The Location Ledger

Shows

All Creatures Great and SmallYorkshire DalesBridgertonBath, London and EnglandCall the MidwifeKent, with trips to the HebridesDoc MartinNorth CornwallDownton AbbeyHampshire and OxfordshireFather BrownCotswolds and GloucestershireGame of Thrones and House of the DragonNorthern Ireland, Wales and CornwallHarry PotterBritainMidsomer MurdersOxfordshire and BuckinghamshireOutlanderScotlandPeaky BlindersBlack Country, Liverpool and CheshirePoldarkCornwallPride and PrejudicePeak District, Wiltshire and KentRivalsCotswolds and BristolShetlandShetland IslesVeraNorthumberland and Tyneside

Real places, grouped for a visit

Father Brown filming locations

Find the real places used for Father Brown, what they played on screen and whether visitors can access them.

Central Cotswolds

Village · Public roads and rights of way · private estate areasNotgroveOn screen as Rural Kembleford-area village scenes30–60 minutes
Upper Slaughter village and its church among fields and wooded hillsVillage · Public lanes and footpathsUpper SlaughterOn screen as Cotswold village exteriorsSee the locationA wet village lane and dry-stone wall in Guiting PowerVillage · Public roads and footpathsGuiting PowerOn screen as Additional Kembleford village exteriorsSee the locationMiniature stone buildings and pathways at Bourton-on-the-Water Model VillageAttraction · Ticketed visitor attractionThe Model VillageOn screen as Murderer’s model village in The Winds of ChangeSee the location
Historic house · Operating school · no tourist accessHatherop CastleOn screen as Castle and school settingLocation record or event-led access
River Eye flowing through Lower SlaughterVillage · Public lanes and footpathsLower SlaughterOn screen as Cotswold village exteriorsSee the location

Cheltenham

Neoclassical front elevation of Pittville Pump RoomHistoric house · Events venue · public access variesPittville Pump RoomOn screen as Grand civic and social interiorsSee the locationEdwardian facade of Cheltenham Town HallHistoric house · Events venue · exterior publicCheltenham Town HallOn screen as The Hambleston Grand theatreSee the location
Historic house · Private school · no general tourist accessPrincess HallOn screen as Institutional and performance interiorsExterior context only
Ornate exterior of the Everyman Theatre in CheltenhamAttraction · Operating theatre · ticketed performancesEveryman TheatreOn screen as Theatre and performance settingSee the location

Eastern edge

Broughton Castle and its gatehouse seen across the moatHistoric house · Limited opening dates · ticketedBroughton CastleOn screen as Castle and country-house scenesSee the location
Historic house · Operating school · no tourist accessBloxham SchoolOn screen as School and institutional scenesExterior context only
Historic house · Private house · advertised events and weddingsKirtlington ParkOn screen as Country-house scenes, including series eight productionLocation record or event-led access
White frontage of The Theatre on a street in Chipping NortonAttraction · Operating theatre · ticketed performancesThe Theatre Chipping NortonOn screen as Theatre setting used in series 13See the location
Historic house · Private estate · event accessCornbury ParkOn screen as Large country-estate scenesLocation record or event-led access
Historic house · Private foundation · event accessDitchley ParkOn screen as Grand diplomatic and country-house settingLocation record or event-led access
Weathered stones in the Rollright stone circleLandscape · Ticketed outdoor monumentRollright StonesOn screen as Ancient-stone and folklore settingSee the location
Historic house · Mixed private units · event accessWeedon Bec Ordnance DepotOn screen as Military and industrial-period settingLocation record or event-led access
Historic house · Private events and education venueYarnton ManorOn screen as Manor-house settingLocation record or event-led access

Kembleford core

Blockley village green surrounded by Cotswold stone buildingsVillage · Public streets and footpathsBlockleyOn screen as Kembleford villageSee the locationBlockley church square with a period Riley used during Father Brown filmingChurch · Working parish churchChurch of St Peter & St PaulOn screen as St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, KemblefordSee the location
Historic house · Private property · public-viewpoint onlyBlockley VicarageOn screen as Father Brown’s presbytery exterior5–10 minutes

