Landmarks & buildings
Ascot Racecourse
horse racing venue in England
England · 51.4161, -0.6769
Ascot Racecourse is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikipedia names it for 1 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
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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Towns & cities
Ascot
England·under 1 km
town in Berkshire, England
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Towns & cities
Sunningdale
England·4 km south-east
village and civil parish in Berkshire, England, UK
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Landmarks & buildings
RAF Staff College, Bracknell
England·5 km west
former RAF staff college in Berkshire, England
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Towns & cities
Bracknell
England·5 km west
town and civil parish in Berkshire, England
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Towns & cities
Bracknell Forest
England·5 km west
unitary authority in Berkshire, England, UK
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Landscapes & nature
Virginia Water Lake
England·5 km east
lake on the boundary of Berkshire and Surrey, in England, UK
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Ascot Racecourse?
2 productions are recorded as filmed at Ascot Racecourse, including Skyfall (2012) and A View to a Kill (1985). 1 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. Its coordinates are 51.4161, -0.6769.
What other filming locations are near Ascot Racecourse?
Ascot (under 1 km), Sunningdale (4 km south-east), RAF Staff College, Bracknell (5 km west), Bracknell (5 km west) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
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.