Hatley Castle

Hatley Castle is a Gothic Revival castle in Colwood, British Columbia, Canada, and a filming location for X-Men (1992-1997), Smallville (2001-2011) and Arrow (2012-2020) among other productions. Built in 1908, it was designed by Samuel Maclure. It is owned by James Dunsmuir.

Location: 2005 Sooke Road, Colwood, British Columbia, Canada

Verified facts

• Located in Hatley Park, Colwood
  confidence 75/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-0537, SRC-0538, SRC-0539
• Designed by Samuel Maclure
  confidence 85/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-0537, SRC-0540, SRC-0539
• Built in 1908
  confidence 70/100 · 2 independent sources · SRC-0540, SRC-0537
• Architectural style: Gothic Revival
  confidence 75/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-0537, SRC-0538, SRC-4034
• Historic designation: National Historic Site of Canada; Classified Federal Heritage Building
  confidence 75/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-0537, SRC-0538, SRC-0539
• Appeared in X-Men (tv, 1992-1997)
  confidence 95/100 · 6 independent sources · SRC-0538, SRC-0541, SRC-0667, SRC-3670, SRC-0650, SRC-3451
• Appeared in Smallville (tv, 2001-2011)
  confidence 90/100 · 4 independent sources · SRC-3449, SRC-3450, SRC-3670, SRC-0541
• Appeared in Arrow (tv, 2012-2020)
  confidence 90/100 · 4 independent sources · SRC-3449, SRC-3450, SRC-3687, SRC-0541
• Appeared in Descendants (movie, 2015)
  confidence 85/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-3449, SRC-3451, SRC-0541
• Appeared in The Killing (tv, 2011-2014)
  confidence 85/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-3449, SRC-3451, SRC-0541
• Appeared in MacGyver (tv, 1985-1992)
  confidence 85/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-3449, SRC-3451, SRC-0541
• Appeared in Deadpool (movie, 2016)
  confidence 75/100 · 4 independent sources · SRC-0538, SRC-3451, SRC-7299, SRC-7300
• Appeared in Deadpool 2 (movie, 2018)
  confidence 75/100 · 5 independent sources · SRC-0538, SRC-3451, SRC-4323, SRC-7301, SRC-7302
• Appeared in X2: X-Men United (movie, 2003)
  confidence 80/100 · 7 independent sources · SRC-0538, SRC-3451, SRC-7303, SRC-7304, SRC-0667, SRC-8356, SRC-8823
• Appeared in X-Men: The Last Stand (movie, 2006)
  confidence 80/100 · 5 independent sources · SRC-0538, SRC-3451, SRC-7305, SRC-8718, SRC-8356
• Appeared in Generation X (movie, 1996)
  confidence 90/100 · 4 independent sources · SRC-0538, SRC-3451, SRC-0541, SRC-8356
• Appeared in Masterminds (movie, 1997)
  confidence 90/100 · 4 independent sources · SRC-0538, SRC-3451, SRC-7306, SRC-0541
• Appeared in Poltergeist: The Legacy (tv, 1996-1999)
  confidence 80/100 · 5 independent sources · SRC-0538, SRC-3451, SRC-7307, SRC-7308, SRC-8719
• Appeared in The Changeling (movie, 1980)
  confidence 90/100 · 4 independent sources · SRC-0538, SRC-3451, SRC-7309, SRC-7310
• Appeared in Bones (tv, 2005-2017)
  confidence 80/100 · 5 independent sources · SRC-0538, SRC-4324, SRC-8824, SRC-10152, SRC-14822
• Appeared in Fate (movie, 2025)
  confidence 75/100 · 4 independent sources · SRC-4325, SRC-4324, SRC-7311, SRC-8720
• Owned by James Dunsmuir (1906–1937)
  confidence 90/100 · 5 independent sources · SRC-0538, SRC-0539, SRC-7312, SRC-3451, SRC-8721
• Designed by Brett and Hall — landscape architects
  confidence 70/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-4034, SRC-8722, SRC-8762
• Architectural style: Tudor Revival
  confidence 70/100 · 2 independent sources · SRC-8721, SRC-0539
• Appeared in The Boy (movie, 2016)
  confidence 70/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-8723, SRC-8356, SRC-8763
• Appeared in Fierce People (movie, 2005)
  confidence 85/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-8724, SRC-8356, SRC-4771
• Appeared in Knight Moves (movie, 1992)
  confidence 75/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-8725, SRC-0538, SRC-8823
• Appeared in The Professor (movie, 2018)
  confidence 75/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-0538, SRC-8726, SRC-8764
• Appeared in The Duke (movie, 1999)
  confidence 80/100 · 5 independent sources · SRC-0538, SRC-8356, SRC-8730, SRC-8834, SRC-8823
• Appeared in Witches of East End (tv, 2013–2014)
  confidence 75/100 · 4 independent sources · SRC-8727, SRC-0538, SRC-8719, SRC-8356
• Appeared in Seven Days (tv, 1999)
  confidence 80/100 · 4 independent sources · SRC-0541, SRC-0538, SRC-8730, SRC-8823
• Appeared in The Amazing Race Canada (tv, 2018)
  confidence 80/100 · 5 independent sources · SRC-8729, SRC-0538, SRC-8835, SRC-9176, SRC-9688
• Appeared in UnREAL (tv, 2015)
  confidence 75/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-0541, SRC-8730, SRC-8356
• Appeared in The Mole (tv, 2001)
  confidence 70/100 · 2 independent sources · SRC-8727, SRC-0541
• Appeared in In the Land of Women (movie, 2007)
  confidence 75/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-0541, SRC-10284, SRC-11067

