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Broadstairs

coastal town on the Isle of Thanet in the Thanet district of east Kent, England

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 51.3589, 1.4394

Broadstairs is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 2 productions — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.

“The beach scenes showing the athletes running towards the Carlton Hotel at Broadstairs, Kent, were shot in Scotland on West Sands, St Andrews next to the 18th hole of the Old Course at St Andrews Links.”
Chariots of Fire (1981) · Wikipedia

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Broadstairs
Photo: John Fielding from Norwich, UK · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Broadstairs as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Broadstairs?

2 productions are recorded as filmed in Broadstairs, including Chariots of Fire (1981) and The Lady in the Van (2015). 2 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Broadstairs?

Chariots of Fire (1981), covered by 60 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Broadstairs?

Broadstairs is in the United Kingdom, at 51.3589, 1.4394.

What other filming locations are near Broadstairs?

Canterbury Cathedral, Dover Castle, Whitstable, Manston Airport 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 John Fielding from Norwich, UK, CC BY 2.0.