Dearest gentle reader, Bridgerton season three (part one) has finally arrived! As a new love story takes center stage, we return to familiar filming locations that have captivated us ever since the Netflix series made its debut in 2020. In the third installment, a handful of new settings magnify the Bridgerton universe’s everlasting grandeur. Ahead, we’ve carefully crafted a guide to all of the manor houses, palaces, castles, and museums featured throughout all three seasons of the beloved series. Many can also be seen in other popular productions including The Crown, Pride and Prejudice, Enola Holmes, and even a Jonas Brothers music video. Whether you need a refresher, want details on new locations in season three, or are watching the series for the first time (if so, welcome to the fandom), take a trip to England with us. Warning: These impressive sites may reignite your taste for Regencycore and Bridgerton-inspired decor.
Livingston Estate
Livingston estate, where the garden party scene during season three (episode one), takes place, was filmed at Squerryes Court. The 17th-century manor house is located just outside the town of Westerham in Kent. While the house and gardens aren’t open to the public anymore, the National Garden Scheme days. The property also encompasses a vineyard (with tours and tastings) and dining options available to the public.
The Kent Estate
Alice and Will Mondrich get an upgraded living situation during season three. Known as the Kent Estate in the series, the residence is portrayed by Kingston Bagpuize House in real life. Location manager Tony Hood chose the setting for its loveliness and authenticity. “You can see that the furnace has been used, the dining table has been used, it has a lived-in quality that felt very much like a home,” he said in a press brief.
Fans may recognize the setting as a backdrop in other productions including Downtown Abbey and Emma, and the home and gardens are open to visitors on specific days throughout the season.
Lady Tilley Arnold’s Residence
Season three introduces Lady Tilley Arnold, a wealthy widow at the helm of her late husband’s estate. Basildon Park, previously used as the exterior of the Featherington family’s garden, portrays the interiors of Lady Tilley’s home. “This season, we’ve gone more inside Basildon because it has fantastic interiors [with] an unbelievable staircase that just looks fabulous,” Hood said in the brief. “Tilley lives in the central town and doesn’t want to be in amongst the normal scene of the ton, but she is obviously well-to-do, with an estate of her own, and she runs it very well.”
The Hawkins Residence
Lord Hawkins is another eccentric character who debuts in season three. For his estate, the production team chose Grimsthorpe Castle to represent the interiors and exteriors. The building boasts a slightly quirky look thanks to a mix of Tudor and Baroque architectural styles. Inside, it’s brimming with exquisite rooms (which, yes, fans can tour along with the property’s parkland and gardens). The castle’s Vanburgh Hall sets the scene for a dreamy ball. “We had to bring in changes that weren’t typical of a Regency house,” Hood added. “We reasoned that Hawkins would have gone for something a little bit strange.”
The Cowper Residence
The home of Cressida Cowper and her family is portrayed by Pitzhanger Manor, which is famous for being the former country house of Sir John Soane, one of Britain’s most influential architects. Located in London’s Ealing Green area, the building also houses a contemporary art gallery and fans can visit the historic spot. For the interiors of the Cowper residence, the production team wanted to create a masculine atmosphere to contrast with the pale pinks Cressida is often seen in. “I wanted her to look like a caged bird in this very horrible, dark, foreboding space—but it still had to be within the opulent Bridgertonworld,” production designer Alison Gartshore said in a press brief. “It’s still a very beautiful space, but just tonally darker than what we’ve been used to seeing.”
Along with a dark color palette, the settings feature ominous details including a sofa with a Medusa motif. The team also “lifted the ceilings, narrowed the space, and put big columns up the walls—all with the intention of making the characters feel smaller,” according to the brief.
The Bridgerton Residence
The Bridgertons’ residence, played by Ranger’s House.
The very first home we see in Bridgerton is the wisteria-covered residence of the Bridgerton family, which includes Lady Bridgerton, her four sons (Anthony, Benedict, Colin, and Gregory), and her four daughters (Daphne, Eloise, Francesca, and Hyacinth). It turns out you can visit the site that acts as this home’s exterior: Ranger’s House, an art museum built in 1722 and located in London’s Greenwich neighborhood. For the home-turned-museum’s appearance in Bridgerton, wisteria and ivy were added to the exterior to give it a more enchanting appearance. As for the interiors, RAF Halton—one of the UK’s largest Royal Air Force stations—lends backdrops.
