Your Unmissable Day Out: Film and TV Locations in Greenwich

Step onto an Unmissable film set without even knowing!

Are you a 'set jetter?' If you’ve ever been to Greenwich, then the answer is ‘yes’ whether you realise it or not! 

'Set Jetting' is visiting the locations where iconic scenes from some of the most well-known films and TV shows were shot - and Greenwich is packed full of historic sites and curious locales that have had their moments on screen. Plan your tour of the borough’s best filming locations with this guide to what to look out for and where it appeared. 

Filming in and around Maritime Greenwich

The Netflix smash-hit Bridgerton, set in the hectic social world of Regency London, makes lavish use of locations like the Queen’s House, built in 1616 for Queen Anne and the UK’s first neoclassical building, Greenwich Park, and the magnificent Old Royal Naval College. English Heritage property, Ranger’s House, plays a starring role as the facade of the iconic Bridgerton family home in the drama. Today, the house is open seasonally and home to the fascinating Wernher Collection with over 700 works amassed by the 19th-century businessman, Sir Julius Wernher.

Designed by Sir Cristopher Wren and completed in 1712, the Old Royal Naval College has been hailed by screen magazine Empire as ‘the most popular filming location in the world.’ And no wonder – with the stunning Baroque artwork of the Painted Hall, the vast lawns and open spaces, and historic domed architecture as a backdrop, there are plenty of atmospheric shooting locations beloved by filmmakers. Notable TV shows and films made here include Netflix smash The Crown; Jurassic World Rebirth (2025); Ridley Scott’s Napoleon (2023); Marvel sensation Thor: The Dark World (2013); The Dark Knight Rises (2012); Les Misérables (2012); The Madness of King George (1994); Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and many more productions going back 100 years.

You can step into the mesmerising world of Hollywood highlights on the Wigs, Weddings, Powder and Palaces or Spies, Sleuths and Superheroes tours (1 hour and 15 minutes) at the Old Royal Naval College. 

Naturally, green and gorgeous Greenwich Park, its voluptuous Victorian landscaping intact, has starred in much more than Bridgerton. Daniel Craig was filmed here for the crime flick Layer Cake (2005), while Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet donned Georgian frocks to shoot scenes for the 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility on its verdant lawns. Renée Zellweger and Jim Broadbent walked in the park for scenes in Bridget Jones's Baby (2016). 

Within the Queen’s House stands the elegant cast-iron Tulip Stairs. Princess Diana, played by Elizabeth Debicki, ran down these in a memorable scene from The Crown. The carriageway outside was also used in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) starring Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law. 

Nearby, heritage-listed Greenwich Market was used for Now You See Me 2 (2016) – stop by for a drink and some traditional British fare at The Coach and Horses, the pub outside which Jack Wilder played his card trick in the film. And watch out for runners – the Greenwich Foot Tunnel under the Thames was used as an escape route from a code-red extermination of the infected in zombie thriller 28 Weeks Later (2007).

Locations on Greenwich Peninsula and the Thames

Upriver, on the buzzing Greenwich Peninsula, you can follow in the footsteps of the world’s most famous and stylish spy – James Bond. Pierce Brosnan found himself on top of The O2, after jumping from a helicopter in the 1999 Bond film, The World is Not Enough, and you can too, with Up at The O2. 

Or, if you fancy recreating Daniel Craig’s famous boat chase down the Thames in Spectre (2015) – but at a much more sedate pace – Uber Boat by Thames Clippers connects Greenwich, North Greenwich and Woolwich to central London regularly.

Movies filmed in and around Woolwich

Woolwich Arsenal DLR station had a brief cameo as Athens Station in Jason Bourne (2016), starring Matt Damon. Woolwich’s Calderwood St was a location in the 2006 dystopian science fiction film Children of Men, starring Clive Owen, Julianne Moore and Michael Caine. While you’re there, be sure to check out Woolwich Works – one of London’s most vibrant cultural centres. A little further downriver, the eye-catchingly brutalist Thamesmead estate was used in filming both Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange (1971) and the much-more-optimistic love story Beautiful Thing (1996). 

Filming locations elsewhere in Greenwich borough

Further south, Charlton House, considered by many the finest Jacobean mansion in London and another Greenwich must-see, appeared in the 2000 film, Monarch. And, further inland again, the gloriously eccentric Tudor/art deco ensemble of Eltham Palace and Gardens showed its versatility by playing several different parts in The Crown: Bermuda Government House, the HMS Queen Mary and the Queen’s private quarters aboard the Royal Yacht. Rooms in Eltham Palace were also used as the Hollywood dressing rooms in Stan & Ollie (2018) and Slugworth's office in Wonka (2024).

Just south of the Thames Barrier (an awe-inspiring engineering feat that’s well worth its own visit) is Maryon Park, seen in Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1966 cult classic Blow-Up, starring Vanessa Redgrave and David Hemmings. 

Download the SetJetters app

Want to explore these filming locations for yourself? Check out the free SetJetters app to discover exactly where your favourite scenes were shot in Greenwich. The app gives you a handy map of film and TV locations across the borough, with fun challenges like collecting the Greenwich badge by visiting the most iconic scenes.