Discover some of the all-time London moving-picture show locations that have been featured in large screen hits. From the historic buildings of Greenwich to the iconic streets of Notting Hill, the capital letter is a filmmaker's dream – bank check out these movies filmed in London.

Best activity films

St Paul's Cathedral and the Millennium Bridge in the snow on a sunny day.
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  • Every bit Sherlock Holmes, Robert Downey Jr. takes a trip effectually the city. Victorian London features heavily, with locations including Brompton Cemetery, St Paul's Cathedral and the Reform Club.
  • Tower Bridge can be seen in all its glory in 2019 Spider-Human being: Far From Dwelling house, as well as the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
  • The London condom business firm in which Tom Cruise and Jean Reno hibernate out in Mission: Impossible is right in a higher place Liverpool Street Underground station. Keep an eye out for the Anchor Bankside in Southwark which too makes an appearance in the film.
  • Non only is Hendon Police College in Avengers: Historic period of Ultron, but it besides makes the cut in the hilarious activeness-comedy Hot Fuzz.
  • Spot art deco Freemason'due south Hall in the 2016 Assassinator's Creed motion picture. This Grade II-listed edifice in Holborn is also used in many other films and Telly productions, including Spooks and Poirot.
  • Dom and Letty'due south London car chase in Fast & Furious 6 takes them to the iconic Wembley Stadium. The arena can also be seen in Guy Ritchie's activity-thriller RocknRolla and the comedy Get Him to the Greek starring Jonah Colina and Russell Brand.
  • Equally one of the globe'south most recognisable landmarks, it's no surprise that Trafalgar Square has starred in numerous movies and Tv shows, includingHelm America: The First Avenger, Edge of Tomorrow and family comedy St Trinian's.
  • Cameras rolled atCharing Cross Underground stationforThe Bourne Ultimatum, starring Matt Damon and Julia Stiles.
  • The unique concrete compages of Alexandra Route Estate in S Hampstead was used every bit Eggsy's house in Kingsman: The Secret Service. You tin can also pop in for a pint in The Blackness Prince on Kennington Road, and spy Imperial College London and a classy tailors on Saville Row in westward London.

Best thriller movies

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  • Spot protagonist Jim walk beyond a desertedWestminster Bridge towards Large Ben and theHouses of Parliament in postal service-apocalyptic movie28 Days Afterwards.
  • Tottenham Court Route Tube station's long escalator makes an appearance in An American Werewolf in London when the werewolf stalks a boy through the hole-and-corner tunnels.
  • Alex chucks a stash into the river only down from the Thamesmead manor in s-east London in A Clockwork Orange.
  • Follow in the footsteps of Professor Robert Langdon in The Da Vinci Lawmaking in places such as The National Gallery, King's College Library, Horse Guard's Parade, Westminster Abbey and Temple Church.
  • Watch the London scenes in American heist thriller film Now You See Me 2. The star-studded movie features a scene at the Farmiloe Building in Farringdon.
  • Sci-fi action-thrillerV for Vendetta sees an explosive end for the Houses of Parliament.

Comedy movies

Tree-lined path in London's Hyde Park on a sunny day.
Stroll through gorgeous Hyde Park. Image courtesy of Shutterstock.
  • Bridget Jones's Diary is i of the nearly iconic movies filmed in London, with many locations across the capital. Bridget'south flat is fictionally above the Globe Tavern, a traditional corner pub on Bedale Street in Civic Marketplace.
  • Watch Mark Darcy and Daniel Cleaver fight at the Italian Fountains in Hyde Park in the sequel Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. Kensington Gardens as well makes an advent, along with Piccadilly Circus and Trinity Church Square.
  • The third motion picture of the trilogy, Bridget Jones'due south Infant, features a variety of different locations in the city, including Southwark Span and Albert Bridge, Gatwick Airport and the Quondam Bailey.
  • Look out for neat London locations in Austin Powers in Goldmember. Thanks to the powers of special furnishings, Austin's pad is on the roof of the one-time County Hall – now SEA LIFE London Aquarium – on London's South Bank.
  • The scenes in Shaun of the Dead'due south pub, The Winchester, were really filmed at the Duke of Albany in New Cantankerous.
  • Watch Rowan Atkinson drive a car recovery lorry through Leadenhall Market in Johnny English Reborn. In Johnny English Strikes Again, yous can spot the Strange & Commonwealth Office on King Charles Street.
  • A Street Cat Named Bob found a purrfect London film location in Covent Garden.
  • Take a journey around London and spot locations such every bit More London Riverside, Tower Bridge, Battersea Park and Victoria Embankment in Run, Fat Boy, Run starring Simon Pegg.

