Film & TV locations in Surrey

Lights, camera, action! Surrey has a long and established connection with the silver screen and is home to the acclaimed Shepperton Studios, along with many local landmarks, woods and villages used as backdrops in many of our favourite movies.

From Hollywood A-listers to home grown heroes, Surrey has welcomed an enviable cast of established and up and coming talent to the county and is renowned amongst film makers for its fabulous settings, views and proximity to major studios and transport links.

St James Boys School built in 1857 and set in 32 acres offers  a wealth of filming opportunities with its tennis courts, rugby and cricket pitches set alongside the Victorian architecture.  Painshill,  England’s most elegant 18th century landscape garden, boasts a fourteen acre lake, surrounded by spectacular follies, beautiful bridges has previously been used as a location for feature films including Suffragette, starring Meryl Streep and Carey Mulligan, as well as children’s film 101 Dalmations.

From the iconic Guildford Cathedral used in the first Omen (1977) to the heath lands of Chobham Common as the backdrop in Lawrence of Arabia (1962). The ancient and unspoilt woodland of Bourne Wood has featured in blockbusters such as Gladiator (2000), Robin Hood (2010), The Golden Compass (2007) and Jack and the Giant Killer (2012), whilst Virginia Water has featured in a number of the Harry Potter films. Surrey's chocolate box cottages of Shere gained attention in The Holiday (2006) with Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet.