Landmarks & buildings
Wellington College
school in Bracknell Forest, England
England · 51.3643, -0.8067
Wellington College, Duke's Ride, Crowthorne, Berkshire, RG45 7PU·Official site
Wellington College is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 3 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 college was used as a filming location for the Netflix series The Crown as a stand-in for Kensington Palace (designed by Sir Christopher Wren) in seasons 2, 3, 4 and 5 first as the home of Princess Margaret and then of Diana, Princess of Wales.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Wellington College 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.
- The Crown 2016–2023
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Thunderbirds
2004
“Other filming locations included Wellington College, Berkshire for Alan's school ("Wharton Academy"), University College London for the exterior of the fictional Bank of London, and Cliveden House, Buckinghamshire for Lady Penelope's mansion; this latter location had speed bumps removed from the drive to avoid damage to the FAB 1 vehicle.” Wikipedia
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The Lords of Discipline
1983
“The college scenes were filmed primarily at Wellington College in Crowthorne, Berkshire, England, as none of the American military academies would allow filming on their grounds because of the book's less-than-positive portrayal of life at a military academy.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Edgcumbe Park
United Kingdom·under 1 km
residential estate in Crowthorne, England
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Towns & cities
Crowthorne
England·1 km north-east
town in Berkshire, England
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Towns & cities
Yateley
England·4 km south-west
suburban town and civil parish in the English county of Hampshire
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Landscapes & nature
Swinley Forest
England·5 km east
forest in the United Kingdom
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Towns & cities
Surrey Heath
England·5 km south-east
local government district with Borough status in Surrey, England
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Landmarks & buildings
Blackbushe Airport
England·5 km south-west
airport in the United Kingdom
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Wellington College?
3 productions are recorded as filmed at Wellington College, including The Crown (2016–2023), Thunderbirds (2004) and The Lords of Discipline (1983). 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 Wellington College?
The Crown (2016–2023), covered by 57 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Wellington College?
Wellington College is in the United Kingdom, at Wellington College, Duke's Ride, Crowthorne, Berkshire, RG45 7PU. Its coordinates are 51.3643, -0.8067.
What other filming locations are near Wellington College?
Edgcumbe Park (under 1 km), Crowthorne (1 km north-east), Yateley (4 km south-west), Swinley Forest (5 km 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 Lewis Hulbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.