Where is The Crown filmed?

THE CROWN has been thrilling Netflix viewers since it first dropped on the site in 2016.

The period drama always leaves fans in awe of the stunning filming locations used, which includes real castles and country estates.

The Crown uses stunning filming locations – Dominic West seen here playing Prince Charles in season 5

Where was The Crown season 5 filmed?

Lancaster House

Buckingham Palace has been the British monarch’s official residence since 1837 and the setting for some of The Crown’s most iconic scenes.

Lancaster House – which is a townhouse near Pall Mall – is used for the palace scenes.

Built in the 1820s, the mansion has it’s own royal history.

It was a favourite of Queen Victoria, who once remarked to the resident Duchess of Sunderland, “I come from my house to your palace.”

Somerleyton Hall

Somerleyton Hall is a backdrop for The Crown

The Queen’s much loved East Anglian estate Sandringham is back for season 5, and is where we left the cast of The Crown at the end of season four.

For Sandringham scenes, fellow East Anglian manor house Somerleyton Hall is used.

The Jacobean Manor house features John Thomas architecture, Prince Albert’s favourite sculptor who worked on the houses of Parliament.

Somerleyton Hall is a family home and is run by Hugh Crossley, the 4th Baron Somerleyton.

Hedsor House

Hedsor House stands in for No. 10

Gillian Anderson’s Margaret Thatcher was one of the stand outs of season four, and season five will see her passing the PM baton on to Jonny Lee Miller’s John Major.

Hedsor House is used for Downing Street scenes.

The mansion can be found just 15 miles from London, and since 1106 has been visited by Kings and Queens.

These days, guests at the mansion have included George Clooney, the Beckhams, Brad Pitt, and Elton John.

Ardverikie Castle

Balmoral scenes were shot at Ardverikie Castle

Season 5 will cover the tragic death of Princess Diana.

The Royal Family were at Balmoral for their summer vacation, when the news of her death broke.

The Queen’s beloved Scottish castle features in every season of the show, and Ardverikie Castle is used.

This 19th century Gothic home near Inverness has the same turrets as the real Balmoral.

Burghley House

Burghley House is used for season 5 of The Crown

The Crown season 5 features the famous Windsor Castle fire of 1992.

For this memorable event Burghley House in Peterborough is used.

This Tudor mansion which doubled up as Windsor Castle in season four as well.

The impressive pile was used for 2005 film Pride & Prejudice.

Hatfield House

Hatfield house has been a prominent backdrop for The Crown

Hatfield House in Heartfordshire has been a filming location for The Crown for many seasons, and features again in season 5.

The Jacobean home has opulent rooms and halls which perfectly help to recreate the lavish interiors of the palace.

The stately home is actually open to the public from April to September. Find out more on the Hatfield Houses website.

Where was The Crown seasons 1 to 4 filmed?

Waddesdon Manor

Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, is regularly used for shooting period dramas

Waddesdon Manor is a huge country house in the village of Waddesdon, in Buckinghamshire.

The Grade I listed house was built in the Neo-Renaissance style of a French château between 1874 and 1889 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild (1839–1898) as a weekend residence for grand entertaining and as a setting for his collection.

With it’s stunning building and beautiful grounds, it is the ideal location fit for a Queen.

The Manor is a popular location for dramas – it was also used for Downton Abbey, Kate Winslet film A Little Chaos, Midsommer Murders, and even Helen Mirren’s film The Queen.

Woodchester Mansion

Woodchester Mansion is also used as backdrop for the new series

Woodchester Mansion is an unfinished, Gothic revival mansion house in Gloucestershire.

It was formerly known as Spring Park.

The mansion was abandoned by its builders in the middle of construction, leaving behind a building that appears complete from the outside, but with floors, plaster and whole rooms missing inside.

It has remained in this state since the mid-1870s.

The mansion’s creator William Leigh bought the Woodchester Park estate for £100,000 in 1854, demolishing an existing house on the site known as Spring Park, which had been home to the Ducie family.

The Mansion is also a popular location for films and TV shows.

Dracula (2006 TV Movie), The Famous Five (1995) and Gunpowder 5/11: The Greatest Terror Plot (2014 TV Movie) were all filmed there.

It is also regularly featured on supernatural show, Most Haunted.

Other filming locations:

• The cast and crew were seen at the Royal College of Physicians to film the Queen’s visit to the Royal Opera House in 1968.
• Filming also took place in Guildford, as the De Vere Horsley Estate was used at the German Marburg Castle in Hesse.
• Winchester Cathedral was used in place of St Paul’s Catherdral for Winston Churchill’s funeral in 10965.
• The Hylands House in Essex was the perfect place to double up as the White House for scenes in which Princess Margaret met with former US President Lyndon. B. Johnson in 1965.

When does The Crown season 5 start on Netflix?

The wait is almost over for season five of The Crown to drop on Netflix.

The fifth series will drop at 8am on November 9, 2022.

Another piece of good news is, you’ll be able to binge watch all ten episodes straight away.

This new series is the penultimate, with season 6 being the last in franchise.