Towns & cities

Wells

cathedral city in Somerset, England, UK

England · 51.2094, -2.6450

Wells 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.

6 productions were filmed at 4 places inside Wells rather than at Wells itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.

Open on the map → Wikipedia Source data

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Wells 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.

Movies and TV series filmed elsewhere in Wells

6 productions shot at 4 places inside Wells, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Wells itself.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age Wells Cathedral per Wikipedia 2007
Hellboy Wells Cathedral per Wikipedia 2019
Masters of the Universe Wells Cathedral per Wikipedia 2026
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light Wells Cathedral per Wikipedia 2015–
Galavant Wells Cathedral per Wikipedia 2015–
The Gathering Wells Cathedral per Wikipedia 2003

Named here by Wells’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Wells, 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.

The Huntsman: Winter's War 2016

“In addition to Wells Cathedral, the Bishop's Palace, Wells is particularly popular among productions, with filming at the latter conducted (in 2015–2016) for The Huntsman: Winter's War, Galavant, Terry and Mason's The Great British Food Trip, Escape to the Country, and Holiday of My Lifetime.” Wikipedia
Poldark 2015–2019

“Recent examples (2014 to 2017) include filming for Series 2 of Poldark, Dunkirk, Another Mother's Son, Broadchurch, The Levelling, Mum's List, and The White Princess.” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Wells?

13 productions are recorded as filmed in Wells, 6 of them at places inside it, including Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), Hot Fuzz (2007) and The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016). 7 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Wells?

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), covered by 44 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Wells?

Wells is in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 51.2094, -2.6450.

What other filming locations are near Wells?

Wells Cathedral (under 1 km), The Bishop's Palace and Gardens (under 1 km), Vicars' Close (under 1 km), Church of St Cuthbert, Wells (under 1 km) 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, CC BY-SA 3.0.