How many times have you sat in the movie theatre or in front of your television and recognized a street, a building, or a countryside scene? “I’ve been there!” you exclaim, if even to yourself. Doesn’t it give you a lift that you know this place personally?

Highclere

Well ,if this has not happened to you, why not have Cruise Holidays of Topeka change all that for you. Here are some of the places seen on screen, big and little, in the last few years and filmed in Britain or Ireland. Our travel concierge service can arrange a private or guided tour, or a pre/post cruise extension excursion. Don’t see the locale of your favorite show? Just ask.

Here they are, some of the our favourite picks from the big and small screens (in no particular order) that you can visit “across the pond”.

Rosslyn Chapel

1. The Da Vinci Code – Westminster Abbey, Lincoln Cathedral & Rosslyn Chapel

2. Harry Potter – University Colleges (Hogwarts) , Alnwick Castle, and Kings Cross Station

3. Downton Abbey – Highclere Castle ( the Abbey) , the Dower House, & Inveraray Castle

4. Doc Marten – Port Isaac village ( Portwenn) in Cornwall

5. Notting Hill – The Bookstore with famous blue door, London

Hatfield House

6. Midsomer Murders – Mapledurham House(also used for Inspector Morse & Miss Marple ) & Wallingford (Causton)

7. Emmerdale – Otley and Esholt, Yorkshire Hatfirld House Gardens

8. Calendar Girls – Burnsall, Kettlewell ( Knapely)

9. Shakespeare in Love – Broughton Castle, Hatfield House

10. Four Weddings and a Funeral – Betchworth Church in Surrey

Port Issaac aka Port Wenn

11. Ballykissangel – Avoca and Enniskerry in County Wicklow, Ireland

12. Monarch of the Glen – Adverikie Estate ( Glenbogle House), Loch Laggan,Scotland

Cruise Holidays of Topeka can put you on an ocean cruise around the British Isles with a pre or post stay in England where you can tour all your dream locations. Contact them here for more information.

Blog post written by D MacIntyre for The Topeka Traveller. Photos courtesy of Bigstock.