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Love Actually

Trafalgar Square

London · United Kingdom  ·  Festive London establishing shots

Love Actually filmed at Trafalgar Square, London. Part of the opening run of London scenes, this square is where a huge festive tree is raised each year.

Trafalgar Square, London
Robert Lamb · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to go

51.508056, -0.128056
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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
Trafalgar Square, London
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Trafalgar Square today

Buses in Trafalgar Square, London, September 1998
Ian Muttoo from Mississauga, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Round the Christmas Tree, Trafalgar Square, London W1 - geograph.org.uk - 4291357
Christine Matthews · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
LONDON, TRAFALGAR SQUARE, JUNE 2014. - panoramio
otterboris · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Photography of the place as it is now — production stills from the publications that covered the shoot, and freely-licensed photographs. Each links to its source.

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Questions

Where exactly did Love Actually film at Trafalgar Square?
At 51.508056, -0.128056 in London. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Trafalgar Square?
Open to the public, free.
What else was filmed near Trafalgar Square?
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