The Historic Dockyard Chatham ]

  • [Spans 80 acres, has over 100 historic buildings and structures dating from the Georgian and Victorian periods to the present day, thus making it suitable for any period location over the past 200 years.]
  • → [ KUCEL ]
    [The Coombehurst Music School would be an ideal setting for a period drama]
  • → [ Middle Temple ]

  • [Located in the heart of London's legal quarter, Middle Temple is one of the four ancient Inns of Court. It was built between 1562 and 1573 and remains virtually unchanged to this day having survived the Great Fire of London in 1666 and both World Wars]

    RAILWAYS & RAILWAY BUILDINGS
  • → [ Heathrow & Gatwick Express ]

  • [Fully working train depot, trains, tracks and spectacular buildings]
    Heathrow & Gatwick Express

    RESTAURANTS
  • → [ Archipelago Restaurant ]

  • [Invites you on a sensory dining journey amid the glow of golden Buddhas, dwarf palm trees and giant peacock feathers. The exotic tease of an undiscovered fragrance and the sensuous indulgence of tantalising global cuisine awaits you]
  • → [ CCT Venues Smithfield ]

  • [Located in one of London's most historic market buildings and close to both the City and the West End. Bright, contemporary, well-equipped facilities suitable for up to 250 people and ideal for a range of events including, meetings, assessment centres, conferences, and filming providing a fascinating and original location]
  • → [ CCT Venues Canary Wharf ]

  • [Boasts a stunning waterside location right at the heart of London's most iconic business estate. Outstanding views can be enjoyed from many of the rooms as well as our five spacious terraces]
  • → [ Lost Angel ]

  • [The outside looks like a traditional London pub but inside is a desing concept that highlights all that is British eccentricity. The spacious bar area has a circular bar in the centre surrounded by tables and dark leather booths. The dark wooden decor is lifted by clever touches from the trumpet light fittings hanging from the ceiling]
  • → [ Rootmaster ]

  • [A decommissioned London Routemaster RML bus, which has been converted into a vegan restaurant. Inside, the kitchen is situated on the lower deck and the 30-cover dining room is upstairs with panoramic views all around]
    Rootmaster
  • → [ Searcys Club | The Gherkin ]

  • [Affectionately known as "The Gherkin", this iconic building is one of the City's most unique and prestigious landmarks. Designed by Foster and Partners, the glass dome at the top of 30 St Mary Axe boasts a two - level restaurant and bar area with stunning 360 degree panoramic views as far as the eye can see]
  • → [ Titanic ]

  • [A spectacular 1920s former hotel restaurant resembling the interior of a luxury cruise line]
  • → [ Yatra restaurant & bar ]

  • [Quirky Indian cuisine in delightfully opulent earthy surroundings - Mayfair]

    SCHOOLS - PRIVATE/INDEPENDENT
  • → [ Alleyn's School ]

  • [Set in a delightful, green and tree-lined 26-acre site conveniently located for access to central London and offers a variety of facilities for film and photo shoots]
  • → [ The Barbara Speake Theatre School ]

  • [The school's main building is a converted church hall with a large, fully equipped theatre where performances and dance sessions are held]
    The Barbara Speake Theatre School
  • → [ Dulwich College ]

  • [The historic buildings of Dulwich College, founded in 1619, provide a striking backdrop for many types of film and TV Drama productions. "One of the most beautiful and friendly places I know to shoot at. With so many locations on campus, it serves a multitude of needs." Simon Hassard, Film Location Manager]
  • → [ King's College School ]

  • [A typical 19th century school with features such as a Victorian wood panelled Great Hall with Conacher Organ Gallery, science laboratories, classrooms old and new, computer and IT rooms, Dining Hall, Headmasters Drawing Room, cloisters, student common room, small chapel, school playground, old wooden cricket pavilion sports and fitness centre for squash, tennis, fitness, swimming and a sports hall. Also twenty-four acres of playing fields with cricket & tennis pavilions]
    King's College School
  • → [ Mill Hill school ]

  • [It is located in peaceful, rural surroundings, within the M25 and close to Central London. Occupies 150-acres, many of the buildings are Grade II listed and are of historic interest but there are also new buildings, a modern Swimming pool and Sports centre. The gardens are superbly managed and have stunning views across London]

