If you find yourself drooling over the spectacular (but often far-flung) settings that feature in the TV shows and movies you’re binge-watching this Christmas, we’ve got good news: numerous stunning stately homes right here in the UK will double as backdrops for blockbusters due out in 2025.
They join a long list of historic properties that have become just as famous as their A-list stars, whether it’s Blenheim Palace, which has appeared in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (among others), or Yorkshire’s Castle Howard, a setting for ITV’s Victoria and BBC’s Death Comes to Pemberley.
So, at a time when set-jetting – which refers to tourists who travel to locations that feature in TV series and movies – is being touted as one of the top travel trends of 2025, here are six stately homes which will soon be gracing our screens.
Broughton Sanctuary, North Yorkshire
Broughton Sanctuary, near Skipton, is one of the filming locations for Netflix’s House of Guinness series, airing in late 2025, and it’s also been a key filming location for All Creatures Great and Small. Owner and heir Roger Tempest has transformed it into one of the UK’s most innovative wellness retreats – a sprawling estate with a sixteenth-century manor house surrounded by walking trails that lead to hidden woodland saunas and wild swimming spots. The estate’s self-catering holiday homes include quaint cottages and two apartments in the manor house. It’s especially popular with stargazers – in 2025 its annual Broughton by Night astronomy evenings will be held in January, February and March, and it will host various events connected with Yorkshire Dales National Park’s tenth Dark Skies Festival in February and March.
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Highclere Castle, Hampshire
The third Downton Abbey film, due to air in September 2025, will thrust Highclere Castle, home of the 8th Earl and Countess of Carnarvon, into the spotlight once again. Just as impressive as this baroque country house is the wider estate –…
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