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Henley & Chilterns

Stonor Park

Stonor Park was used as Documented Midsomer town, village or estate setting in Midsomer Murders. Tickets needed.

Stonor House and chapel across a broad lawn
Photo: Shaun Ferguson / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
On screen as
Documented Midsomer town, village or estate setting
Access
Tickets needed
Time needed
2–4 hours when open
Nearest place
Stonor, Oxfordshire

On screen

Stonor Park’s own filming page confirms its use by Midsomer Murders alongside a varied television and film record. The house, chapel, gardens and parkland make a more substantial attraction than a roadside location pin, and the estate remains a family home. The venue does not identify a Midsomer episode or fictional house on the page read, so a visit should focus on the documented filming connection and the property you can actually explore.

Its collection, religious history and landscape give you plenty to look at even without matching every room to a scene.

Visiting Stonor Park

Choose the part of Stonor you want to visit before buying a ticket. The estate lists different admission options for gardens, house and chapel, and visits that include the Tumblestone Hollow adventure playground. Those choices are especially relevant when a party combines television fans, garden visitors and children.

Check the opening calendar for the house separately rather than assuming that a ticket for another part of the site gives interior access. Group guided tours have their own arrangements. Read the current booking details to establish what is included and keep your plan centred on the areas available on your chosen date.

Check the filming source

Plan your visit

Build this stop into the day.

Henley-on-Thames makes a useful town companion to a Stonor visit, with its own documented Midsomer locations and riverside setting. Another option is Nettlebed, included in the official southern driving trail. Choose between a larger town walk and a modest village stop rather than automatically doing both.

For a family day, the playground and gardens may be enough alongside the house. Let the confirmed opening, ticket type and your transport plan determine the order, then leave some time for the grounds instead of treating the estate as a quick photographic detour.

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Henley & Chilterns

Nearby filming locations

Stone Henley Bridge beside the Angel pub and the church tower by the ThamesTown · Customers welcomeHenley-on-ThamesOn screen as Causton and riverside MidsomerSee the locationVintage car in front of Hambleden church and its lychgateVillage · Customers welcomeHambledenOn screen as Recurring archetypal Midsomer villageSee the locationTurville village among green fields viewed from Turville HillVillage · Customers welcomeTurvilleOn screen as Village filming location on the Chilterns Midsomer walking trailSee the locationMarlow suspension bridge and All Saints church across the ThamesTown · Customers welcomeMarlowOn screen as Town on the official Midsomer discovery trailSee the location

Sources

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All Midsomer Murders locationsLocation mapShow guide