Evidence & sources

• SRC-0537 — Hatley Castle — Canadian Register of Historic Places (Parks Canada) (Tier 1, official_archive; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-0538 — Hatley Park National Historic Site — Wikipedia (Tier 3, encyclopedia; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-0539 — Hatley Park National Historic Site — Encyclopaedia Britannica (Tier 2, encyclopedia; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-0540 — History — Hatley Castle (official site) (Tier 1, official_site; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-0541 — Movies — Hatley Castle (official site) (Tier 1, official_site; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-0650 — Exclaim! — 15 Filming Locations From the 'X-Men' Movies You Can Visit in Canada (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-0667 — The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations — X-Men 2 (X2: X-Men United) filming locations (Tier 3, established_reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-10152 — Visitor In Victoria — Hatley Castle (Tier 2, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-10284 — https://www.jamesbayinn.com/hatley-castle (Tier 3, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-11067 — Wikipedia – In the Land of Women (Tier 1, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-14822 — IMDb — Bones: The Promise in the Palace (TV Episode 2015) (Tier 2, reference; retrieved July 2026)
• SRC-3449 — Wikipedia — Hatley Park National Historic Site (Tier 2, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-3450 — ScreenRant — Where Was Smallville Filmed: DC Filming Locations Explained (Tier 2, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-3451 — Explore — Take A Trip To An Iconic Filming Location At This Stunning Canadian Castle (Tier 2, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-3670 — colwood.ca (Tier 3, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-3687 — cineventure.ca (Tier 3, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-4034 — gc.ca (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-4323 — nationaltrustcanada.ca (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-4324 — victoriabuzz.com (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-4325 — dailyhive.com (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-4771 — City of Colwood (Tier 1, government; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-7299 — Deadpool 2 is Currently Filming X-Men Mansion Scenes — Screen Rant (Tier 2, entertainment news; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-7300 — Here's how Victoria is connected to the new Deadpool movie — Daily Hive (Tier 2, local news; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-7301 — CBR: Deadpool 2 Filming X-Mansion Scenes with Reynolds in Victoria, BC (Tier 2, news; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-7302 — Victoria Times Colonist: Deadpool comes to Hatley Castle, then tweets about it (Tier 2, news; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-7303 — X2: X-Men United – Filming & Production Locations (IMDb) (Tier 3, film-database; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-7304 — Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters – Places of Fancy (Tier 3, film-location-blog; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-7305 — IMDb — X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) Filming & production / Filming locations (Tier 3, database; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-7306 — Victoria Times Colonist — Greater Victoria is king of the castles for film locations (Tier 2, news; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-7307 — IMDb — Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996-1999), Filming locations (Tier 2, database; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-7308 — The Vintage News — The remarkable Hatley Castle filming location (Tier 3, news; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-7309 — The Horror Classic That Ushered In a New Era in B.C. Filmmaking — MONTECRISTO (Tier 2, magazine; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-7310 — 10 homes that had big roles in scary movies — CBS News (Tier 1, news; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-7311 — Interview with Jonathan Baker – Fate (HNMAG) (Tier 3, news-interview; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-7312 — Royal Roads University / Hatley Park — Hatley Castle: A grand retirement residence (Tier 2, institutional; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8356 — Royal Roads University — Hatley Park, List of films (Tier 2, official_site; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8718 — The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations — X-Men: The Last Stand (Tier 2, reference_site; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8719 — Victoria's Best Places — Hatley Castle at Royal Roads (Tier 2, travel_guide; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8720 — CHEK News — New movie 'FATE' starring Harvey Keitel, Faye Dunaway films at Colwood's Hatley Castle (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8721 — Parks Canada — Directory of Federal Heritage Designations: Hatley Park / Former Royal Roads Military College National Historic Site of Canada (Tier 1, official_archive; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8722 — Gardenvisit — Hatley Park Gardens (Tier 2, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8723 — Victoria Times Colonist — 'Boy' in the window a gift from horror-film producers (Tier 2, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8724 — Wikipedia — Fierce People (film) (Tier 2, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8725 — AFI Catalog — Knight Moves (Tier 1, official_archive; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8726 — Victoria Buzz — Johnny Depp spotted filming at Hatley Castle in Colwood (Tier 2, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8727 — Times Colonist — Greater Victoria is king of the castles for film locations (Tier 2, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8729 — Victoria Buzz — Amazing Race Canada kicks off Season 6 in Victoria (Tier 2, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8730 — MovieMaps — Movies Filmed at Hatley Castle (UnREAL) (Tier 3, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8762 — American Aristocracy — Hatley Castle (houses profile) (Tier 2, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8763 — Victoria Buzz — 'The Boy': A Hollywood blockbuster horror film features Victoria's iconic Craigdarroch Castle (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8764 — Victoria Times Colonist — 'Johnny Depp slips in — and out — of Royal Roads for film shoot' (Tier 1, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8823 — Times Colonist — Greater Victoria is king of the castles for film locations (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8824 — Victoria-Canada.ca — Hatley Castle in Victoria, British Columbia (Tier 3, travel_guide; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8834 — IMDb — The Duke (1999) Filming & Production Locations (Tier 2, database; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8835 — The Amazing Race Wiki (Fandom) — The Amazing Race Canada: Heroes Edition (Tier 3, wiki; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-9176 — CHEK News — Craigdarroch Castle, Malahat Skywalk in next 'Amazing Race Canada' episode (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-9688 — Saanich News (Black Press Media) — "Amazing Race Canada kicks off at Hatley Castle", Kendra Wong, Apr. 23, 2018 (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)

