Castles & palaces
Fort Amherst
fort in Chatham, UK
England · 51.3869, 0.5254
Dock Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4UB·Official site
Fort Amherst is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 4 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 production also filmed at several locations in Kent including Fort Amherst, Knole and The Historic Dockyard Chatham.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Fort Amherst 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.
- Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 2011
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Darkest Hour
2017
“Fort Amherst in Kent featured as the location for both Admiral Ramsay's operational HQ and the Calais garrison.” Wikipedia
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The Saint
1997
“Fort Amherst starred as a filming location for The Saint in 1997.” Wikipedia
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Partners in Crime
2015–
“The Historic Dockyard in Chatham was used for London street scenes, and Fort Amherst in Kent was featured as the coastal tunnels.” Wikipedia
Named here by Fort Amherst’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Fort Amherst, 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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The Mission 1986
“Fort Amherst was one of the filming locations for the 1986 Warner Bros. film The Mission and the 2011 film Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows as well as the 2015 BBC TV adaptation of Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Chatham
England·under 1 km
town in Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Landmarks & buildings
Former Hemp House, Spinning Room and Offices
England·under 1 km
architectural structure in Medway, Kent, England, UK
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Landmarks & buildings
HMS Gannet
England·1 km north
1878 Doterel-class screw sloop
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Landmarks & buildings
Chatham Historic Dockyard
England·1 km north
maritime museum in Chatham, Kent, England
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Landscapes & nature
Chatham Dockyard
England·1 km north
former Royal Navy Dockyard located on the River Medway in Kent, United Kingdom
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Towns & cities
Rochester
England·1 km west
town and former city in the unitary authority of Medway in Kent, England
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Fort Amherst?
4 productions are recorded as filmed at Fort Amherst, including Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), Darkest Hour (2017) and The Saint (1997). 4 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Fort Amherst?
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), covered by 62 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Fort Amherst?
Fort Amherst is in the United Kingdom, at Dock Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4UB. Its coordinates are 51.3869, 0.5254.
What other filming locations are near Fort Amherst?
Chatham (under 1 km), Former Hemp House, Spinning Room and Offices (under 1 km), HMS Gannet (1 km north), Chatham Historic Dockyard (1 km north) 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 Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, CC BY 2.5.