YOU can visit a host of very famous filming locations from top TV shows and films, for as little as 25p with the National Lottery Open Week.
Kicking off on Saturday 15 March, hundreds of locations across the UK are taking a National Lottery Ticket as ‘payment’ for entry to a National Trust location.
Visit the very lake where Colin Firth took a dip in Pride and Prejudice[/caption]
How it works is that between the 15 and 23 March you can redeem free entry, or discounted entry at participating National Trust venues with a lottery ticket.
All you need to do is show a physical or digital lottery or scratch card at the entrance – and it works if you have an old ticket too.
For anyone who doesn’t enter the lottery regularly, you can buy the Prize Ball Red Instant Win game for just 25p.
Here are some of the National Trust locations that were used in iconic movies from James Bond to Sense and Sensibility.
Lyme
Found in Cheshire, Lyme offers some of most iconic scenes in film history. If I say Pride and Prejudice, you probably know already.
Starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle, the 1995 production of Pride and Prejudice was filmed in various locations across the UK.
But for that very famous moment where Lizzie Bennet sees Mr Darcy emerge from the lake in what became a very see-through shirt.
The filmmakers visited Lyme in Cheshire, which is also cared for by the National Trust – and offers free entry with National Lottery Open Week.
Eden Project
The Eden Project is home to one of the biggest indoor rainforests and is known for its tropical climates – but not when it transformed into an ice palace.
For Pierce Brosnan’s Die Another Day in 2002, the Eden Project became a frozen landscape.
The Eden Project was made to look like an icy palace for a James Bond movie[/caption]
Halle Berry and Pierce Brosnan were the stars of Die Another Day[/caption]
Pierce and Halle Berry‘s characters raced to defeat Gustav Graves in his ice palace.
Halle’s stunt double even climbed down the side of the Eden Project for the movie.
Saltram House
For any fan of the classic movies, Saltram House in Plymouth is like stepping into a Jane Austen story.
And it was in fact used to film the 1995 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility starring Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant and Kate Winslet.
Saltram House in Devon became Norland Park, the estate that must be given up by the Dashwood family.
With it being the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen, it’s the perfect time to step onto the set of one of her most famous novels.
Fans of period films should also visit Saltram House[/caption]
The Saltram Estate was transferred to the National Trust in 1957[/caption]
Stowe
This incredibly grand Georgian house in Buckingham has more than 300 years of history behind it, and it’s been the backdrop for plenty of movies.
With sprawling gardens it’s no wonder movies picked it as the perfect spot. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, which was the third instalment, saw Indiana head to Stowe, which was dressed as the Reichstag.
The building appears as the Royal Academy Observatory in fantasy movie Stardust, and in the James Bond film The World is Not Enough which uses the grounds’ chapel for the funeral at the King family estate.
For this one, pick a sunny day as the National Lottery Open Week provides free entry to the gardens only.
National Lottery Open Week allows access to the Stowe House gardens[/caption]
It was one of the many locations used for the third Indiana Jones film[/caption]
Glencoe National Nature Reserve
Another trip to save for a sunny day is to the Glencoe National Nature reserve in Scotland – especially for Harry Potter fans.
Not only is the landscape beautiful, but it was also transformed to be part of the wizarding world for almost all of the Harry Potter films.
Most famously, it was the location for Hagrid’s hut which was specially built for filming.
Sadly, since the end of the franchise, the hut is no longer there, but you can easily find where it used to be if you pull into Clachaig Inn in Glencoe.
Just a 5-minute walk from the car park is the spot you’re looking for that overlooks the Torren Lochan and is next to Signal Rock forest.
The actors filmed scenes near by Hagrid’s hut in the Scottish park[/caption]
This is where Hagrid’s hut was constructed for the making of Harry Potter[/caption]
Other honourable mentions go to the Tower of London, which is offering half-price entry with a lottery ticket.
It was used in the backdrop for Mary Poppins Returns and Spider-man: Far From Home.
There’s also Tredegar House in Newport which was the location for the British Army’s WWI base in northern France in Journey’s End starring Sam Claflin.
Three more TV locations to see for free
Here are some filming locations across the UK that won’t cost you a penny to visit…
Gavin and Stacey came to an end over Christmas, but you can always keep the spirit alive with a trip to Barry.
If you head over to Trinity Street, you’ll find the homes of Gavin and Stacey, Gwen and Bryn. Plus, the Tadross Hotel five minutes down the road which doubled as The Dolphin.
For fans of Sex Education stay in Wales and head over to Wye Valley. Otis and Jean’s house is the most recognisable home which you can see with a walking trial.
In the village of Sydmonds Yat, there’s a pub called the Saracens Head Inn which is the perfect pit stop and has a great view of the river.
On the coast of Cornwall is the filming location for Beyond Paradise. Looe has the most beautiful beaches and harbour all used for the murder mystery series.
Martha’s restaurant, The Ten Miles Kitchen, is filmed in The Stables, Port Eliot House & Gardens cafe.
Harry Potter fans should put the Glencoe National Nature reserve on their bucket list[/caption]