The viscount and viscountess, Anthony Bridgerton and Kate Sharma, live in an apartment that’s part of the Bridgerton residence. The new sets were designed to marry each character’s colors: the classic Bridgerton pale blue, creams, and champagnes are mixed with the Sharma color palette of rich sunset colors. (Look closely, and you can spot a portrait of Kate’s dog Newton in their space!)
The Featherington Residence
The Featheringtons at home.
Some of the filming locations for Bridgerton were used to depict more than one residence, like the aforementioned RAF Halton that depicts both the Featheringtons’ dining room and the Bridgertons’ home interiors. Another potentially familiar site was also used for interiors of the Featheringtons’ residence: Hatfield House, which can also be seen in The Favourite, Enola Holmes, Rebecca, and the Jonas Brothers’ “Sucker” music video. Another location used to bring the Featheringtons’ home to life was No. 1 Royal Crescent, a museum in Bath, England. The museum’s exterior portrays the front door of the home as well as Penelope’s window.
The Duke of Hastings’s Residence
Wilton House acts as the exterior of the Duke of Hastings’ home.
The Duke of Hastings’s lifelong home consists of three filming locations: Wilton House, Syon House, and Badminton House, all of which are country houses that were built hundreds of years ago. If you’re a period drama connoisseur like we are, you’ve probably seen Wilton House in The Crown, Emma, and Pride and Prejudice, to name a few of its other starring roles. Wilton House serves as both the exterior and parts of the interior of the Hastings’ home, while Syon House and Badminton House were solely used for their interiors. (Fun fact: Badminton House is located just 20 minutes from Highgrove House, the residence of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.)
The production team typically shoots at Wilton House two to three times per season as the interiors and exteriors have also been used to represent St. James’s Palace, Buckingham House, the debutant presentation room, and more.
Lady Danbury’s Residence
The Holburne Museum of Art acts as Lady Danbury’s residence.
Lady Danbury is like a mother figure to the Duke of Hastings, whose mother died shortly after giving birth to him—and the Lady and Duke’s connection doesn’t end there. It just so happens that two country houses that were used to create the interiors of Duke of Hasting’s residence were also used for the interiors of Lady Danbury’s home: Badminton House and Wilton House. As for the exterior of Lady Danbury’s pad, The Holburne Museum perfectly plays this part.
During season two, the Sharma family stays at Lady Danbury’s residence. Those interiors—featuring dusty pinks and sunset hues—were created by the production design team. Learn more about how those sets came to life here.
The Queen’s Residence
An interior shot of the Queen’s residence in Bridgerton.
It only makes sense that any period drama that features a queen must seek out extraordinary sites to create Her Majesty’s royal abode, and Bridgerton did just that. An actual palace was used for the exterior of Queen Charlotte’s residence, known as Hampton Court Palace, a Grade I listed site that was built in the 1500s for the chief minister of King Henry VIII, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey. Both Lancaster House and Wilton House were enlisted to act as the interiors of the Queen’s palace.
The Queen’s Buckingham House (now known as Buckingham Palace) is also partly depicted by Blenheim Palace. While this location appears for the first time in Bridgerton during season three, it’s a major filming location in Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. Situated in the town of Woodstock in Oxfordshire, England, the country house has a true connection to Queen Charlotte and King George III as they were friends with the fourth Duke and Duchess of Marlborough who owned it. The location is also the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. Visitors can tour the World Heritage site’s staterooms, family apartments, formal gardens, trails, and more.
The Duke and Duchess’s Residence
Inside the Duke and Duchess’s home.
After Daphne and Simon get married, they live in the fictional Clyvedon Castle, with the exterior being Castle Howard and the interiors being North Mymms Park, Wilton House, and Badminton House. All four of these sites are open to the public, and you can even get married at North Mymms Park—and bring your Bridgerton-inspired dreams to life. Clearly, Wilton House can play a range of roles, given that it portrays four different homes in Bridgerton—and serves as Buckingham Palace on The Crown.
Ballroom Scenes
The final ball scene in season one of Bridgerton.
The characters of Bridgerton spend plenty of time at home (and we can’t blame them), but they also attend balls quite regularly, in true Regency-era fashion. Hampton Court Palace, Osterley Park and House, Leigh Court, Guildhall, the Bath Assembly Rooms, and Holburne Museum all contribute backdrops to the many ballroom scenes in Bridgerton. We wouldn’t mind having no one to dance with if those interiors were our view for the evening!
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