Castles & palaces
Leeds Castle
castle in Kent, England, UK
England · 51.2489, 0.6300
Broomfield, Maidstone ME17 1PL·Official site
Leeds Castle is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 7 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.
“Leeds Castle, also in Kent, was used for Chalfont, the family home of the D'Ascoynes.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Leeds Castle 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.
- Elizabeth 1998
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age 2007
- Kind Hearts and Coronets 1949
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Lady Jane
1986
“The moat around Leeds Castle, also in Kent, was used in the scene where Dudley first visits Lady Jane.” Wikipedia
- Rustom 2016
- The Hollow Crown 2012
- Henry VIII 2003
Named here by Leeds Castle’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Leeds Castle, 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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Doctor Who 1963–
“On the small screen, the castle and grounds provided all the filming locations for a Doctor Who serial, The Androids of Tara, in 1978.” Wikipedia
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“The castle was a location for the Ealing Comedy film Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) as a stand-in for 'Chalfont', the ancestral home of the aristocratic d'Ascoyne family.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Harrietsham
England·3 km east
village in Kent, England, UK
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Landmarks & buildings
Ringlestone Inn
England·5 km north-east
pub in Wormshill, Maidstone, Kent, England, UK
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Towns & cities
Wormshill
England·6 km north-east
village and civil parish in Kent, UK
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Landmarks & buildings
St Giles, Wormshill
England·6 km north-east
church in Wormshill, Kent, England, UK
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Studios & sets
The Maidstone Studios
England·7 km north-west
television studio complex in Kent, England
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Towns & cities
Boughton Monchelsea
England·7 km west
village and civil parish in the Maidstone District of Kent, England
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Leeds Castle?
7 productions are recorded as filmed at Leeds Castle, including Elizabeth (1998), Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) and Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949). 7 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Leeds Castle?
Elizabeth (1998), covered by 48 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Leeds Castle?
Leeds Castle is in the United Kingdom, at Broomfield, Maidstone ME17 1PL. Its coordinates are 51.2489, 0.6300.
What other filming locations are near Leeds Castle?
Harrietsham (3 km east), Ringlestone Inn (5 km north-east), Wormshill (6 km north-east), St Giles, Wormshill (6 km north-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 Misterzee, CC BY 3.0.