Harry Potter film locations

People walking past the shops of Leadenhall Market in the City, London.
Scan the stalls at historic Leadenhall Market. Image courtesy of Shutterstock.
  • The Hogwarts Express departs from Male monarch's Cantankerous station in Harry Potter and the Philosopher'south Stone . Visit platforms four and five, which were used for filming, and have a photo pushing a trolley through to a magical world at the wall marked Platform 9¾.
  • Don't forget to visit the Harry Potter Shop, built to resemble Ollivander'south wand store.
  • Leadenhall Market features in several Harry Potter films. It's used for Diagon Alley and the blue door of the opticians in Bull's Head Passage is the entrance to The Leaky Cauldron.
  • Y'all can even spot the wizard himself (or a bronze sculpture of his likeness) manoeuvring on his broom at the Scenes in the Foursquare trail at Leicester Square.

Find more heady Harry Potter motion picture locations in London .

Historical movies

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  • Go surreptitious and visit Churchill'southward wartime headquartersChurchill War Rooms, which were used in the filming for Darkest Hour.
  • Amid other London flick locations, The King'south Speech uses the real Harley Street and an flat building in Kennington for Logue's home.
  • During filming of the flick Downton Abbey, the Hope & Anchor Pub in Hammersmith was still open and doubled up as the fictional York Public House.
  • Explore more settings used to create the glamorous world of the Crawley family unit on the Downtown Abbey walking tour of London.
  • Helen Mirren'southward Oscar-winning appearance in The Queen as well features Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street.
  • Hackney Empire and The Mildmay Order in Stoke Newington announced in Judy – a film about Judy Garland'south younger years – which was set up in 1968 London.

James Bond films

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Wander the many London exhibitions. Credits: Visit London. Epitome courtesy of the National Gallery.
  • See where James Bail meets Q at the National Gallery inSkyfall. James Bond actor Daniel Craig also surveys the London skyline in the movie. Continuing on top of the building that'due south home to the Section for Energy and Climate Change, the view includesBig Ben and the Ministry of Defence, dotted with flags.
  • James Bond thrillerSpectre features the Treasury Building on Smashing George Street, off Whitehall, too as the MI6 HQ at Vauxhall Cross. The fictional Eye for National Security's interior was filmed in London City Hall, alongside Tower Bridge.
  • You tin can spot multiple motion-picture show locations in London when the new Bond movie, No Time to Die, comes out in 2020. Daniel Craig's fifth stint at playing 007 takes him back to Whitehall, Pall Mall, Hammersmith Span, the Thames riverbanks and a number of other locations effectually London.
  • Discover more 007 motion-picture show locations on a James Bond walking tour and get up close and personal to James Bond at Madame Tussauds, which also currently has a Star Wars walk-through exhibition.

London films for kids

The colourful houses and shops along Portobello Road on a sunny day
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  • Portobello Road and the Jubilee line jostle for screen time in Paddington, and of course, Paddington station can exist seen in the film. Still, nearby Marylebone station was used for the entrance of the station in the motion-picture show.
  • Highgate Cemetery and the Lambeth area were chosen among other London film locations in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
  • Look out for theNatural History Museum inPaddington, among other London favourites. Chalcot Crescent in Primrose Hill was used for the outside shots of the Browns' family domicile.
  • Encounter Covent Garden's Chandos Place and Goodwin Court in Mary Poppins Returns.
  • Meet Battersea Park star every bit St James's Park in 101 Dalmatians, among other top London film locations including Trafalgar Square and The Mall alongside Buckingham Palace.
  • Spot (pardon the pun) Westminster Span in 102 Dalmatians when Cruella De Vil turns London into her favourite spotted pattern. St Pancras Station, 40 Brunswick Gardens in Kensington and Hampstead High Street Law Station also make an appearance in the sequel.
  • Buckingham Palace features heavily when Sophie and the Big Friendly Giant talk to the Queen in The BFG.
  • If you're a fan of BBC Television set show Doctor Who, you'll dearest seeing where they filmed your favourite episodes in this Dr Who guide. The Dr. visits London regularly, for business and pleasure, dropping in on the likes of Canary Wharf and even Battersea Power Station.
  • Some of the alien city in Guardians of the Milky way is provided past the metallic exterior staircases of theLloyd's Building on Lime Street in the City of London. You tin can also spot the Millennium Bridge in the motion-picture show.
  • University College London has been used as a set in many peak movies, including The Dark Knight and Batman Begins, but information technology was also seen in the 2004Thunderbirds movie.

