Film and TV Map
Follow in the footsteps of Angelina Jolie or Russell Crowe, by visiting the actual locations where major productions have filmed in Wales. Click on a map pin for more information about what was filmed there.
St Donat's Castle

The Bastard Executioner
The Bastard Executioner
The Bastard Executioner tells the story of a warrior knight in King Edward I charge who is broken by the ravages of war and vows to lay down his sword. Filmed at various locations throughout South Wales and based at Dragon Studios.

His Dark Materials
Wolf Hall
Decline and Fall
Decline and Fall
This three part TV series saw a clever adaptation of the Evelyn Waugh with David Suchet and Jack Whitehall filmed at Stradey Castle for a couple of key scenes using the imposing secluded Gothic mansion backdrop to its full potential as well as Gelli Aur Country Park, whose grounds and café are now open to the public and the estate is undergoing an extensive renovation.
South Stack Lighthouse

Take Down
Take Down
Students at a school for rebellious rich kids take matters into their own hands after the campus is taken hostage by a group of criminals. The main location was South Stack Lighthouse on Anglesey but they also used locations in and around Cardiff.
Llandwyn Island

Half Light
Half Light
Llanddwyn Island, a small tidal island off the west coast of Anglesey, was used as a filming location in Demi Moore's romantic thriller Half Light. Tŵr Mawr was used as a lighthouse which plays a key role in the film. CGI was used to create the effect of a real light on top of the lighthouse. The seaside village scenes were shot at Porth Dinllaen.
Llanberis

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
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Lara Croft and the Cradle of Life: Tomb Raider II
Lara Croft and the Cradle of Life: Tomb Raider II
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Filmed key sequences in the Snowdonia National Park.
Clash of the Titans
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Filmed scenes around Nantmor near Beddgelert. A plaque celebrating the film was the first in a series to celebrate film and television locations across North Wales. Burt Kwouk unveiled the plaque on 28 May 2004 and this can now be seen outside the Woodcraft shop on the main street in Beddgelert.
Carry On... Up the Khyber
Carry On... Up the Khyber
Filmed the Khyber pass checkpoint scenes at Cwm Llan near Beddgelert. This film was also honoured with a plague as part of the North Wales Film & Television Trail located at the Electric Mountain Visitor Centre in Llanberis.
Blaenau Ffestiniog

World War Z
World War Z
2nd unit photography took place in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd which filled in for the 'outskirts of Cardiff' in the scene where Brad Pitt heads to the World Health Organisation laboratory after his plane crash lands in the neighbouring Valleys.
Llandecwyn

Retreat
Retreat
Doubling for the west coast of Scotland, the majority of the film's exterior scenes were shot at Llandecwyn and at various beaches on the Lln Peninsula.
Portmeirion

The Prisoner
The Prisoner
The village has been used by a number of films and television shows, most famously serving as ‘The Village’ in the 1960s television show The Prisoner, starring Patrick McGoohan.
New Quay

The Edge of Love
The Edge of Love
Directed by John Maybury, the film is based loosely on real events and people. Starring Matthew Rhys as Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, Keira Knightley as Vera Phillips and Sienna Miller as Caitlin MacNamara. They used locations in Lampeter, Tenby, New Quay and the Gwili Steam Railway.
Penbryn

Die Another Day
Die Another Day
Penbryn Beach in Ceredigion serves as a stand-in for North Korea in the closing scene of the 20th Bond film, directed by Lee Tamahori and starring Pierce Brosnan.
Porthgain

Their Finest
Their Finest
A wartime romantic comedy filmed extensively in Wales, funded by the Welsh Government’s Media Investment Budget alongside BBC Films and the Pinewood Group. Wales Screen played a key role in finding the perfect locations and hosted numerous recces before filming began. The locations in south west Wales feature Swansea’s Guildhall – which doubles as the Ministry of Information and Whitehall - alongside a number of locations in Pembrokeshire including Trecwn Valley, Freshwater West, Porthgain Harbour, Haverfordwest’s Palace Cinema and the Cresselly Arms in Cresswell Quay.
St Davids

