Themed trip
Film and TV locations
Places used on screen, plus the home of a famous fictional detective.
4 stops on the map
A short list for now: only places with an official page or our guide to back the claim.
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The stops
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Alnwick Castle
Official site: the grounds are where Harry Potter had his first flying lesson in the first film.
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Lacock Abbey and village
National Trust: a location for many TV and film productions.
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Sherlock Holmes Museum

Nearby: Sherlock Holmes Museum. Photo: Apsu09, CC BY-SA 3.0 A museum on Baker Street.
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221B Baker Street

Nearby: Sherlock Holmes Museum. Photo: Apsu09, CC BY-SA 3.0 The fictional address of Sherlock Holmes.
Stops marked with an official-site link are outside our city guides. Each was checked against the operator's own page, and the location comes from OpenStreetMap. Check opening times and tickets before you go.
Planning this trip
The 4 stops fall in 2 parts of Britain, and the two furthest apart, Alnwick Castle and Lacock Abbey and village, are about 446 km apart in a straight line. Treat it as a menu rather than one journey: pick the stops in one or two destinations and give each a day or more.
- Outside our city guides (2 stops): Alnwick Castle and Lacock Abbey and village.
- London (2 stops): Sherlock Holmes Museum and 221B Baker Street. London guide.
To travel between destinations, see getting between regions and our rail tickets guide. For weather and daylight by month, see when to go to London. Opening times change with the seasons, so check each stop's own website before you set out.
Access and family notes come from the same data as our area guides: 0 of the 4 stops are reported as fully or partly step-free, and 0 are marked family-friendly. Reports come from venues or OpenStreetMap contributors, so confirm with the place before you travel.
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