{"id":32913,"date":"2023-12-01T11:06:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T10:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/d32079f2-b644-4115-b635-afe1a790a5bb"},"modified":"2023-12-01T11:40:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T10:40:28","slug":"where-was-wonka-filmed","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/where-was-wonka-filmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Where was Wonka filmed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\">Oxford, Lyme Regis and Bath all appear in the 2023 rendition of Willy Wonka, starring Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, Oliver Colman and Hugh Grant. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Daniel Graham\n      <\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 01 December 2023 at 10:06 AM<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>&#8220;Every good thing in this world started with a dream.&#8221; The words of Willy Wonka&#8217;s mother, spoken in the official <em>Wonka<\/em> trailer, are enough to inspire anyone in search of a bit a magic to watch the 2023 movie about the eccentric chocolate-maker.<\/p><p>Starring Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, Oliver Colman, Paterson Joseph and Hugh Grant, <em>Wonka<\/em> tells the tale of how the world&#8217;s greatest chocolatier and inventor became the adored Willy Wonka we know today. <\/p><p>Although much of the new <em>Wonka<\/em> film (released in cinemas on 8 December 2023) was created at Warner Bros Studios, some scenes were shot in real-life locations. You may well recognise a few. Still struggling to place them? Read on to discover were your favourite <em>Wonka<\/em> moments were filmed.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/where-is-harry-potter-filmed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Where was Harry Potter filmed?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/tv\/doctor-who-filming-locations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Doctor Who filming locations<\/a><\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe title=\"WONKA | Official Trailer\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/otNh9bTjXWg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Watch the official trailer for Wonka\/Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><h2 id=\"h-where-was-wonka-filmed\">Where was Wonka filmed?<\/h2><h3 id=\"h-oxford\">Oxford<\/h3><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Part of the third rendition of Willy Wonka was filmed at Hertford College in Oxford\/Credit: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Oxford locals will spot a number of familiar sites during the film. Look out for the university\u2019s ceremonial buildings, blanketed in fake snow. Scenes were also shot at Hertford College in the city centre, and the nearby village of Mapledurham, a small cluster of houses on the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/discover-the-river-thames\"> River Thames<\/a> in southern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/guide-to-oxfordshire\">Oxfordshire<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>Walks in Oxfordshire<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/walks\/rollright-stones-oxfordshire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rollright Stones walk<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/walks\/uffington-white-horse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Uffington White Horse walk<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/walks\/henley-on-thames-oxfordshire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Henley-on-Thames walk<\/a><\/li><\/ul><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><h3 id=\"h-lyme-regis\">Lyme Regis<\/h3><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1662\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/11\/The-Cobb-Lyme-Regis-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The Cobb at dawn Lyme Regis\" class=\"wp-image-174307\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Willy Wonka arrives at The Cobb in Lyme Regis after his journey around the world on a steamship\/Credit: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>This seaside town in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/days-out\/a-complete-guide-to-dorset-where-to-visit-stay-eat-and-walk\">Dorset<\/a> has featured in many memorable films, perhaps most famously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/days-out\/jane-austens-countryside-her-life-heritage-houses-and-literary-events?preview=true\">Jane Austen<\/a>\u2019s <em>The French Lieutenant\u2019s Woman<\/em>.<\/p><p>The <em>Wonka<\/em> filming crew focused their attention on The Cobb, a harbour wall built to protect both ships and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/explore-the-jurassic-coast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jurassic Coast<\/a> town. The impressive breakwater in Lyme Regis appears on screen as Willy returns from his travels around the world on a steamship.<\/p><p>Incidentally, several of the steamship scenes were filmed onboard <em>Lydia Eva<\/em>, a 1930s former fishing boat usually found moored in Great Yarmouth, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/walks\/best-walks-in-norfolk\">Norfolk<\/a>.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><h3 id=\"h-bath\">Bath<\/h3><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/11\/Bath-Abbey-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Shoppers visit Bath Christmas Market\" class=\"wp-image-174309\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Every year, the square beside Bath Abbey hosts the city&#8217;s famous Christmas market \u2013 it&#8217;s equally as magical in the Wonka film\/Credit: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>It&#8217;s no surprise that the location scouts picked out the cream-stoned, labarynthine streets of Bath as a place to film some of <em>Wonka<\/em>&#8216;s most iconic scenes. Glorious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bathabbey.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bath Abbey<\/a> \u2013 with its gardens and orange groves \u2013 was at the heart of much of the filming in the Somerset city. Regular visitors to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/visit-bath-places-to-stay-things-to-do?preview=true\">Bath<\/a> and local residents will spot Pultney Bridge, the elegant, shop-lined bridge that spans the River Avon.<\/p><p><strong>Walks near bath<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/walks\/bourton-on-the-water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bourton-on-the-Water walk<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/walks\/kennet-and-avon-canal-wiltshire-somerset\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bradford-on-Avon walk<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/walks\/cleeve-hill-cotswolds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cleeve Hill walk<\/a><\/li><\/ul><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><h3 id=\"h-st-albans\">St Albans<\/h3><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2336\" height=\"1538\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/11\/Ye-Olde-Fighting-Cocks-St-Albans.png\" alt=\"Ye Olde Fighting Cocks pub in St Albans\" class=\"wp-image-174314\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Some filming took place at the historic Ye Olde Fighting Cocks pub in St Albans, Hertfordshire\/Credit: Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Note the fairground scenes &#8211; recognise the real-life location? It&#8217;s Verulamium Park in St Albans, Hertfordshire. The 100-acre parkland, with its 1930s lake and bandstand, were dusted with fake snow for filming. Additional filming was done on Abbey Mill Lane and the historic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fightingcockssa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ye Olde Fighting Cocks<\/a> pub.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/><h3 id=\"h-london\">London<\/h3><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1714\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/11\/Eltham-Palace-and-gardens-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Eltham Palace and Gardens\" class=\"wp-image-174315\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Keep an eye out for South London&#8217;s Eltham Palace and Gardens\/Credit: Robert Lamb, Geograph<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Look out for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.english-heritage.org.uk\/visit\/places\/eltham-palace-and-gardens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eltham Palace<\/a>, an English Heritage property in South London. Eagle-eyed viewers may spot another bit of South London heritage, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rivoliballroom.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rivoli Ballroom<\/a>, an intact 1950s ballroom in Brockley. The red velvet and shimmering chandeliers are the backdrop for one of\u00a0<em>Wonka<\/em>&#8216;s most fabulous musical moments.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/walks\/london-walks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">London walks: 10 breathtaking days out in England&#8217;s capital city<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/birds\/best-birdwatching-spots-in-london\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Best birdwatching spots in London<\/a><\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/11\/Wonka-cast-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Wonka cast\" class=\"wp-image-174304\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Some of the Wonka cast, including Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, at the film&#8217;s World Premiere\/Credit: Gareth Cattermol, Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oxford, Lyme Regis and Bath all appear in the 2023 rendition of Willy Wonka, starring Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, Oliver Colman and Hugh Grant. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":32914,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"4"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/12\/where-was-wonka-filmed.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/12\/where-was-wonka-filmed-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/12\/where-was-wonka-filmed-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/12\/where-was-wonka-filmed-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/12\/where-was-wonka-filmed-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/12\/where-was-wonka-filmed-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/12\/where-was-wonka-filmed-2048x1366.jpg",2048,1366,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Oxford, Lyme Regis and Bath all appear in the 2023 rendition of Willy Wonka, starring Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, Oliver Colman and Hugh Grant.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/32913"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}