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Wallingford & Thames

Wallingford Corn Exchange

Wallingford Corn Exchange was used as Causton Playhouse in Midsomer Murders. View from the road or path.

Pale façade of Wallingford Corn Exchange with arched entrances
Photo: Steve Daniels / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
On screen as
Causton Playhouse
Access
View from the road or path
Time needed
15–30 minutes
Nearest place
Wallingford, Oxfordshire

On screen

The Corn Exchange gives Wallingford’s Midsomer walk a recognisable theatre landmark. The official southern trail identifies the venue with Causton Playhouse, while the building’s own history explains its real transformation from a nineteenth-century corn exchange into an entertainment space. The Sinodun Players bought the derelict building and volunteers worked to create the theatre and cinema that operate today.

That continuing community life is worth noticing alongside the screen façade. A visit can be a short exterior comparison during the town trail, or an evening out chosen from the actual programme.

Visiting Wallingford Corn Exchange

For the exterior, include the Corn Exchange in a walk around the Market Place. For an interior experience, use the venue’s official booking programme, which covers cinema, drama, music and live screenings. Do not assume that a public performance grants a backstage tour or reproduces a filmed interior.

The venue describes a modern foyer and bar, an auditorium and rehearsal facilities, but those spaces serve performers and audiences. Choose an event you would enjoy in its own right, then plan arrival and any meal around the advertised start. The box office can answer practical questions before you travel.

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Plan your visit

Build this stop into the day.

Wallingford Market Place and the town’s Midsomer leaflet are the natural daytime partners. If you book an evening performance, spend the earlier part of the day on a town walk, adding the riverside or Castle Gardens according to your interests. This lets you see the screen landmark and support the real cultural venue without treating the building as a set.

Keep longer countryside additions, such as Warborough or Dorchester, optional so that travel does not squeeze the booked show.

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Wallingford & Thames

Nearby filming locations

Wallingford Market Place with the town hall and surrounding buildingsTown · Customers welcomeWallingford Market PlaceOn screen as Causton town centreSee the locationWarborough village green with a path and trees around its edgeVillage · Customers welcomeWarboroughOn screen as Badger’s Drift and other Midsomer villagesSee the locationThatched Six Bells pub facing Warborough village greenHistoric house · Customers welcomeThe Six BellsOn screen as The Black Swan in Badger’s DriftSee the locationHistoric shopfronts lining Dorchester-on-Thames High StreetVillage · Customers welcomeDorchester-on-ThamesOn screen as Multiple Midsomer villagesSee the location

Sources

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