Attraction · Tickets needed
Montacute House in Montacute, SomersetPhoto: Peter Jeffery / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗Montacute House
Greenwich Palace in both series
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Wolf Hall filming locations
Every confirmed Wolf Hall filming location, what it played on screen and whether you can visit. This guide covers Wolf Hall (BBC Two, 2015) and Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (BBC One, 2024).
Area
Somerset
Explore the Somerset locations with the access and transport notes below.
Access notice: Court House closed; estate visit differsAttraction · Tickets needed
Barrington Court in Barrington, SomersetPhoto: Philip Halling / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗Barrington Court
York Place, Cardinal Wolsey’s home, in 2015
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Attraction · Open to visitors
Wells Cathedral in Wells, SomersetPhoto: Philip Halling / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗Wells Cathedral
Gray’s Inn in 2015 and a royal wedding chapel in 2024
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Attraction · Tickets needed
The Bishop’s Palace in Wells, SomersetPhoto: Jeff Buck / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗The Bishop’s Palace
Mary’s audience with Henry and Norfolk’s estate in The Mirror and the Light
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Wiltshire
Explore the Wiltshire locations with the access and transport notes below.
Attraction · Tickets needed
The vaulted northern range of the cloisters at Lacock AbbeyPhoto: Rob Farrow / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗Lacock Abbey
the exterior of the Seymour family’s Wolf Hall in 2015
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Attraction · Tickets needed
Great Chalfield Manor's gabled stone house seen from its terraced garden with roses and stone stepsPhoto: Philip Halling / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗Great Chalfield Manor
Austin Friars, Thomas Cromwell’s home, in both series
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Gloucestershire and Bristol
Explore the Gloucestershire and Bristol locations with the access and transport notes below.
Attraction · Tickets needed
Berkeley Castle’s pink-grey stone walls and towers above a lawnPhoto: Philip Halling / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗Berkeley Castle
Esher, Wolsey’s place of exile, in 2015; returning court locations in 2024
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Access notice: East End level access affectedAttraction · Open to visitors
The fan-vaulted cloister walk at Gloucester CathedralPhoto: Gerald England / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗Gloucester Cathedral
Blackfriars and Calais in 2015; Cromwell’s convent visit in 2024
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Attraction · Open to visitors
Bristol Cathedral in College Green, BristolPhoto: Rod Grealish / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗Bristol Cathedral
Westminster Abbey and the Duke of Norfolk’s residence in 2015
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Attraction · Tickets needed
Stone frontage, tall chimneys and gatehouse of Stanway House beside a lawnPhoto: Derek Bennett / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗Stanway House
Lambeth Palace and Thomas More scenes
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Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds
Explore the Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds locations with the access and transport notes below.
Attraction · Tickets needed
Chastleton House in Chastleton, OxfordshirePhoto: Stephen McKay / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗Chastleton House
Wolf Hall interiors and Cromwell’s childhood Putney in 2015
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Attraction · Tickets needed
Broughton Castle in Broughton, OxfordshirePhoto: Philip Halling / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗Broughton Castle
Windsor and Kimbolton Castle in Wolf Hall (2015)
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Kent and London
Explore the Kent and London locations with the access and transport notes below.
Attraction · Tickets needed
Penshurst Place in Penshurst, KentPhoto: Jo and Steve Turner / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗Penshurst Place
Whitehall rooms in Wolf Hall (2015)
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Attraction · Tickets needed
Hampton Court Palace in East Molesey, SurreyPhoto: Philip Halling / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗Hampton Court Palace
Henry VIII’s Great Hall in The Mirror and the Light (2024)
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Attraction · Tickets needed
Dover Castle in Dover, KentPhoto: Colin Smith / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗Dover Castle
the Tower of London and Calais Castle
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Derbyshire
Explore the Derbyshire locations with the access and transport notes below.
Attraction · Tickets needed
Haddon Hall’s battlemented stone walls above its terraced gardenPhoto: René Cortin / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0File-level photo source ↗Haddon Hall
a masked ball and outdoor royal scenes in The Mirror and the Light
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South Wales
Explore the South Wales locations with the access and transport notes below.
Attraction · Tickets needed
Caerphilly Castle in Caerphilly, South WalesPhoto: David Dixon / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗Caerphilly Castle
the Tower of London
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Dorset and Hampshire
The Forde Abbey corridor and Winchester’s cathedral and Great Hall extend the southern England route.
Attraction · Tickets needed
Forde Abbey in near Chard, DorsetPhoto: John Stephen / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗Forde Abbey
a royal corridor after Henry and Jane’s wedding
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Attraction · Tickets needed
Winchester Cathedral in Winchester, HampshirePhoto: Espresso Addict / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗Winchester Cathedral
Chapuys’s house and St George’s Chapel interiors
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Attraction · Tickets needed
The Great Hall in Winchester, HampshirePhoto: Graham Horn / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0File-level photo source ↗The Great Hall
Westminster Hall
See the location →Other places connected with the production
These are documented but either private, too broad for a useful visit or only briefly used, so they do not have their own pages.
- Horton Court
Cromwell’s study at Austin Friars in both series. Private holiday property; no visitor pin or stay link. National Trust filming trail: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/discover/film-tv/visit-the-settings-of-wolf-hall
- St Donat’s Castle
Tower, Westminster, Calais, Blackfriars and Hampton Court interiors in 2015. Working UWC Atlantic school; no public filming visit. National Trust filming map: https://www.penshurstplace.com/public/uploads/browser/files/Locations%20Map.pdf
- Cothay Manor
Thomas More’s house in 2015. Private property; no general opening established for this queue. No pin or route. National Trust filming map: https://www.penshurstplace.com/public/uploads/browser/files/Locations%20Map.pdf
- Chavenage House
Antonio Bonvisi’s Bishopsgate house in 2015. Private home or working institution; no public filming-location pin or route. Filming source: https://www.penshurstplace.com/public/uploads/browser/files/Locations%20Map.pdf
- Sherborne School
York Place in 2015. Private home or working institution; no public filming-location pin or route. Filming source: https://www.penshurstplace.com/public/uploads/browser/files/Locations%20Map.pdf
- Hospital of St Cross
Hampton Court, Windsor and Gray’s Inn in 2015. Private home or working institution; no public filming-location pin or route. Filming source: https://www.penshurstplace.com/public/uploads/browser/files/Locations%20Map.pdf
- Wolfeton House
Princess Mary’s home in 2024. Private home or working institution; no public filming-location pin or route. Filming source: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/wolf-hall-the-mirror-and-the-light-filming-locations/