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Dorney Court

Dorney Court was used as Manor-house exteriors and interiors in Midsomer Murders. Event days only.

Timber-framed Dorney Court beside a lawn and clipped shrubs
Photo: Kevin White / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
On screen as
Manor-house exteriors and interiors
Access
Event days only
Time needed
1–2 hours when open
Nearest place
Dorney, Buckinghamshire

On screen

Dorney Court’s own filming pages confirm that its house and grounds have appeared in Midsomer Murders. The venue provides a Tudor-house setting with a continuing life as a family home, so the screen connection sits alongside domestic history rather than a dedicated television exhibition. Its filmography names the series but does not supply a precise episode or fictional identity.

Enjoy the architecture on that evidence, and let the tour introduce the rooms and viewpoints available on your visit. A visit arranged through the estate offers a much firmer plan than arriving in the hope that the location will be open.

Visiting Dorney Court

Check the estate’s visitor page before making travel arrangements. Its published information says general public opening for 2026 has ended and visits are currently by appointment. Future public dates are listed for 2027, while group tours and private visits can be arranged subject to the estate’s conditions.

The practical distinction is between a confirmed tour or public opening and an ordinary day when the house is private. Make your reservation or confirm the opening first, then plan the surrounding route. The visitor section also links separate information about parking, accessibility, toilets, dogs and photography; use those pages to settle the details that matter to your group.

Check the filming source

Plan your visit

Build this stop into the day.

Windsor, Eton or Maidenhead can provide the wider setting for a Dorney day; the estate’s own directions identify all three as nearby towns. Choose your main companion according to the confirmed tour time. A morning town walk followed by a booked visit is a sensible outline, but allow your actual transport arrangements to determine the order.

Keep the house booking as the fixed point and leave the rest of the day flexible enough for a relaxed meal or riverside walk.

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Thames & Windsor

Nearby filming locations

All Saints Church in Bisham across the River ThamesVillage · Customers welcomeBishamNearby visitor stopSee the locationVillage Road in Denham lined with buildings and parked carsVillage · Customers welcomeDenhamNearby visitor stopSee the locationSt Michael’s Church in Bray with its tower above the churchyardVillage · Customers welcomeBrayOn screen as High Street filming location identified by Visit WindsorSee the locationBrick Sonning Bridge reflected in the River ThamesVillage · Customers welcomeSonningNearby visitor stopSee the location

Sources

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