Where was Mary Queen of Scots filmed?
Mary Queen of Scots was filmed in the United Kingdom. We hold 14 confirmed locations, including North Berwick beach, Seacliff and Blackness Castle. 11 of them are open to visitors.
On screen: Holyrood Castle is Blackness Castle, Linlithgow, Holyrood Castle is Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Hampton Court Palace is Hardwick Hall, Chesterfield and Hampton Court Palace is Haddon Hall, Bakewell.
Travel atlas: United Kingdom
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- St Peter and St Paul's ChurchAlbury · United KingdomJohn Knox preaches
- Glen FeshieAviemore · United KingdomOpen-air Cairngorms riding
Haddon HallBakewell · United KingdomLong Gallery court scene · as Hampton Court Palace
Hardwick HallChesterfield · United KingdomRoof talk with Cecil · as Hampton Court Palace- Glen CoeFort William · United KingdomRetinue rides south
Gloucester CathedralGloucester · United KingdomCloisters and crypt scenes · as Hampton Court Palace- Great BarnHarmondsworth · United KingdomElizabeth's stables · as Elizabeth's stables
Pinewood StudiosIver Heath · United KingdomHolyrood Castle built as set · as Holyrood Castle
Blackness CastleLinlithgow · United KingdomHolyrood Castle exterior · as Holyrood Castle- North Berwick beachNorth Berwick · United KingdomMary's landing on shore
- SeacliffNorth Berwick · United KingdomMary looks toward England
- Divinity School, Oxford UniversityOxford · United KingdomPrivy Council scenes
Penshurst PlacePenshurst · United KingdomMary's execution scene- Poldullie BridgeStrathdon · United KingdomAmbush at river crossing
Common questions
Where was Mary Queen of Scots filmed?
Mary Queen of Scots was filmed in the United Kingdom. We hold 14 confirmed locations, including North Berwick beach, Seacliff and Blackness Castle. 11 of them are open to visitors. On screen: Holyrood Castle is Blackness Castle, Linlithgow, Holyrood Castle is Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Hampton Court Palace is Hardwick Hall, Chesterfield and Hampton Court Palace is Haddon Hall, Bakewell.
Can you visit the Mary Queen of Scots filming locations?
11 of the 14 locations are open to visitors. The rest are private homes, working studios or restricted sites — each page says which.
How many Mary Queen of Scots filming locations are there?
We hold 14 confirmed locations across 1 country.
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