Waverley Abbey is a film location for: Monks Barton Abbey in Monks Barton Wood („Talking to the Dead“), St Frideswide near Aspern Tallow („The Glitch“), Causton Abbey near Causton („The Ghost of Causton Abbey“).   Film Location for Midsomer Murders The ruins of Waverley Abbey, the first Cistercian Abbey in England, have so far been used as a filming location for three episodes of our beloved series, namely Monks Barton Abbey (S11E07: Talking to the Dead) St Frideswide (S12E04: The Glitch) Causton Abbey (S20E01: The Ghost of Causton Abbey) Let’s take a trip into the past of the first Cistercian monastery in England. The History of Waverley Abbey Situated near Farnham, in the middle of the idyllic countryside near the River Wey rise the ruins of the once glorious abbey, which is deeply rooted in the history of Great Britain. Founded  in 1128 – 900 years ago – by William Gifford, the Bishop of Winchester, it was the first Cistercian monastery on British soil. The abbey was populated by a small community of 12 monks …

Loseley Park was used as the film location for: Magna Manor in Midsomer Magna (‘They Seek Him Here’), Morchard Manor in Midsomer Morchard (‘The Noble Art’)   Film location for Midsomer Murders Loseley House, a historic manor in Artington, Surrey, is located about 3 miles south-west of Guildford. The imposing Tudor building, part of the National Heritage List since 18 February 1958, is a rare example of Elizabethan architecture that has been preserved in its original form to this day. The manor has so far been used as a filming location for two episodes of our beloved series, namely Magna Manor (S10E07: They Seek Him Here) Morchard Manor (S13E06: The Noble Art) Let’s take a look at the history of this manor, which is closely connected to the recently introduced Waverley Abbey. Why? Well this Tudor building was built partly from stones from the then recently dissolved Waverley Abbey.   The History The history of Loseley Park goes way back to a time when the land on which the present estate stands was known by a …

Film Location for: The Fox & Goose Hotel in Midsomer Worthy („Strangler’s Wood“), Bantling Hall in Bantling Village („Bantling Boy“), Allenby House in Midsomer Parva („Secrets & Spies“), Pelfe Hall in Great Pelfe („Not in my Backyard“), manor of Lord Argo in Carver Valley (“Drawing Dead”)   Film location for Midsomer Murders Dorney Court really is a historical gem. It’s not as grand as some manor houses that were built later, but I simply adore it. Built on the border of Buckinghamshire and Berkshire and near Eton and Windsor Castle, it has been a Grade 1 listed building on the National Heritage List since 23 September 1955. The manor has so far been used as a filming location for four episodes of our beloved series, namely The Fox & Goose Hotel, Midsomer Worthy (S02E02: Strangler’s Wood) Bantling Hall, Bantling Village (S08E04: Bantling Boy) Allenby House, Midsomer Parva (S12E03: Secrets & Spies) Pelfe Hall, Great Pelfe (S13E07: Not in my Backyard) manor of Lord Argo (exterior und entry hall) (S20E03: Drawing Dead) And, as always, let’s take …

Englefield House is a film location for:Aloysius Wilmington’s house incl. the library („The Magician’s Nephew“). Film Location for Midsomer Murders The majestic building is, among other things, the film location for what is probably Midsomer’s largest and most beautiful library… Aloysius Wilmington’s house incl. the library (S11E05: The Magician’s Nephew)   Obviously, the manor and its estate of 20,000 acres and woodland (8,100 ha) – to which the parish of Englefield largely belongs – are in the county of Berkshire. The special thing about the parish is that it is still very original in its form from the 19th century before the Enclosure. The base of today’s the house was built between 1590 and 1600 or around 1600 (and not as early as 1558, as some sources incorrectly attribute). It is therefore architecturally a late-Elizabethan country house, which was rebuilt four times in the 18th and 19th centuries, most recently by architect Richard Armstrong.    Englefield’s families There are two dates above the door: 1587 and 1887, the first of which could be the year …

Film Location for: St Fidelis in March Magna (“The Silent Land”)   Film location for Midsomer Murders Fair Mile Hospital is set in an abandoned building in Midsomers March Magna. It’s a spooky place, and it’s where the young tuberculosis patient fell to her death on the stairs in the main entrance. She fell out of sheer hopelessness. But unlike her, the nurses at the former hospital appear to be “not dead, but sleepeth“. The Gothic-style building, which was also a hospital in reality, was used as a filming location for an episode of Midsomer Murders, namely St Fidelis, March Magna (S13E04: The Silent Land)   However, it was not a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients, but a hospital for mental health problems.

Film Location for Midsomer Murders Two factories in Midsomer County have twice been set in the former brewery buildings in picturesque Old Amersham: Plummer’s Relish Factory (S08E07: Sauce for the Goose) Calder’s Biscuits Factory (S16E05: The Killings of Copenhagen)   Amersham – A Village in a Chocolate Box The town was first mentioned in an Anglo-Saxon document in 796 as Agmodesham. Apparently the name of the place was adapted from the first name of the local prince, for in 1086 it belonged to Ealmond, who was close to the king, and was recorded in the Domesday Book as Elmodesham. The suffix -ham is the Anglo-Saxon word for a settlement or village on a water meadow. And indeed, the risk of flooding from the River Misbourne is relatively high here. The link with the English king continued through the Norman and Plantagenet periods, and in 1200 King John granted permission for a weekly market and an annual fair. This was the beginning of Old Amersham and its High Street, which is still the centre of the …