Castles & palaces
Penshurst Place
historic building near Tonbridge, Kent in England
England · 51.1746, 0.1837
Penshurst Place, Penshurst, Tonbridge, Kent TN11 8DG UK·Official site
Penshurst Place is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 10 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 fencing scenes were shot at Penshurst Place in Kent.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Penshurst Place 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.
- Merlin 2008–2012
- The Princess Bride 1987
- The Other Boleyn Girl 2008
- Young Sherlock Holmes 1985
- Strike 2017–
- Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light 2015–
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The Hollow Crown
2012
“Parts of the series were filmed in Kent at Squerryes Court and Penshurst Place.” Wikipedia
- The Prince and the Pauper 1977
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Elizabeth R
1971–
“Elizabeth R was filmed at a variety of locations including Penshurst Place which doubled as the queen's castle grounds and Chiddingstone in Kent, though all the interiors were recorded at the BBC Television Centre.” Wikipedia
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The Gathering
2003
“The production team visited Penshurst Place in Kent to film at the Barons Hall, which doubled up as part of the Cathedral where the Bishop held meetings with the Clergy.” Wikipedia
Named here by Penshurst Place’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Penshurst Place, 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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“Penshurst has been used as a filming location, including: Anne of the Thousand Days; the 1971 BBC series Elizabeth R; the 1992 television series Covington Cross; The Other Boleyn Girl; The Princess Bride; the BBC TV show Merlin; The Hollow Crown; and the BBC's 2015 series Wolf Hall.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Chiddingstone
England·3 km north-west
village and civil parish in Kent, England, UK
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Castles & palaces
Hever Castle
England·5 km west
Grade I listed country house in Hever, Kent, England, UK
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Towns & cities
Hever
England·5 km west
village and civil parish in Kent, England
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Castles & palaces
Groombridge Place
England·6 km south
manor house in Speldhurst, Kent, England, UK
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Towns & cities
Tonbridge
England·7 km east
market town in Kent, England
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Towns & cities
Royal Tunbridge Wells
England·7 km south-east
town in Kent, England
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Penshurst Place?
10 productions are recorded as filmed at Penshurst Place, including Merlin (2008–2012), The Princess Bride (1987) and The Other Boleyn Girl (2008). 10 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Penshurst Place?
Merlin (2008–2012), covered by 53 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Penshurst Place?
Penshurst Place is in the United Kingdom, at Penshurst Place, Penshurst, Tonbridge, Kent TN11 8DG UK. Its coordinates are 51.1746, 0.1837.
What other filming locations are near Penshurst Place?
Chiddingstone (3 km north-west), Hever Castle (5 km west), Hever (5 km west), Groombridge Place (6 km south) 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 Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0.