The opulent world of period drama is built on real places. The grand staircases of The Gilded Age, the country estates of Downton Abbey, the ballrooms of Bridgerton and the palaces of The Crown are filmed in genuine historic mansions you can learn about — and in many cases visit. Here are the real homes behind the screen’s most lavish dramas.
Seen in Downton Abbey
Alnwick, Northumberland — built 1096 · Medieval
Seen in The Crown
Saffron Walden, Essex — built 1605-1614 · Jacobean
Seen in Bridgerton
Reading, Berkshire — built 1776 · Palladian
Seen in The Gilded Age
Islip, New York — Tudor Revival
Seen in The Gilded Age
Newport, Rhode Island — built 1894 · French Renaissance
Seen in Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Grantham, Lincolnshire — built 1685 · Carolean
Seen in The Crown
Grantham, Leicestershire — built 1801 · Gothic Revival
Seen in Bridgerton
Woodstock, Oxfordshire — built 1705 · Baroque
Seen in The Crown
Banbury, Oxfordshire — built 1306
Seen in The Crown
Stamford, Lincolnshire — built 1555-1587 · Elizabethan
Seen in Bridgerton
York, North Yorkshire — built 1699 · Baroque
Seen in The Gilded Age
Newport, Rhode Island — built 1852 · Second Empire · Italianate
Seen in Poldark
Tetbury, Gloucestershire — Elizabethan · built 1576
Seen in The Crown
London, Royal Borough of Greenwich — built 1936 · Art Deco
Seen in The Gilded Age
Yonkers, New York — built 1877
Seen in Bridgerton
London, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames — built 1514 · Tudor and English Baroque
Seen in Downton Abbey
Leeds, West Yorkshire — built 1771 · Palladian
Seen in Bridgerton
Hatfield, Hertfordshire — built 1611 · Jacobean
Seen in The Gilded Age
Port Washington, New York — built 1912 · Tudor
Seen in Downton Abbey
Highclere, Hampshire — built 1842 · Tudor Revival
Seen in The Gilded Age
Newport, Rhode Island — built 1839 · Gothic Revival
Seen in The Crown
Knebworth, Hertfordshire — built 1490 · Tudor Revival
Seen in The Gilded Age
Tarrytown, New York — built 1842 · Gothic Revival
Seen in The Gilded Age
Newport, Rhode Island — built 1892 · Beaux-Arts
Seen in The Gilded Age
Newport, Rhode Island — built 1892 · Châteauesque
Seen in The Gilded Age
Old Westbury, New York — built 1906 · Baroque · Carolean Revival (Charles II style)
Seen in Bridgerton
London, Greater London — built 1761 · Neoclassical
Seen in Bridgerton
Petworth, West Sussex — built 1688
Seen in The Gilded Age
Harrison, New York — built 1892
Seen in The Gilded Age
Newport, Rhode Island — built 1902 · Beaux-Arts
Seen in Bridgerton
Bath, Somerset — built 1767-1774 · Georgian
Seen in Downton Abbey
London, London Borough of Hounslow, England — built 1547-1552 · Neoclassical
Seen in The Gilded Age
Newport, Rhode Island — built 1895 · Beaux-Arts
Seen in The Gilded Age
Newport, Rhode Island — built 1901 · Beaux-Arts
Seen in The Gilded Age
Newport, Rhode Island — built 1867 · Stick style (Modern Gothic)
Seen in The Crown
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire — built 1874 · Neo-Renaissance (French Renaissance château style)
Seen in Downton Abbey
Rotherham, South Yorkshire — built 1725 · Palladian
Seen in Downton Abbey
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire — Palladian · built 1740
Seen in Bridgerton
Salisbury, Wiltshire — built 1647 · Palladian
Seen in Bridgerton
Potters Bar, Hertfordshire — built 1754 · Palladian