Where was The Shining filmed?
1980 film directed by Stanley Kubrick
The Shining (1980) was filmed in Pinewood Studios — 1 recorded filming location in the United Kingdom. It is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
See them on the map → Wikipedia Source data
Filming locations
Also per Wikipedia's article
The article names 10 more places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Glacier National Park
🇺🇸 United States
national park in Flathead and Glacier counties in Montana, United States
“Saint Mary Lake and its Wild Goose Island in Glacier National Park, Montana were featured in the aerial shots of the opening scenes, with the Volkswagen Beetle driving along Going-to-the-Sun Road.” Wikipedia
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🎬 Studios & sets
Elstree Studios
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
8 film & TV studios in Borehamwood, UK
“While most of the film was shot on interior sets and the full-scale exterior facade replica at Elstree Studios, a second-unit crew headed by Jan Harlan shot some sequences on location in the American West.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Borehamwood
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
town in Hertfordshire, England, UK
“Having chosen King's novel as a basis for his next project, and after a pre-production phase, Kubrick had sets constructed on soundstages at EMI Elstree Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England.” Wikipedia
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🎬 Studios & sets
Elstree Studios
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
film and television production facility on Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
“Production took place almost exclusively in England at EMI Elstree Studios, with sets based on real locations.” Wikipedia
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🏙 Towns & cities
Yosemite National Park
🇺🇸 United States
national park in California, United States
“Some of the interior designs of the Overlook Hotel set were based on those of the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Timberline Lodge
🇺🇸 United States
hotel in Oregon, USA
“The Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood in Oregon was filmed for a few of the establishing shots of the fictional Overlook Hotel; absent in these shots is the hedge maze, which the real Timberline Lodge does not have.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Mount Hood
🇺🇸 United States
stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc in Oregon, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Ahwahnee Hotel
🇺🇸 United States
Grand hotel in Yosemite National Park, California
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Saint Mary Lake
🇺🇸 United States
lake in Glacier County, Montana
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🛣 Streets & squares
Going-to-the-Sun Road
🇺🇸 United States
scenic mountain road in the Rocky Mountains of the western United States, in Glacier National Park in Montana
Places whose own article says it was shot there
3 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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Timberline Lodge United States
“It is notable in film for serving as the exterior of the Overlook Hotel in The Shining (1980).” Wikipedia
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Ahwahnee Hotel United States
“Stanley Kubrick used some Ahwahnee interiors as templates for the fictional Overlook Hotel's interior in The Shining.” Wikipedia
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The Stanley Hotel United States
“In 2015, a hedge maze was built in this spot honoring the one seen in Stanley Kubrick's film version of The Shining.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in California, Colorado, Hertfordshire, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable — a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote — so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Also shot in these places
- The Dark Knight 2008
- V for Vendetta 2005
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2005
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 2010
- Skyfall 2012
- Dr. No 1962
- Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens 2015
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011
- Doctor Strange 2016
- A Clockwork Orange 1971
- Casino Royale 2006
- Aliens 1986
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does The Shining have?
1 place recorded on Wikidata, and 10 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across the United Kingdom.
Was The Shining filmed at a studio?
Yes. Pinewood Studios, recorded on Wikidata as a filming location.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
The Dark Knight (2008), V for Vendetta (2005), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.