The Netflix series, The Crown was filmed in England, Scotland and Wales.
Precisely, Burghley House, Ardverikie Estate, Lancaster House, Waddesdon Manor, Wilton House, Somerleyton Hall, Belvoir Castle, Hylands House, Caernarfon Castle, Winchester Cathedral, and Audley End House.
It takes a lot of work to accurately recreate Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace on screen. But fortunately for the makers of The Crown, there are many stately homes to pick from in the UK. According to Pat Karam, the Netflix drama's supervising location manager, "We pick locations because they look incredibly regal. There’s an awful lot of research that goes into making (the sets) look as accurate as possible."
Fans of the series can get an inside look at where it is filmed because many of these opulent mansions are open to the public.
The locations where The Crown was filmed are given below:-
The Burghley House, Lincolnshire, England
This 16th-century country mansion was constructed by William Cecil, the Lord High Treasurer of Queen Elizabeth I, and is the site of the renowned Burghley Horse Trials. In season five of The Crown, which depicts the 1992 fire that destroyed Windsor Castle, the majestic Tudor building is featured. Princess Diana and Princess Anne are just two of the real-life royals who have visited Burghley House over the years.
Ardverikie Estate, Inverness-shire, England
The setting for Balmoral Castle, the Queen's Scottish residence, in several seasons of The Crown, including season five, has been the Ardverikie Estate in the Scottish Highlands. Since 1852, when Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband, bought Balmoral privately, the British royal family has owned it. They still own it privately; it does not belong to the Crown.
The BBC television series Monarch of the Glen made famous the 19th-century Ardverikie Estate, which is the ideal substitute for the royal estate thanks to its Scottish baronial architectural features, including its château-inspired "pepper pot" turrets.
Lancaster House, London, England
This Pall Mall former royal residence from the nineteenth century has appeared in films such as The Young Victoria (2009) and The King's Speech (2010), among others. The mansion, which is a short distance from the actual Buckingham Palace, serves as a representation of the interior of the Queen's official London residence in all seasons of The Crown.
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire, England
The Crown's fifth season's third episode features a young Mohamed Al-Fayed making a purchase at the Ritz Paris. However, Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire was chosen by the series' creators to serve as a stand-in for the well-known hotel.
It is an appropriate choice given that the Neoclassical structure was created by French architect Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild in the 19th century.
Wilton House, Salisbury, England
Wilton House, the residence of the Earl and Countess of Pembroke, served as the inspiration for several seasons of The Crown's lavish Buckingham Palace interiors. The Palladian-style house is worth a visit not only for its 17th-century drawing rooms but also for its impressive art collection, which includes works by Rembrandt and van Dyck.
Somerleyton Hall, Norfolk, England
In series four of The Crown, when the royal family arrives at the Norfolk residence for their yearly Christmas gathering, the interiors of this Jacobean manor near Lowestoft serve as the backdrop for the Queen's Sandringham estate. The hall, which serves as the Lord and Lady Somerleyton's private residence, is off-limits to guests from March through September, but its magnificent 12 acres of grounds are not.
Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, England
The interiors of Belvoir Castle, which also served as the location for the nuptials of former Vogue editor Tish Weinstock, appeared as Windsor Castle in earlier seasons of The Crown. The site actually dates to the eleventh century, and the castle has served as the Duke and Duchess of Rutland's ancestral home since the sixteenth century. It has been the backdrop for several TV shows and motion pictures, including The Da Vinci Code (2006).
Hylands House, Essex, England
Hylands House, with its stately exterior, served as a stand-in for the real White House in season three of The Crown, which depicted Princess Margaret (Helena Bonham Carter) and her husband, Lord Snowdon (Ben Daniels), meeting President Lyndon B. Johnson in Washington in 1965, despite the fact that the real White House is 3,600 miles away.
The Georgian and Victorian-era period rooms in the Grade II-listed neoclassical building have been restored, and on certain days of the year, they are accessible to the public.
Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd, Wales
Caernarfon Castle in northwest Wales served as both the real-world location and the movie set at times. The location was used for Prince Charles's investiture ceremony in 1969, during which the royal received the emblems denoting his rank as the Prince of Wales.
The scene was recreated for the third season of The Crown in the same place where Josh O'Connor's character, the heir apparent, participates in the ceremony alongside his mother, Queen Elizabeth II (Olivia Colman). The UNESCO World Heritage Site from the 11th century is now regarded as one of the greatest structures from the Middle Ages.
Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire, England
Winston Churchill's funeral was held in St. Paul's Cathedral in London in 1965, but for the purposes of season three of The Crown, Winchester Cathedral was a much more practical filming location.
The largest Gothic cathedral in Europe has long had close ties to the aristocracy and has hosted several royal weddings, including those of King Henry IV and Joanna of Navarre in 1403, as well as Queen Mary and Prince Philip of Spain in 1554. However, the cathedral is now primarily known for being the final resting place of author Jane Austen, who died there in 1817.
Audley End House, Essex, England
The location team for The Crown chose Audley End House, a 17th-century mansion known as "a palace in all but name," and originally constructed to the scale of one, to represent the interiors of Balmoral Castle in season three. Even though Audley End is only a third the size it once was, the impressive Jacobean structure still houses a sizable collection of artwork, including works by Canaletto and Giovanni Battista Cipriani.
The great hall and library were previously used for interior shots of Windsor Castle and Eton in seasons one and two of The Crown, while the gardens were used for the British television institution, Antiques Roadshow. Open to the public, the English Heritage site is especially charming in December when its grounds are decorated for the holiday season.
FAQs
Q. What was the location for the 1992 Windsor Castle fire in The Crown?
A. Burghley House was used as Windsor Castle in the Netflix series The Crown.
Q. How many seasons are there of The Crown?
A. The Crown has five seasons and season six is under production.
Q. What will season six of The Crown be about?
A. Beginning with Princess Diana's death in 1997 and extending into the twenty-first century, season 6 will cover the time period after season 5's focus on Prince Charles and Diana's divorce.
Q. Where was The Crown filmed?
A. The Crown was mainly filmed in England, Wales and Scotland.
