🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Ascot Racecourse
horse racing venue in England
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 51.4161, -0.6769
Ascot Racecourse is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikipedia names it for 2 more.
“The Virgin Active pool in London's Canary Wharf acted as Bond's hotel pool, Ascot Racecourse stood in for Shanghai Pudong International Airport, and London's Broadgate Tower was used as the entrance and lobby of the Shanghai office building.”
Movies filmed at Ascot Racecourse
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Ascot Racecourse as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
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A View to a Kill
1985
“Principal photography began with the horse racing scenes at Ascot Racecourse on 1 August 1984.” Wikipedia
- Bridgerton 2020–
Named here by Ascot Racecourse’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Ascot Racecourse, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.
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Skyfall 2012
“The racecourse was used again in Skyfall (2012) where it stood in for Shanghai Pudong International Airport.” Wikipedia
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My Fair Lady 1964
“The racecourse has also been used as a test for Eliza Doolittle in the film My Fair Lady, in which Professor Higgins wants to see if she can pass as a high-society woman.” Wikipedia
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A View to a Kill 1985
“The racecourse has been used for filming many times – most notably three times in James Bond productions, the first being in A View to a Kill (1985), where Bond (played for the last time by Roger Moore) was beginning his mission to defeat Max Zorin (Christopher Walken), whose horse was racing there.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
The Fountain Studios
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
former television studio complex located in Wembley Park, London
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Grosvenor Square
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
square in the Mayfair district of London, England, UK
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Bourne Wood
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
area of predominantly coniferous woodland just south of Farnham, Surrey, England
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🎬 Studios & sets
Pinewood Studios
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
British film studio and television studio situated in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Battersea Power Station
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
decommissioned coal-fired power station in London, now in use as a premium shopping centre
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Criterion Restaurant
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
restaurant in London
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Ascot Racecourse?
3 productions are recorded as filmed at Ascot Racecourse, including Skyfall (2012), A View to a Kill (1985) and Bridgerton (2020–). 2 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Ascot Racecourse?
Skyfall (2012), covered by 78 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Ascot Racecourse?
Ascot Racecourse is in the United Kingdom, at 51.4161, -0.6769.
What other filming locations are near Ascot Racecourse?
The Fountain Studios, Grosvenor Square, Bourne Wood, Pinewood Studios and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Antony McCallum, CC BY-SA 3.0.