![]() ![]() Sanditon was always going to require an element of set building, as is often the case with continuing drama productions of this size. “The Bottle Yard Studios are perfectly located to access these locations, and they have more to offer. “The country houses, Bath and its elegant Regency architecture, even the Somerset coastline all offer a wide range of locations perfect for Sanditon. There is a wealth of locations in this area, perfect for period drama, and particularly the Georgian period where our story is set. The New Room was used for filming in Sanditon (Photo: New Room museum)Īlex Protherough, Head of Production, Red Planet Pictures said: “When looking for a suitable production base for filming Sanditon, we were immediately drawn to Bristol and the South West. When not serving as filming locations, both are open to the public as museums, if you are truly looking to complete your Sanditon pilgrimage. More filming took place in locations around Bristol, including at two historic properties in the city, the Georgian House Museum and the New Room Methodist chapel. Filming for Sanditon took place at Bristol’s Bottle Yard Studios (Photo: ITV/Red Planet Pictures) Set builders also constructed an exterior set to stand in for the streets of Sanditon, building an elaborate 1820s Regency “authentic period street façade” from open frame scaffolding and wood. The majority of interior filming took place at The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol, where Red Planet Pictures constructed the fictional insides of Trafalgar House, Sanditon House, Denham Place and Sanditon Assembly Rooms. “Once the crew had dressed the set and the cast were in their costumes, it’s very easy to imagine that you were back in the Regency era – especially with the magnificent backdrop of the house.” Bristol Sharon Hale, Retail and Business Manager at Dyrham Park, said: “It was really exciting to have Sanditon filming at Dyrham. The property, which has also been seen in Doctor Who and period drama The Crimson Field, is managed by the National Trust and is open to the public for a hefty £13.50 entrance fee. “It really set the tone and made me feel grounded in the place.” Rose Williams, who plays Charlotte Heywood, said she enjoyed filming Sanditon House scenes at Dyrham Park (Photo: National Trust) “When I first saw the mansion we were up on the hill doing a scene, and I looked down and it immediately felt like I was looking at Sanditon House. Rose Williams, who plays Charlotte, said: “When you’re filming at gorgeous locations like Dyrham, it really helps you to get in character. ![]() Filming for Sanditon House took place at Dyrham Park (Photo: National Trust)įilming also took place in the park and a courtyard at the mansion, which was transformed with carriages, braziers and a green screen to play one of Sanditon’s streets by night. Home on Sanditon to the miserly Lady Denham (played by Anne Reid), the real-life location has a rich history of its own, built for James II’s Secretary of War William Blathwayt. ![]() The exterior of the elaborate Sanditon House was filmed at Dyrham Park, an authentic late-17th century mansion east of Bristol. And we then reconstructed our own regency town.”Īlthough they may now come with more car parks, the beaches are open to the public. “And he whole-cloth created all the houses you see close-up, and then we augmented that with those few shots that you see which are CGI which were shot in a place called Clevedon, that has a beautiful sea wall. “A lot of it is a set that was built by our magnificent production designer, Grant Montgomery, who did everything from Peaky Blinders to Death Comes to Pemberley. Sanditon filming locations: Brean Beach in North Somerset (Photo: ITV)ĭirector Olly Blackburn explained to the Radio Times: “It was all filmed on the West Coast near Bristol, because there isn’t an existing seaside resort left that isn’t full of Boots and car parks and stuff. The many beautiful beach locales were enhanced with CGI to restore them to how they may have looked in the 19th century. The beaches of Sand Point and Uphill were also used for location shots, while swimming scenes were filmed at Weston-super-Mare’s Marine Lake. The town of Clevedon in North Somerset stood in for Sanditon (Photo: ITV) The North Somerset town of Clevedon stood in for Sanditon in many of the seafront shots, with beach scenes filmed down the coast at Brean Beach. Production for the show was based in Bristol and Somerset, with the crew taking full advantage of the plethora of scenic seafront locations alongside the coast. However, although there may not be a real-life Sanditon, the ITV drama was filmed at several very real locations across the UK, including the below: Somerset beaches: Clevedon, Brean Beach, Weston-super-Mare ![]()
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