North Cotswolds

Broad High Street through Moreton-in-MarshTown · Public streets · rail stationMoreton-in-MarshOn screen as Kembleford-area streets and period town scenesSee the location
Historic house · Working private brewery · limited accessDonnington BreweryOn screen as Rural brewery and estate settingViewpoint only unless an event is confirmed
Jacobean front elevation of Chastleton HouseHistoric house · National Trust · limited seasonal openingChastleton HouseOn screen as Intimate Jacobean country-house scenesSee the locationCotswold stone frontage of Snowshill ManorHistoric house · National Trust · timed or seasonal arrangementsSnowshill Manor and GardenOn screen as Eccentric house and garden settingSee the location
Village · Public lanes · private estate buildingsCornwellOn screen as Kembleford village centre and series-five police station20–45 minutes
Stone frontage and arched doorway of the Quaker Meeting House in Broad CampdenChurch · Working meeting house · access variesQuaker Meeting HouseOn screen as Kembleford Parish HallSee the locationStone houses along the quiet main street at BatsfordVillage · Public roads and attraction opening appliesBatsfordOn screen as Estate, village and rural scenesSee the locationRows of flowering purple lavender with narrow paths at Cotswold LavenderAttraction · Seasonal ticketed farm attractionCotswold LavenderOn screen as Lavender-field scenes in The Hidden ManSee the locationBroadway Tower standing above the Cotswold landscapeAttraction · Ticketed tower and parklandBroadway TowerOn screen as Helmsley Tower in The Tower of Lost SoulsSee the locationStone frontage and hanging pub sign of the Coach and Horses in LongboroughPub · Operating pubCoach & HorsesOn screen as Period village pub settingSee the location
Attraction · Operational training campus · restrictedFire Service CollegeOn screen as Large institutional and emergency-service settingLocation record or event-led access
House and terraces at Kiftsgate Court GardensHistoric house · Ticketed gardens · seasonalKiftsgate Court GardensOn screen as Formal garden and estate scenesSee the locationStone frontage, arched windows and entrance of the Congregational Church in Moreton-in-MarshChurch · Working church · access variesCongregational ChurchNearby visitor stopSee the location
Historic house · Private production site · no general accessFormer Moreton-in-Marsh HospitalOn screen as Presbytery interiors, kitchen, study and police stationLocation record or event-led access
Historic house · Private residential settingPeelers CourtOn screen as Kembleford police and residential exteriorsLocation record or event-led access
Distinctive onion dome and curved facade of Sezincote HouseHistoric house · Limited ticketed openingSezincote HouseOn screen as Distinctive Indian-influenced estate settingSee the locationThe stone Snowshill Arms pub beside a village lanePub · Operating pubSnowshill ArmsNearby visitor stopSee the location

Seaside excursion

Wet sand and shallow water with distant visitors on Weston-super-Mare beachLandscape · Public beach and promenadeWeston-super-Mare beachOn screen as Seaside setting in The Palace by the SeaSee the location

Severn Vale

Stone walls and entrance of Berkeley CastleHistoric house · Ticketed · seasonal openingBerkeley CastleOn screen as Castle and country-estate storiesSee the locationWest front of Gloucester CathedralChurch · Working cathedral · public visitingGloucester CathedralOn screen as Cathedral, crypt and institutional scenesSee the location
Historic house · Redevelopment site · event access variesGloucester PrisonOn screen as Prison and justice setting30–90 minutes
Llanthony Warehouse and quay at the National Waterways MuseumAttraction · Museum opening and ticketing appliesNational Waterways Museum GloucesterOn screen as Dockside and industrial-waterway scenesSee the location
Historic house · Private propertyNorton HallOn screen as Country-house settingLocation record or event-led access
Tewkesbury Town Hall on the High StreetHistoric house · Working civic buildingTewkesbury Town HallOn screen as Civic and town-centre settingSee the location