How we verify

Every fact above is independently corroborated by at least two reputable sources and
confidence-scored before publication. Claims that cannot clear that bar are withheld. We show the
street address only for non-residential public landmarks (museums, commercial and civic buildings,
publicly documented filming-location sites); the exact addresses of private residences and any
personal information are structurally barred from publication. Last reviewed June 2026.

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Frequently asked questions

Where was Arrow filmed?

Hatley Castle, in Colwood, British Columbia, is a real-world filming location used for Arrow. This property has also appeared on screen in Bones, Deadpool, Deadpool 2, Descendants.

Where was Bones filmed?

Hatley Castle, in Colwood, British Columbia, is a real-world filming location used for Bones. This property has also appeared on screen in Arrow, Deadpool, Deadpool 2, Descendants.

Where was Deadpool filmed?

Hatley Castle, in Colwood, British Columbia, is a real-world filming location used for Deadpool. This property has also appeared on screen in Arrow, Bones, Deadpool 2, Descendants.

Where was Deadpool 2 filmed?

Hatley Castle, in Colwood, British Columbia, is a real-world filming location used for Deadpool 2. This property has also appeared on screen in Arrow, Bones, Deadpool, Descendants.

Can you visit Hatley Castle?

Yes — Hatley Castle is open to the public on a limited basis. Hours: Grounds/gardens open to public free year-round. Castle interior (first floor) only via guided tour. Daily guided tours roughly mid-May to early Sep (e.g. 10:30am, 11:45am, 1:45pm, 3pm, plus 4:15pm Mon-Thu); off-season by appointment for groups of 10+. Hatley Park Museum daily 10am-5pm Apr-Sep (free).. Admission: Grounds and museum free (parking fee applies). Guided castle tour approx CAD $19 adult, $16 senior 60+, $11 youth 6-17, free under 5. Tickets at the Hatley Castle retail store..

Who designed Hatley Castle?

Hatley Castle was designed by Brett and Hall.

Where is Hatley Castle located?

Hatley Castle is located in Colwood, British Columbia.