What was filmed in Ambleside?

Ambleside in the Lake District has hosted filming for major productions, most notably the 2018 Peter Rabbit film and its 2021 sequel, which used the area for scenes featuring Ambleside Toy Shop. The area's scenic landscapes have also appeared in Miss Potter (2006) and various TV shows.
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What films were filmed in the Lake District?

Filming locations in Cumbria and the Lake District
  • Miss Potter. Kicking off our list is a film about one of the regions best-loved authors, Beatrix Potter. ...
  • Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. ...
  • 28 Days Later. ...
  • Snow White and the Huntsman. ...
  • Swallows and Amazons. ...
  • Withnail and I. ...
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens. ...
  • Peter Rabbit.
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Was Harry Potter filmed in the Lake District?

Was Harry Potter filmed at the Lake District? It is easy to imagine that scenes from Harry Potter could have used filming locations in the Lake District, but it's not the case. The films have used locations across the UK, including the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Alnwick Castle and the famous Glenfinnan viaduct.
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What did Tom Cruise film in the Lake District?

Buttermere Valley, Lake District

Enjoy adventures on land and water at Buttermere Valley(opens in a new tab) , which includes the lakes of Buttermere, Crummock Water and Loweswater. The valley makes a jaw-dropping backdrop to a Tom Cruise stunt in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.
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Which lake was Harry Potter filmed in?

Situated near Glenfinnan, Loch Shiel doubles as the mystical Black Lake that borders Hogwarts Castle. The loch appears in several of the films, including The Prisoner of Azkaban and The Half-Blood Prince.
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Ambleside, Lake District Drone Explore.

Where was Hagrid's house filmed?

Hagrid's Hut – film set location in Glencoe, Scotland. Glencoe, Scotland – the surrounding valley and filming area. Clachaig Gully – the specific spot/pathway where Hagrid's Hut was built. Clachaig Inn – the nearby inn, a short walk from the site.
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Where was Dumbledore's grave scene filmed?

Eilean na Moine Island, in the loch, was used as Dumbledore's grave. Loch Eilt is a freshwater loch in Lochaber in the West Highlands.
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What Netflix series is set in the Lake District?

Lake District features in hit new Netflix thriller Missing You. STUNNING areas of the Lake District have featured in a new edge-of-your-seat hit drama series on Netflix.
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Where was Dobby's grave?

Freshwater West has become a mecca for Harry Potter fans, as the location of Shell Cottage in the Deathly Hallows movies – where Dobby the house elf died and was buried. You can visit his “grave” on the beach and leave your own tribute – a definite bucketlist activity for any potterheads who visit Bluestone.
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Where is Beatrix Potter's cottage in the Lake District?

Beatrix Potter's famous house in the Lake District is Hill Top, located in the village of Near Sawrey, Cumbria, near Hawkshead and Ambleside, and is now a National Trust property where visitors can see her beloved farmhouse and gardens that inspired many of her stories, like Peter Rabbit's vegetable patch.
 
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Where is The Drovers Arms filmed?

The Drovers Arms in Channel 5's All Creatures Great and Small uses The Devonshire Pub in Grassington, Yorkshire, for its exterior shots, but the interior scenes are filmed at The Green Dragon Inn in Hardraw, also in Yorkshire, for its traditional feel. Grassington serves as the main village of Darrowby, with many shops and buildings transformed for the series, while The Devonshire Pub is a key filming hub and even housed cast/crew.
 
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What lake was Jaws filmed on?

Shot mostly on location at Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts from May to October 1974, Jaws was the first major motion picture to be shot on the ocean and consequently had a troubled production, going over budget and schedule.
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What is the most famous part of the Lake District?

Explore Windermere and Ambleside

Visit things to do around Windermere. Windermere and the surrounding area is arguably the most famous and popular area in the Lake District.
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What was filmed at Derwentwater?

Star Wars Force Awakens was filmed around Derwent Water, Yoda and Baby yoda Grogu enjoying the famous view at Friars Crag.
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Where is Tom Cruise filming in the Lake District?

Fans of a Hollywood film star have been surprised in the Lake District after a popular actor was seen filming for his latest movie. Tom Cruise shocked walkers in Buttermere as he shot scenes for Mission Impossible 7. In true action man style, photos show Cruise paragliding over the landscape.
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What has been filmed in the Lake District?

Powerful wartime drama The Windermere Children was filmed in Windermere. James Corden's Peter Rabbit and the 2021 sequel were all based in the Lake District, just like the original Beatrix Potter books. One of the big TV hits of 2019 was the ITV drama Deep Water, starring former Brookside and Marcella star Anna Friel.
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What detective series is set in the Lake District?

The Lake District Mysteries are a series of detective novels by British crime writer Martin Edwards. The books feature Hannah Scarlett and the historian Daniel Kind, and are the first series of crime novels by a British detective novelist to be set in the Lake District, a region in North-West England.
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What is the village underwater in the Lake District?

Mardale village in the Lake District disappeared when the Haweswater valley was flooded in 1939 to create the structure to provide water for the north-west of England.
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What is the least touristy part of the Lake District?

Wasdale and Eskdale

The 'wild' west part of Cumbria is generally less popular with tourists as it's also tricky to get to but contains some of the most stunning landscapes in the Lakes.
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Where was Hogwarts filmed?

Did you know that Alnwick Castle played a starring role as the magical Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in two Harry Potter films?
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Where is Diagon Alley in real life?

CECIL COURT THE REAL DIAGON ALLEY. Cecil Court being "just off Charing Cross Road" and with its curious mix of bookshops and antique shops, is widely believed to be the real Diagon Alley, or at least the thoroughfare on which Diagon Alley was based.
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Where is Bill and Fleur's house?

Bill and Fleur's home, Shell Cottage, from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was filmed on location at Freshwater West beach in Pembrokeshire, Wales, where the set was built directly on the sand dunes for filming in 2010 but was removed afterward. While the cottage isn't there anymore, fans still visit the beach to see the site and leave tributes at Dobby's Grave, a memorial built in the dunes nearby.
 
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