Castles & palaces

Blenheim Palace

country house near Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, UK

England · 51.8414, -1.3610

Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 1UL·Official site

Blenheim Palace is recorded as a filming location for 4 productions. Wikipedia names it for 20 more.

“Filming temporarily returned to England to shoot scenes at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, which stood in for a location in Rome, before moving on to the city itself for a five-week shoot across the city, with locations including the Ponte Sisto bridge and the Roman Forum.”

Spectre (2015) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed at Blenheim Palace

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Blenheim Palace 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.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 2007
“Other scenes were filmed in and around Oxford, specifically at nearby Blenheim Palace in Woodstock.” Wikipedia
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989
Cinderella 2015
“The film was shot at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England, and at various other locations including Hampton Court Palace, Blenheim Palace, Windsor Castle, Cliveden, Old Royal Naval College and Black Park.” Wikipedia
Sometimes Happiness Sometimes Sadness... 2001
Transformers: The Last Knight 2017
“On September 21, 2016, shooting for a particular scene took place in Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire in England, the home of Sir Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister during World War II.” Wikipedia
Napoleon 2023
“Filming also took place at other English locations: Stowe House, Buckinghamshire; West Wycombe Park, Buckinghamshire; Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire; Petworth House, West Sussex; Boughton House, Northamptonshire; and the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London.” Wikipedia
The BFG 2016
Entrapment 1999
“Filming locations for the film include Blenheim Palace, Savoy Hotel London, Lloyd's of London, Borough Market, London, Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull in Scotland, the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur (with other filming completed at Pinewood Studios) and the Bukit Jalil LRT station.” Wikipedia
Bridgerton 2020–
“New filming locations for Bridgerton in season 3 included Claydon House, Squerryes Court (garden party scenes), Osterley Park (Full Moon Ball), Grimsthorpe Castle (Hawkins residence), Basildon Park (Arnold residence), Blenheim Palace (standing in for Buckingham House) and Woburn Walk (Modiste dress shop) in London.” Wikipedia
The Young Victoria 2009
“Blenheim Palace, Lancaster House and Ditchley Park doubled for internal scenes of the monarch's main residence, Buckingham Palace.” Wikipedia
Gulliver's Travels 2010
“Filming of the Lilliput royal palace was at Blenheim Palace.” Wikipedia
Cinderella 2021
Hamlet 1996
“Blenheim Palace is the setting used for the exterior grounds of Elsinore Castle, and interiors were photographed at Shepperton Studios.” Wikipedia
The Diplomat 2023–
“Other filming locations included the Old Royal Naval College, One Great George Street, Inveraray Castle, Ardkinglas, RAF Halton, Wilton House and Blenheim Palace.” Wikipedia
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story 2023–
“The filming locations included Blenheim Palace, Belton House, Merton College, Hatfield House and Waddesdon Manor as well as Hampton Court Palace.” Wikipedia
Young Winston 1972
A Little Chaos 2014
King Ralph 1991
“Stand-ins for Buckingham Palace include Wrotham Park, Syon House, Somerset House, Harewood House, Old Royal Naval College, Apsley House, Belvoir Castle, Hagley Hall, Lancaster House, and Blenheim Palace.” Wikipedia
Orlando 1992
The Royals 2015–2018

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Blenheim Palace?

24 productions are recorded as filmed at Blenheim Palace, including Spectre (2015), Barry Lyndon (1975) and Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015). 20 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Blenheim Palace?

Spectre (2015), covered by 70 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Blenheim Palace?

Blenheim Palace is in the United Kingdom, at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 1UL. Its coordinates are 51.8414, -1.3610.

What other filming locations are near Blenheim Palace?

Woodstock (under 1 km), Ditchley (7 km north-west), Wytham Abbey And Attached Wall (8 km south-east), Islip (9 km east) 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 Jvhertum, Public domain.