Explore filming locations in and around Bath via public transport, and minimise your carbon footprint.

While Bath has made many notable appearance on screen (most famously in Netflix's Bridgerton), if you have time to venture further afield, you'll find even more locations which have featured in well-known TV series and award-winning films.

Image - Bridgerton

For this suggested itinerary around Bath, Bristol and North Somerset, you can use a Freedom Travelpass for West of England for unlimited train and bus travel across Bristol, Bath, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

Bristol, Bath and surrounding areas have proven the perfect setting for some of film and television’s most popular programmes. Hop on a train or bus to discover where Sherlock, Bridgerton and Broadchurch were filmed, perhaps over a multi-day trip.

Bridgerton

In Bath (regular train services between Bristol and Bath) head for The Holburne Museum (open daily from 10am to 5pm, Sundays and Bank Holidays from 11am). Bridgerton fans may recognise it as Lady Danbury’s mansion.

• Bath's starring role in Bridgerton 

Image - Bridgerton filming at the Holburne Museum

Don’t miss the beautiful Georgian arc of terraced houses that make up the Royal Crescent, it’s the filming location for the outside of the Featherington family home. You can experience more locations on a guided walking tour led by City of Bath Guides and Bath Insider Guides, as well as behind-the-scenes tales and photo stops. Or join a Bridgerton and Music walking tour with Bath Adventures.

• Tours and sightseeing in Bath

Image - Royal Crescent

Sherlock

Travel from Bath to Bristol by train to pick up the trail of Sherlock, the BBC hit, following Film Bristol’s Sherlock Trail. Many of the locations, including King Street, Queen Square, Cathedral Square and Colston Hall, are within easy walking distance of each other.

Image - Sherlock filming in Bristol

Catch a bus to Arnos Vale Cemetery, which featured in the Abominable Bride episode – bus numbers 1, 57 and 349 stop close by. You could also catch the X6 bus from The Centre in Bristol to Tyntesfield, to explore the stunning National Trust property (open daily) which also appeared in The Abominable Bride.

• National Trust properties near Bath

Image -  National Trust Tyntesfield

Broadchurch

Catch the X6 or X7 buses from The Centre in Bristol to the Victorian seaside town of Clevedon in North Somerset, where parts of the crime drama Broadchurch were filmed.

Follow the Broadchurch Trail map to discover ten of the programme’s filming locations, including the Marine Lake, Clevedon Pill, St Andrew’s Church, and the clifftop Walton Park Hotel.

Image - Clevedon Pier

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• More itineraries around Bath
• Film and TV in Bath
• Bridgerton in Bath