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Where to go
54.1097, -1.58139
Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Good to know
Title
The History Boys (2006)
On screen
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In real life
Fountains Abbey, Ripon
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable
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Also filmed here
- Damien: Omen II — Fountains AbbeyRipon · United KingdomAppearance in Omen II
- Death Comes to Pemberley — Fountains AbbeyRipon · United KingdomAppearance in Death Comes to Pemberley
- Gunpowder — Fountains AbbeyRipon · United KingdomAppearance in Gunpowder
- The Secret Garden — Fountains AbbeyRipon · United KingdomEast Guest House as garden · as The lost garden
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Where exactly did The History Boys film at Fountains Abbey?
At 54.1097, -1.58139 in Ripon. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Fountains Abbey?
Open to the public, ticketed.
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