Warwickshire

Historic house · Working public offices · no general location tourShire Hall and former Crown CourtOn screen as Period institutional interiors and the octagonal former Crown Court in series 13Exterior context only
Historic house · Operating school · occasional public eventsPrincethorpe CollegeOn screen as Convent, school and institutional architectureEvent-led only
Red sandstone ruins of Kenilworth CastleAttraction · Ticketed heritage attractionKenilworth CastleOn screen as Ruined-castle and historic-estate scenesSee the location
Historic house · Private estate · no general accessAlscot ParkOn screen as Private country-estate scenesLocation record only
Coughton Court viewed across its formal gardenHistoric house · Family-managed historic house · advertised opening datesCoughton CourtOn screen as Film-studio estate in The Mask of the DemonSee the location
Historic house · Private propertyIlmington ManorOn screen as Series-two manor and village settingLocation record or event-led access
Historic house · Private propertyLittle Wolford ManorOn screen as Country-house settingLocation record or event-led access
Upton House in WarwickshireHistoric house · National Trust · seasonal openingUpton HouseOn screen as Country-house and art-collection scenesSee the location

Winchcombe & Stanway

Stone gatehouse at Sudeley CastleHistoric house · Ticketed · seasonalSudeley CastleOn screen as Stately-home and chapel scenesSee the locationThe stone station building at Winchcombe on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire RailwayAttraction · Heritage railway timetable and ticketsWinchcombe Railway StationOn screen as Kembleford railway scenesSee the locationStone frontage, tall chimneys and gatehouse of Stanway House beside a lawnHistoric house · Very limited seasonal openingStanway HouseOn screen as Country-house and estate scenesSee the location
Village · Public village lanes · private propertiesDumbletonOn screen as Village and estate exteriorsLocation record or event-led access
Attraction · Heritage railway operational areaGreet TunnelOn screen as Railway tunnel sequences30–90 minutes
Attraction · Private ground · event accessStanway Cricket PavilionOn screen as Village cricket settingLocation record or event-led access
Stone arches of Stanway railway viaduct crossing the valleyAttraction · Heritage railway viewpointStanway ViaductOn screen as Railway and landscape sequencesSee the locationHeritage railway platforms and station buildings at ToddingtonAttraction · Heritage railway timetable appliesToddington Railway StationOn screen as Kembleford-area railway scenesSee the location
Historic house · Private propertyWormington GrangeOn screen as Country-estate settingLocation record or event-led access

Worcester & Malvern

Ornate facade of Worcester GuildhallHistoric house · Public building · event access variesWorcester GuildhallOn screen as Civic and ceremonial interiorsSee the locationPalladian front of Spetchley HallHistoric house · Ticketed gardens · seasonalSpetchley Park GardensOn screen as The Beresford estate in The Curse of AmenhotepSee the location
Attraction · Private heritage site · event access onlyAshdown CampOn screen as Wartime camp and military settingEvent-led only
All Saints Church within the grounds of Spetchley ParkChurch · Working church · access variesAll Saints Church, SpetchleyOn screen as Period parish and church settingSee the location
Historic house · Private redevelopment site · no general visitor accessChâteau ImpneyOn screen as French-inspired setting used in series 13Location record or event-led access
Half-timbered frontage and outdoor tables at The Fleece Inn in BretfortonPub · Operating National Trust-owned pubThe Fleece InnOn screen as Period pub setting used in series 13See the locationPainted ceiling, chandeliers and tall windows inside Great Witley ChurchChurch · Working church · advertised openingGreat Witley ChurchOn screen as Baroque church setting used in series 13See the location
Church · Cathedral access · tower access restrictedWorcester Cathedral BelfryOn screen as Ecclesiastical and tower sequencesLocation record or event-led access
Historic house · Private propertyBretforton ManorOn screen as Private country-house exteriorLocation record or event-led access
Historic house · Private venue · event accessRous Lench CourtOn screen as Country-house and garden scenesLocation record or event-led access
A competition car negotiating the upper bend at Shelsley WalshAttraction · Motorsport venue · event calendarShelsley WalshOn screen as Hill-climb course in The Laws of MotionSee the locationGothic Revival ranges of Stanbrook AbbeyHistoric house · Hotel and events venueStanbrook AbbeyOn screen as Convent and grand institutional settingSee the location
Historic house · Private events venueUpper CourtOn screen as Manor and formal-garden settingLocation record or event-led access

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