The Hollow Crown: Richard II
The Hollow Crown: Richard II
Based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name and commissioned by BBC Two under the series title The Hollow Crown, Ben Whishaw stars as the titular Richard II of England which earned him the 2013 British Academy Television Award (BAFTA) for Leading Actor. Shot entirely on location, including at St David's Cathedral and Pembroke Castle.
Freshwater West Beach
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Filmed in 2010.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Filmed in 2011.
Robin Hood

Their Finest
Their Finest
A wartime romantic comedy filmed extensively in Wales, funded by the Welsh Government’s Media Investment Budget alongside BBC Films and the Pinewood Group. Wales Screen played a key role in finding the perfect locations and hosted numerous recces before filming began. The locations in south west Wales feature Swansea’s Guildhall – which doubles as the Ministry of Information and Whitehall - alongside a number of locations in Pembrokeshire including Trecwn Valley, Freshwater West, Porthgain Harbour, Haverfordwest’s Palace Cinema and the Cresselly Arms in Cresswell Quay.
Barafundle Bay

Third Star
Third Star
The film, directed by Hattie Dalton, centres on James (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his three closest lifelong friends who go on an ill-advised trip to the stunning coastal area of Barafundle Bay in West Wales.
Pembroke Castle

The Bad Education Movie
The Bad Education Movie
Pembroke Castle was used for filming key scenes in the feature film version of the BBC 3 sitcom which stars comedian Jack Whitehall .
Pembroke

Me Before You
Me Before You
Based on the popular romantic novel by Jojo Moyes, the screen version filmed key sequences in Pembroke during the Summer of 2015. Directed by Thea Sharrock and starring Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke.
Manorbier Castle

I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle
Manorbier Castle is a Norman castle located five miles south-west of Tenby, West Wales. The castle was used as the main residence of the Mortmain family in the film. The moat hadn't been used for many years and for the shots of Cassandra and Neil swimming in the moat, large amounts of clay were brought in to make the moat watertight.
Swansea
Mine All Mine
Set Fire to the Stars
Twin Town

Their Finest
Their Finest
A wartime romantic comedy filmed extensively in Wales, funded by the Welsh Government’s Media Investment Budget alongside BBC Films and the Pinewood Group. Wales Screen played a key role in finding the perfect locations and hosted numerous recces before filming began. The locations in south west Wales feature Swansea’s Guildhall – which doubles as the Ministry of Information and Whitehall - alongside a number of locations in Pembrokeshire including Trecwn Valley, Freshwater West, Porthgain Harbour, Haverfordwest’s Palace Cinema and the Cresselly Arms in Cresswell Quay.
Port Talbot

One Chance
One Chance
The true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night who became a phenomenon after being chosen for, and ultimately winning, Britain's Got Talent. Used locations in and around Port Talbot and Porthcawl.
Coed Hirwaun
Da Vinci's Demons
Da Vinci's Demons
TV Drama series based out of Bay Studios and also filmed at other key locations around South Wales, including Margam Country park.

The Bastard Executioner
The Bastard Executioner
The Bastard Executioner tells the story of a warrior knight in King Edward I charge who is broken by the ravages of war and vows to lay down his sword. Filmed at various locations throughout South Wales and based at Dragon Studios.
St Donats
Decline and Fall
Will
Wolf Hall

The Bastard Executioner
The Bastard Executioner
The Bastard Executioner tells the story of a warrior knight in King Edward I charge who is broken by the ravages of war and vows to lay down his sword. Filmed at various locations throughout South Wales and based at Dragon Studios.
Cardiff Bay
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
BBC Wales' studios where the series Doctor Who, Casualty and Pobol y Cwm are based.
Casualty
Casualty
BBC Wales' studios where the series Doctor Who, Casualty and Pobol y Cwm are based.
Millenium Stadium

