Landmarks & buildings
Lincoln Cathedral
cathedral located in Lincoln in England
England · 53.2344, -0.5361
Lincoln Cathedral is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikipedia names it for 3 more.
“The Westminster Abbey scenes were instead filmed at Lincoln and Winchester cathedrals, which both belong to the Church of England.”
Movies filmed at Lincoln Cathedral
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Lincoln Cathedral 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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Napoleon
2023
“The crew reportedly spent a week to prepare Lincoln Cathedral, which stood in for Notre-Dame de Paris.” Wikipedia
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The Young Victoria
2009
“Scenes set at Westminster Abbey were filmed at Lincoln Cathedral in September and October, and Ham House was substituted for Kensington Palace.” Wikipedia
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The King
2019
“Lincoln Cathedral was used in place of Westminster Abbey for the coronation scenes.” Wikipedia
Named here by Lincoln Cathedral’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Lincoln Cathedral, 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 Da Vinci Code 2006
“The cathedral was used for the filming of The Da Vinci Code (based on the book of the same name).” Wikipedia
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The King 2019
“The cathedral also doubled as Westminster Abbey for the film Young Victoria, filmed in September 2007, and did again in June 2018 for the Netflix Shakespeare film The King.” Wikipedia
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The Grand Tour 2016–2024
“Lincoln Cathedral was used for The Grand Tour final show of series 3 to memorialize the Ford Mondeo, which ended production.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Castles & palaces
Lincoln Castle
England·under 1 km
Grade I listed building in Lincolnshire, England, UK
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Towns & cities
Lincoln
England·2 km north-west
cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England, UK
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Landmarks & buildings
RAF Waddington
England·7 km south
Royal Air Force main operating base located in Lincolnshire, England
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Landmarks & buildings
RAF Scampton
England·8 km north
Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England.
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Landmarks & buildings
RAF Hemswell
England·18 km north
former RAF station in Lincolnshire, England
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Landmarks & buildings
RAF Binbrook
England·32 km north-east
air force station in England
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Lincoln Cathedral?
4 productions are recorded as filmed at Lincoln Cathedral, including The Da Vinci Code (2006), Napoleon (2023) and The Young Victoria (2009). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Lincoln Cathedral?
The Da Vinci Code (2006), covered by 70 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Lincoln Cathedral?
Lincoln Cathedral is in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 53.2344, -0.5361.
What other filming locations are near Lincoln Cathedral?
Lincoln Castle (under 1 km), Lincoln (2 km north-west), RAF Waddington (7 km south), RAF Scampton (8 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 DrMoschi, CC BY-SA 4.0.