Musicals in London

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  • One-time favourite Mary Poppins has a myriad of London landmarks to marvel over, including St Paul'south Cathedral, Buckingham Palace, Large Ben and Tower Bridge. At that place are also plenty of Georgian buildings which look like the Banks' house in areas such every bit Chelsea and Kensington. See the Mary Poppins musical in the West Cease at the Prince Edward Theatre.
  • In Rocketman, Regency Cafe had its tables and chairs changed for the flick, to look like the old Lancaster Grill on Tottenham Court Route, where Elton John and Bernie Taupin met for the first time in existent life.
  • Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again uses the Royal College of Physicians in Regent'south Park for an awards dinner. The London moving picture location is also used in Paddington 2 as the Metropolitan Police Station.
  • Spot London landmarks in Cats, with its all-star cast including Judi Dench, Taylor Swift, James Corden and Jennifer Hudson.

Romantic movies

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  • InAtonement, Robbie says his emotional goodbyes to Cecilia between Whitehall and Northumberland Avenue in the eye of Westminster, before being shipped off to fight in France.
  • You can still wander the same streets in the Royal Civic of Kensington and Chelsea and look at the same market and book shops you meet in the pic Notting Hill.
  • In Four Weddings and a Funeral, sentry Hugh Grant'southward character Charles wander along South Depository financial institution before having a marital meltdown at St Bartholomew the Nifty's church.
  • Spot the Tate Modern inSalmon Line-fishing in the Republic of yemen and in Closer , which also features the National Portrait Gallery'due southPortrait restaurant and SEA LIFE London Aquarium.
  • The London Underground has a cardinal role in Sliding Doors, starring Gwyneth Paltrow. Sentry her culling fates which both depend on which train she catches.
  • South Bank makes an appearance in tennis-themed rom-com Wimbledon – yous tin can also spot the Dorchester Hotel on Park Lane and Last 1 at Heathrow Airport.
  • Richard Curtis' About Time features a restaurant scene that took place at 1 Newburgh Street in London.
  • You can find the London film location for Amira's flat in Breaking and Entering, starring Jude Constabulary, on Rowley Style in South Hampstead.
  • Spy an affluence of London film locations in Match Point, including the Royal Court Theatre on Sloane Square and County Hall on South Banking company, where Shrek's Take chances! London is now located.

London Christmas films

Christmas light angels above Regent Street, London, at night
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  • The London Hole-and-corner has been the star of numerous movies, including rom-com and Christmas favourite Love Actually. St Lukes Mews in Notting Hill, Somerset House and Selfridges on Oxford Street were also used every bit London film locations.
  • Last Christmas was filmed on location in Covent Garden – the crew built a new shop in the Marketplace Building.
  • The Nutcracker and the Four Realms was filmed across South Kensington and Dulwich, with stately homes in Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Middlesex besides used in the flick.
  • Set in London, Nearly a Boy with Hugh Grant features a range of top London attractions, including ZSL London Zoo, Regent's Park and Lady Margaret Road in Kentish Town. From Acton Town to Oxford Street, you tin spot many London moving-picture show locations in this Christmas classic.

Explore the stories behind the moving picture magic captured in the majuscule, with Film London's new Movie Magic Tour, a costless, self-guided audio tour featuring 12 filming locations beyond central London, from Batman Begins to Mary Poppins Returns.

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