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 hills

Village · Public lanes and footpathsUpper SlaughterOn screen as Cotswold village exteriorsSee the locationUpper Slaughter village and its church among fields and wooded hillsPhoto: Michael Dibb / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

A wet village lane and dry-stone wall in Guiting Power

Village · Public roads and footpathsGuiting PowerOn screen as Additional Kembleford village exteriorsSee the locationA wet village lane and dry-stone wall in Guiting PowerPhoto: David Howard / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

Miniature stone buildings and pathways at Bourton-on-the-Water Model Village

Attraction · Ticketed visitor attractionThe Model VillageOn screen as Murderer’s model village in The Winds of ChangeSee the locationMiniature stone buildings and pathways at Bourton-on-the-Water Model VillagePhoto: terry joyce / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

Historic house · Operating school · no tourist accessHatherop CastleOn screen as Castle and school settingLocation record or event-led access

River Eye flowing through Lower Slaughter

Village · Public lanes and footpathsLower SlaughterOn screen as Cotswold village exteriorsSee the locationRiver Eye flowing through Lower SlaughterPhoto: Philip Halling / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

Cheltenham

Neoclassical front elevation of Pittville Pump Room

Historic house · Events venue · public access variesPittville Pump RoomOn screen as Grand civic and social interiorsSee the locationNeoclassical front elevation of Pittville Pump RoomPhoto: GarfieldJAustin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0File-level photo source ↗

Edwardian facade of Cheltenham Town Hall

Historic house · Events venue · exterior publicCheltenham Town HallOn screen as The Hambleston Grand theatreSee the locationEdwardian facade of Cheltenham Town HallPhoto: Philip Halling / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

Historic house · Private school · no general tourist accessPrincess HallOn screen as Institutional and performance interiorsExterior context only

Ornate exterior of the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham

Attraction · Operating theatre · ticketed performancesEveryman TheatreOn screen as Theatre and performance settingSee the locationOrnate exterior of the Everyman Theatre in CheltenhamPhoto: Everyman Theatre / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0File-level photo source ↗

Eastern edge

Broughton Castle and its gatehouse seen across the moat

Historic house · Limited opening dates · ticketedBroughton CastleOn screen as Castle and country-house scenesSee the locationBroughton Castle and its gatehouse seen across the moatPhoto: Richard Humphrey / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

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 Norton

Attraction · Operating theatre · ticketed performancesThe Theatre Chipping NortonOn screen as Theatre setting used in series 13See the locationWhite frontage of The Theatre on a street in Chipping NortonPhoto: David Stowell / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

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 circle

Landscape · Ticketed outdoor monumentRollright StonesOn screen as Ancient-stone and folklore settingSee the locationWeathered stones in the Rollright stone circlePhoto: Brian Robert Marshall / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

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 buildings

Village · Public streets and footpathsBlockleyOn screen as Kembleford villageSee the locationBlockley village green surrounded by Cotswold stone buildingsPhoto: Stephen McKay / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

Blockley church square with a period Riley used during Father Brown filming

Church · Working parish churchChurch of St Peter & St PaulOn screen as St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, KemblefordSee the locationBlockley church square with a period Riley used during Father Brown filmingPhoto: Adrian Beney / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0File-level photo source ↗

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-Marsh

Town · Public streets · rail stationMoreton-in-MarshOn screen as Kembleford-area streets and period town scenesSee the locationBroad High Street through Moreton-in-MarshPhoto: Chris Gunns / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

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 House

Historic house · National Trust · limited seasonal openingChastleton HouseOn screen as Intimate Jacobean country-house scenesSee the locationJacobean front elevation of Chastleton HousePhoto: DeFacto / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0File-level photo source ↗

Cotswold stone frontage of Snowshill Manor

Historic house · National Trust · timed or seasonal arrangementsSnowshill Manor and GardenOn screen as Eccentric house and garden settingSee the locationCotswold stone frontage of Snowshill ManorPhoto: Philip Halling / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