    SPORTS ARENA STADIUM, COURTS, PLAYING FIELDS AND PITCHES
  • → [ Alleyn's School ]

  • [Sports facilities include a 25 metre indoor pool, modern sports hall, astro hockey pitches, football, tennis and cricket]
  • → [ King's College School ]

  • [A typical 19th century school with sports and fitness centre for squash, tennis, fitness, swimming and a sports hall. Also twenty-four acres of playing fields with cricket & tennis pavilions]
    King's College School
  • → [ Mill Hill school ]

  • [It is located in peaceful, rural surroundings, within the M25 and close to Central London. Occupies 150-acres, many of the buildings are Grade II listed and are of historic interest but there are also new buildings, a modern Swimming pool and Sports centre. The gardens are superbly managed and have stunning views across London]
  • → [ St Dunstan's College ]

  • [Located in attractive and extensive grounds and provides a Victorian Gothic style backdrop for many types of Period Drama productions]
  • → [ Trailfinders Sports Club ]

  • [Set in 18 acres of landscaped grounds there has been a Sports and Social club on these grounds since 1900. There is a variety of versatile buildings for use as locations, the Victorian Style &Olympic Pavilion& could be ideal for certain &Period& shoots while the Centenary Clubhouse has a more modern feel]

    SHIPS, HARBOURS & PORTS
  • → [ The Cutty Sark ]

  • [Tea Clipper ship]
  • → [ Greenwich Film Unit ]

  • [Has an industrial fabric with its riverside wharves]
  • → [ The Historic Dockyard Chatham ]

  • [Spans 80 acres, has over 100 historic buildings and structures dating from the Georgian and Victorian periods to the present day, thus making it suitable for any period location over the past 200 years]
  • → [ HQS Wellington ]

  • [This retired Royal Naval Warship and Dunkirk veteran swings gently at anchor]
  • → [ Westminster Boating Base ]

  • [Located on the River Thames in the beautiful riverside Pimlico Gardens, our spacious function and meeting rooms with riverfront balconies are available as filming locations and as a base when filming on the river Thames]

    SPORTS ARENA STADIUM, COURTS, PLAYING FIELDS AND PITCHES
  • → [ King's House Sports Ground ]

  • [Adjacent to the River Thames, King's House Sports Ground's 35-acre site is situated in Dukes Meadows, Chiswick]

    STABLE YARDS & STABLES - PADDOCKS
  • → [ Wimbledon Village Stables ]

  • [EXCEPTIONAL HORSE RIDING IN LONDON - A quaint and historic stable yard dating back to the 1800's. It is located behind the Dog & Fox which was a former coaching Inn used by travelers from London en route to Brighton after Putney Bridge was opened in 1729]

    THEATRES
  • → [ Alleyn's School ]

  • [21st Century state-of-the-art spaces including the RIBA award-winning Edward Alleyn Building with its purpose-built Michael Croft Theatre, stunning atrium and conference facilities]
  • → [ Archway Campus  ]

  • [It features an abundance of spaces that can be used as hospital rooms, waiting rooms, a police station, receptions, laboratories, doctor surgeries, classrooms, flats, offices, corridors and a lecture theatre]
  • → [ The Barbara Speake Theatre School ]

  • [The school's main building is a converted church hall with a large, fully equipped theatre where performances and dance sessions are held]
    The Barbara Speake Theatre School
  • → [ King's College School ]

  • [Offers a 196 seated theatre]
    King's College School
  • → [ The Old Vic ]

  • [Built by the distinguished theatre architect Rudolfe Cabanal and opend in 1818]
    The Old Vic

    TOWERS, CLOCK TOWERS & CUPOLAS : ENGLAND
  • → [ Dulwich College ]

  • [The historic buildings of Dulwich College, founded in 1619, provide a striking backdrop for many types of film and TV Drama productions and has an imprisive clocktower]

    UNIVERSITY & COLLEGE CAMPUS
  • → [ KUCEL ]
    [A wide variety of contemporary and stylish, award winning buildings with striking exterior and interiors. Flexible, functional meeting spaces, tiered lecture theatres, classrooms, state-of-the-art computer suites and exhibition spaces]
  • → [ Royal College of Physicians ]