28 weeks Later
28 weeks Later
British-Spanish post-apocalyptic science fiction horror sequel to the 2002 critical and commercial success, 28 Days Later. Scenes intended to be shot at Wembley Stadium, then undergoing final stages of construction, were filmed instead at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.
Tredegar House

Sherlock
Sherlock
Tredegar House in Newport, which is owned by the National Trust, was used in the episode entitled 'The Reichenbach Fall', in the second series of Sherlock, the popular detective drama which made stars of both Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman. The production team used a variety of locations in South East Wales as well as build space, throughout series 1 to 3.
Caerphilly Castle
Restoration
Wolf Hall
Kaun Hai Jo Sapno Mein Aaya
Kaun Hai Jo Sapno Mein Aaya
Bollywood production, also used locations in Cardiff Bay and city centre.
Young Dracula
Merlin
Ferndale

Stella
Stella
British comedy-drama created and written by David Peet and Ruth Jones who plays the lead role of Stella. 'Stella' is one of the flagship TV comedy series that has been commissioned and aired on Sky1. The series is largely filmed in and around Ferndale in the Rhondda Valley.
Banwen

Pride
Pride
U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.
Abergavenny

Resistance
Resistance
The film adaptation of Owen Sheers' début novel Resistance, with Sheers having co-written the screenplay with director Amit Gupta. The story centres on a group of women in an isolated Welsh village who wake up to discover all of the their husbands have mysteriously vanished. Starring Michael Sheen, Iwan Rheon and Andrea Riseborough.
Tretower

The Libertine
The Libertine
Johnny Depp caused a bit of a stir when he arrived in rural Powys back in 2004 to play a 17th Century Earl. Locals from the nearby Brecon and Abergavenny areas were drafted in as extras for the film and some of the crew stayed at the nearby Bear Hotel in Crickhowell.
Crickadarn

An American Werewolf in London
An American Werewolf in London
The small village of Crickadarn near Builth Wells, stood in for 'East Proctor' and the exterior of the ‘Slaughtered Lamb’ was in fact a private home. Some of the scenes that were supposed to be the Yorkshire moors were in fact the Black Mountains.
Wye Valley

Sex Education
Sex Education
Popular Netflix series about a teenage boy with a sex therapist mother who teams up with a high school classmate to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school. Starring Asa Butterfield and Gillian Anderson.
Laugharne

Keeping Faith
Keeping Faith
Faith's life is transformed when her husband disappears suddenly one Wednesday morning. As she battles to discover the truth behind his disappearance, a host of secrets come to light and she begins to question whether she really knows her husband at all.
Aberglasney Gardens

A Discovery of Witches
A Discovery of Witches
The series was largely shot in Wales, both on set at Wolf Studios Wales in Cardiff Bay and on location across the country, including Aberglasney Gardens and Llyn y Fan Fach (Carmarthenshire), Carew Castle (Pembrokeshire) and Insole Court (Cardiff).
Aberystwyth

Hinterland
Hinterland
The first series originally screened in Welsh on S4C during late 2013, then in English on BBC channels and over a dozen other stations around the world. Most of the locations used are private homes or businesses and are not open to visitors but one of the key locations from series one, Devils Bridge Falls is a world famous tourist attraction, situated 12 miles from Aberystwyth.
Caernarfon Castle

The Crown, Series 3, Episode 6
The Crown, Series 3, Episode 6
The Crown did actually shoot the Investiture of the Prince of Wales at Caernarfon Castle itself, with Josh O’Connor (Prince Charles) filming on location. Welsh filming also took place in Ferndale, Rhondda and at Big Pit National Coal Museum in Blaenavon.
Big Pit

The Crown, Series 3, Episode 6
The Crown, Series 3, Episode 6
The Crown did actually shoot the Investiture of the Prince of Wales at Caernarfon Castle itself, with Josh O’Connor (Prince Charles) filming on location. Welsh filming also took place in Ferndale, Rhondda and at Big Pit National Coal Museum in Blaenavon.
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
BBC Wales' studios where the series Doctor Who, Casualty and Pobol y Cwm are based.