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 Campden

Church · Working meeting house · access variesQuaker Meeting HouseOn screen as Kembleford Parish HallSee the locationStone frontage and arched doorway of the Quaker Meeting House in Broad CampdenPhoto: DeFacto / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0File-level photo source ↗

Stone houses along the quiet main street at Batsford

Village · Public roads and attraction opening appliesBatsfordOn screen as Estate, village and rural scenesSee the locationStone houses along the quiet main street at BatsfordPhoto: P L Chadwick / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

Rows of flowering purple lavender with narrow paths at Cotswold Lavender

Attraction · Seasonal ticketed farm attractionCotswold LavenderOn screen as Lavender-field scenes in The Hidden ManSee the locationRows of flowering purple lavender with narrow paths at Cotswold LavenderPhoto: Amanda Slater / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

Broadway Tower standing above the Cotswold landscape

Attraction · Ticketed tower and parklandBroadway TowerOn screen as Helmsley Tower in The Tower of Lost SoulsSee the locationBroadway Tower standing above the Cotswold landscapePhoto: Newton2, cropped by Yummifruitbat / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5File-level photo source ↗

Stone frontage and hanging pub sign of the Coach and Horses in Longborough

Pub · Operating pubCoach & HorsesOn screen as Period village pub settingSee the locationStone frontage and hanging pub sign of the Coach and Horses in LongboroughPhoto: David Stowell / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

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 Gardens

Historic house · Ticketed gardens · seasonalKiftsgate Court GardensOn screen as Formal garden and estate scenesSee the locationHouse and terraces at Kiftsgate Court GardensPhoto: Jason Ballard / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0File-level photo source ↗

Stone frontage, arched windows and entrance of the Congregational Church in Moreton-in-Marsh

Church · Working church · access variesCongregational ChurchNearby visitor stopSee the locationStone frontage, arched windows and entrance of the Congregational Church in Moreton-in-MarshPhoto: Tony Hisgett / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0File-level photo source ↗

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 House

Historic house · Limited ticketed openingSezincote HouseOn screen as Distinctive Indian-influenced estate settingSee the locationDistinctive onion dome and curved facade of Sezincote HousePhoto: Philip Halling / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

Pub · Operating pubSnowshill ArmsNearby visitor stopSee the locationThe stone Snowshill Arms pub beside a village lanePhoto: Roger Davies / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

Seaside excursion

Wet sand and shallow water with distant visitors on Weston-super-Mare beach

Landscape · Public beach and promenadeWeston-super-Mare beachOn screen as Seaside setting in The Palace by the SeaSee the locationWet sand and shallow water with distant visitors on Weston-super-Mare beachPhoto: ArticCynda / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0File-level photo source ↗

Severn Vale

Stone walls and entrance of Berkeley Castle

Historic house · Ticketed · seasonal openingBerkeley CastleOn screen as Castle and country-estate storiesSee the locationStone walls and entrance of Berkeley CastlePhoto: chestertouristcom / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

Church · Working cathedral · public visitingGloucester CathedralOn screen as Cathedral, crypt and institutional scenesSee the locationWest front of Gloucester CathedralPhoto: Saffron Blaze / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0File-level photo source ↗

Historic house · Redevelopment site · event access variesGloucester PrisonOn screen as Prison and justice setting30–90 minutes

Llanthony Warehouse and quay at the National Waterways Museum

Attraction · Museum opening and ticketing appliesNational Waterways Museum GloucesterOn screen as Dockside and industrial-waterway scenesSee the locationLlanthony Warehouse and quay at the National Waterways MuseumPhoto: Keith Edkins / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

Historic house · Private propertyNorton HallOn screen as Country-house settingLocation record or event-led access

Historic house · Working civic buildingTewkesbury Town HallOn screen as Civic and town-centre settingSee the locationTewkesbury Town Hall on the High StreetPhoto: Trevor Rickard / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

