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Castle Howard on Screen

Castle Howard has served as the backdrop for film and television productions since the 1960s. Castle Howard attracts filmmakers from across the world, with the House, Grounds and wider Estate providing sublime settings for all genres and eras.
Bridgerton
Inspired by Julia Quinn's bestselling novels, the Netflix original series was part-filmed at Castle Howard in 2019 when the house doubled as the Duke of Hasting's country home, Clyvedon Castle. The siblings of the Bridgerton family look for love and happiness in London high society.
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Brideshead Revisited
When Brideshead Revisited was first broadcast in 1981, it catapulted Castle Howard into the public eye. Today, for many, the House remains synonymous with Evelyn Waugh's iconic novel. Castle Howard reprised its role as the Marchmain's family home in 2008, when Miramax returned to Yorkshire to shoot the feature film.
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Victoria
The ITV drama Victoria starring Jenna Coleman, Rufus Sewell and Tom Hughes, was filmed at Castle Howard in October 2015 when the house doubled as Kensington Palace - where the young Victoria lived and learned of her ascension to the throne. Created by Daisy Goodwin and produced by Mammoth Screen.
Arctic Monkeys 'Four out of Five'
In March 2018, Castle Howard played host to the Arctic Monkeys whilst they filmed the video for their single ‘Four Out Of Five’ from the album ‘Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino.’
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Castle Howard: Through the Seasons on Channel 4
Everyday life on the Castle Howard Estate was put in the spotlight in 2022, as part of a four-part series on Channel 4, Castle Howard: Through the Seasons.

Following the staff, visitors and residents of Castle Howard, the series followed life from Easter to Christmas, capturing how the team managed the hottest summer on record, preparations for a spooky Halloween experience and the installation of the iconic 26-foot Christmas tree, plus pesky peacocks, puppies, and sheep also make entertaining cameos.
Full series available to watch here
Film and Photo Shoot Enquiries

If you are considering Castle Howard for the location of your television programme, film, drama or photo shoot please get in touch.

Film and Photo Shoot Enquiries
Period costume dress-up

This summer live out your Bridgerton fantasies, with period costumes available for visitors to try on and take photographs with. The costumes are available in Castle Howard’s historic Long Gallery, one of the exact locations Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) walked in Season 1, Episode 6.

Weekends only, Saturday 6th June 2026 to Sunday 27th September 2026.

 
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Other Past Projects

Great Estates from Above (Channel 4)

Castle Howard featured in Channel 4’s documentary series Great Estates from Above. The programme is a four-part series using state-of-the-art drone and aerial photography highlighting Britain’s most historic and impressive estates, with one episode dedicated to the North Yorkshire stately home. 

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A Very British Christmas (Channel 4)
Castle Howard’s Christmas at Castle Howard with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz event features in a new Channel 4 documentary series, ‘A Very British Christmas’. The programme is a three-part series following designers Adrian Lillie and Charlotte Lloyd Webber from CLW Event Design as they create festive experiences for iconic British stately homes, with one episode dedicated to Castle Howard’s extravaganza. Watch the programme here.
The Courtship (2022)

The Courtship is described as the ‘ultimate social experiment’ and takes its cues from classic period romances of page and screen such as Pride & Prejudice and Bridgerton, transporting American software engineer Nicole Remy to Regency-era Britain.

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Death Comes To Pemberley (2013)
Adapted by Juliette Towhidi, the writer of Calendar Girls, the BBC filmed at Castle Howard for two weeks during July 2013, starring Matthew Rhys, Anna Maxwell-Martin, Matthew Goode and Jenna Coleman. The cast and crew used 11 interior and three exterior locations at Castle Howard to portray Mr Darcy and Elizabeth's Pemberley home.
Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties (2006)
Jon Arbuckle (Breckin Meyer) travels to the United Kingdom, and he brings his cat, Garfield (voiced by Bill Murray), along for the trip. A case of mistaken cat identity finds Garfield ruling over a castle (Castle Howard), but his reign is soon jeopardized by the nefarious Lord Dargis (Billy Connolly), who has designs on the estate.
Great Estates (2000, 2001)
A series of hugely popular documentaries about Castle Howard and other estates in England, that provided a fascinating glimpse into all aspects of life at Castle Howard indoors, outdoors and behind the scenes.
A Year in the Life of Castle Howard (1996)
A six-part documentary about Castle Howard.
The Buccaneers (1994)
A BBC production of Edith Wharton's novel of the 19th century encounter between English aristocracy and wealthy American heiresses. Because of their "new money" background, four American girls have difficulty breaking into the upper-crust society of New York. Laura Testvalley, the governess of one of the girls, suggests a London season and thus the young women set sail for England and the unsuspecting English aristocracy.
Twelfth Night (1978)
A BBC production of one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies, and surprisingly the only time Castle Howard has been used for a Shakespeare play.
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novel by William Thackeray. Redmond Barry is a young, roguish Irishman who's determined, in any way, to make a life for himself as a wealthy nobleman. Enlisting in the British Army, fighting in the Seven Years War in Europe, Barry deserts from the British army, joins the Prussian army, gets promoted to the rank of a spy, then becomes pupil to a Chevalier and con artist.
The Spy With a Cold Nose (1966)
A spoof cold war spy thriller starring Laurence Harvey with Castle Howard masquerading as the Kremilin in Moscow. The Russian Premier is presented with a British bulldog that has been fitted with a transmitter by Dr. Francis Trevelyan (Laurence Harvey).
Lady L (1965)
Directed by Peter Ustinov, and starring David Niven, Sophia Loren and Paul Newman in a tale of European anarchists and aristocrats. Lady Louise Lendale (Sophia Loren) is 80 years old and tells her long time admirer, British poet Sir Percy (Cecil Parker), all about her eventful life.
Castle Howard on Film
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