  • [Housed in an elegant, award winning, Grade 1 listed, modern building, located in an attractive setting overlooking Regent's Park in the heart of London]

    UNUSUAL OR CONVERTED BUILDINGS
  • → [ Royal College of Physicians ]

  • [The building has an atmosphere of space and light, with stylish, modern architecture and the Council Chamber with its unique domed roof, curved walls and hidden circle of skylights]

    LANDSCAPES
    LANDSCAPES, MIXED & VARIED
  • → [ Film Fixer ]

  • [The Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Hounslow, Kingston, Royal Borough Of Kensington & Chelsea and Southwark]

    EQUESTRIAN COURSES - PADDOCKS - STABLE YARDS & STABLES
  • → [ Wimbledon Village Stables ]

  • [EXCEPTIONAL HORSE RIDING IN LONDON - A quaint and historic stable yard dating back to the 1800's. It is located behind the Dog & Fox which was a former coaching Inn used by travelers from London en route to Brighton after Putney Bridge was opened in 1729]

    GARDENS & PARKLAND
  • → [ 41 Cromford Road ]

  • [A beautiful fully restored, 1901 townhouse in South West London with a beautiful English garden, approximately 45ft square]
  • → [ Chiswick House and Gardens ]

  • [The Gardens feature an expansive, glass Conservatory that connects the stylised Italian Gardens to the rustic Kitchen Gardens set over 65 acres]
  • → [ Greenwich Film Unit ]

  • [The largest expanse of parks and open spaces in London]
  • → [ Hatfield House ]

  • [Has an extensive country estate with river frontage. Within its grounds are formal and wild gardens with mature trees, Knot garden and topiary; private roads and farm tracks, just 20 miles north of London]
    Hatfield House
  • → [ Mill Hill school ]

  • [It is located in peaceful, rural surroundings, within the M25 and close to Central London. occupies 150-acres, many of the buildings are Grade II listed and are of historic interest but there are also new buildings, a modern Swimming pool and Sports centre. The gardens are superbly managed and have stunning views across London]
  • → [ Royal College of Physicians ]

  • [The facilities are further enhanced by the College's unique physic garden and medicinal garden]

    RIVERS, CANALS, LAKES & BOATING
  • → [ Greenwich Film Unit ]

  • [Has an industrial fabric with its riverside wharves]
  • → [ Hatfield House ]

  • [Has an extensive country estate with river frontage, just 20 miles north of London]
    Hatfield House
  • → [ King's College School ]

  • [The School's own boathouse is on the Tideway at Putney from which Cambridge row at the Oxford/Cambridge boat race]
    King's College School
  • → [ KUCEL ]
    [Landscape locations include protected woodlands to sunny patio seating areas with urban riverside views over the Hogsmill River]
  • → [ Westminster Boating Base ]

  • [Located on the River Thames in the beautiful riverside Pimlico Gardens, our spacious function and meeting rooms with riverfront balconies are available as filming locations and as a base when filming on the river Thames]

    SHIPS, HARBOURS & PORTS
  • → [ The Cutty Sark ]

  • [Tea Clipper ship]
  • → [ Greenwich Film Unit ]

  • [Has an industrial fabric with its riverside wharves]
  • → [ The Historic Dockyard Chatham ]

  • [Spans 80 acres, has over 100 historic buildings and structures dating from the Georgian and Victorian periods to the present day, thus making it suitable for any period location over the past 200 years.]
  • → [ Westminster Boating Base ]

  • [Located on the River Thames in the beautiful riverside Pimlico Gardens, our spacious function and meeting rooms with riverfront balconies are available as filming locations and as a base when filming on the river Thames]

    WOODLAND & FORESTS
  • → [ Hatfield House ]

  • [Has an extensive country estate with private roads and farm tracks woodlands and farm areas, just 20 miles north of London]
    Hatfield House
  • → [ KUCEL ]
    [Landscape locations include protected woodlands to sunny patio seating areas with urban riverside views over the Hogsmill River]

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