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Love Actually

Somerset House

London · United Kingdom  ·  Skating rink in the opening montage

Love Actually filmed at Somerset House, London. The courtyard of this Strand building becomes a skating rink in winter and features in the opening montage.

Somerset House, London
Anthony O'Neil · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to go

51.511111, -0.117778

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
Love Actually (2003)
On screen
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In real life
Somerset House, London
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Somerset House today

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Questions

Where exactly did Love Actually film at Somerset House?
At 51.511111, -0.117778 in London. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Somerset House?
Open to the public, ticketed.
What else was filmed near Somerset House?
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