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 Castle

Attraction · Ticketed heritage attractionKenilworth CastleOn screen as Ruined-castle and historic-estate scenesSee the locationRed sandstone ruins of Kenilworth CastlePhoto: DeFacto / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0File-level photo source ↗

Historic house · Private estate · no general accessAlscot ParkOn screen as Private country-estate scenesLocation record only

Coughton Court viewed across its formal garden

Historic house · Family-managed historic house · advertised opening datesCoughton CourtOn screen as Film-studio estate in The Mask of the DemonSee the locationCoughton Court viewed across its formal gardenPhoto: DeFacto / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0File-level photo source ↗

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

Historic house · National Trust · seasonal openingUpton HouseOn screen as Country-house and art-collection scenesSee the locationUpton House in WarwickshirePhoto: Martinevans123 / Wikimedia Commons · Public domainFile-level photo source ↗

Winchcombe & Stanway

Historic house · Ticketed · seasonalSudeley CastleOn screen as Stately-home and chapel scenesSee the locationStone gatehouse at Sudeley CastlePhoto: Frank Lane / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

The stone station building at Winchcombe on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway

Attraction · Heritage railway timetable and ticketsWinchcombe Railway StationOn screen as Kembleford railway scenesSee the locationThe stone station building at Winchcombe on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire RailwayPhoto: Dr Neil Clifton / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

Stone frontage, tall chimneys and gatehouse of Stanway House beside a lawn

Historic house · Very limited seasonal openingStanway HouseOn screen as Country-house and estate scenesSee the locationStone frontage, tall chimneys and gatehouse of Stanway House beside a lawnPhoto: Derek Bennett / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

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 valley

Attraction · Heritage railway viewpointStanway ViaductOn screen as Railway and landscape sequencesSee the locationStone arches of Stanway railway viaduct crossing the valleyPhoto: Jonathan Billinger / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

Heritage railway platforms and station buildings at Toddington

Attraction · Heritage railway timetable appliesToddington Railway StationOn screen as Kembleford-area railway scenesSee the locationHeritage railway platforms and station buildings at ToddingtonPhoto: Dave_S. / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0File-level photo source ↗

Historic house · Private propertyWormington GrangeOn screen as Country-estate settingLocation record or event-led access

Worcester & Malvern

Historic house · Public building · event access variesWorcester GuildhallOn screen as Civic and ceremonial interiorsSee the locationOrnate facade of Worcester GuildhallPhoto: David James / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0File-level photo source ↗

Historic house · Ticketed gardens · seasonalSpetchley Park GardensOn screen as The Beresford estate in The Curse of AmenhotepSee the locationPalladian front of Spetchley HallPhoto: Philip Halling / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

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 Park

Church · Working church · access variesAll Saints Church, SpetchleyOn screen as Period parish and church settingSee the locationAll Saints Church within the grounds of Spetchley ParkPhoto: Derek Bradley / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

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 Bretforton

Pub · Operating National Trust-owned pubThe Fleece InnOn screen as Period pub setting used in series 13See the locationHalf-timbered frontage and outdoor tables at The Fleece Inn in BretfortonPhoto: Carol Walker / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

Painted ceiling, chandeliers and tall windows inside Great Witley Church

Church · Working church · advertised openingGreat Witley ChurchOn screen as Baroque church setting used in series 13See the locationPainted ceiling, chandeliers and tall windows inside Great Witley ChurchPhoto: David M Clark / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

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 Walsh

Attraction · Motorsport venue · event calendarShelsley WalshOn screen as Hill-climb course in The Laws of MotionSee the locationA competition car negotiating the upper bend at Shelsley WalshPhoto: Peter Evans / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

Gothic Revival ranges of Stanbrook Abbey

Historic house · Hotel and events venueStanbrook AbbeyOn screen as Convent and grand institutional settingSee the locationGothic Revival ranges of Stanbrook AbbeyPhoto: Bob Embleton / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗

Historic house · Private events venueUpper CourtOn screen as Manor and formal-garden settingLocation record or event-led access

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