If you stitched together scenes from the same day, each year, what kind of story would it create?
Netflix’s One Day shows us.
Starring Leo Woodall and Ambika Mod, One Day revisits their characters, Dexter and Emma, on the same day each year after a chance meeting. As the years pass, tears of sorrow, love, and happiness follow as they wait to discover whether their relationship is written in the stars or simply just a one-day fling.
Image Credit: Teddy Cavendish/Netflix. Image Location: Primrose Hill, London, England
Where was One Day filmed in England?
Looking for a place to stay while checking out these One Day filming locations? Consider one of the best luxury hotels in London like The Savoy, where filming took place.
Primrose Hill, London
Closest station: Camden Town (London Underground)
A picnic on Primrose Hill is as good an idea for your trip to London as it looks on-screen in episode 3.
🚂 Trainline Trivia: Primrose Hill was also a favorite hangout for musician Amy Winehouse and was used as a filming location for her biopic Back to Black.
Parliament Hill Lido, London
Closest station: Gospel Oak
If you fancy a swim, you’ll find Emma’s pool in Parliament Hill Fields Lido.
Highbury, London
Closest station: Highbury & Islington
If you’re dining for one, do as Dex did at La Maison Highbury in the London Borough of Islington.
Vauxhall, London
Closest station: Vauxhall
Fire Nightclub gets a nod in One Day as a venue in Brixton.
Lewisham, London
Closest station: Lewisham
The real Bella Roma in Lewisham welcomed production to shoot a restaurant scene featuring Dex, Em, and Jasmine.
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Closest station: Hammersmith (London Underground)
The Mexican restaurant where Emma works is depicted in One Day as a central London location, but it was actually filmed at the real-life Old Suffolk Punch pub in Hammersmith and Fulham. The historic pub has since closed.
Hertfordshire, East of England
Closest station: Hatfield
Hatfield House in Hertfordshire, about an hour north of London, was the reception setting for Tilly’s wedding. It’s a favorite filming location for countless productions like The Crown and Queen Charlotte.
Image Credit: Ludovic Robert/Netflix. Image Location: The Vennel Steps, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Where was One Day filmed in Scotland?
You’ll find these One Day filming locations in the Scottish capital, not far from the city’s main train station, Edinburgh Waverley.
University of Edinburgh’s Old College
Edinburgh is an important city in the love story of Dex and Em, bookending the series. The couple first meets at the University of Edinburgh’s Old College.
Netflix’s One Day is just one of the many productions shot in the Scottish capital. There are dozens of movies set in Edinburgh and filmed on location, including big-budget blockbusters like Avengers: Infinity War, Netflix original movies like A Castle for Christmas, and other page-to-screen works like Trainspotting.
Arthur’s Seat, Holyrood Park
Arthur’s Seat is a dormant volcano in the heart of Holyrood Park. Whether you’re like Dex at 22 or Dex at 40, we recommend the climb (which is much easier and more accessible than it looks from above).
The Vennel Steps, Edinburgh
The Vennel Steps just off Grassmarket in Edinburgh (or near Tom Riddle’s grave if you’re a Potterhead) is where Dex and Em share a goodbye (for now) kiss. You’ll also catch Edinburgh Castle peeping on their PDA in the background.
Moray Place, Edinburgh
If you want to see where Dex’s Edinburgh apartment was set, visit Moray Place west of New Town, which is closer to Edinburgh Waverley station. If you want to see where his apartment was filmed, you’ll need to visit Grosvenor Crescent near Haymarket station.
Image Credit: Matt Towers / Netflix
Where was One Day filmed in Europe?
Do as Dex and Em did: take a break from the UK and find these One Day filming locations in France, Italy, and Greece.
Paris, France
Closest station: Gare du Nord
Late in the series, we find Emma living in an apartment on Rue des Gobelins in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. Dex visits her, and they stroll across the romantic city along the Canal Saint-Martin, down Passerelle Emmanuelle-Riva, and along Rue Pierre-Semard.
Rome, Italy
Closest station: Roma Termini
In episode 2, we find a recently graduated Dex in Rome, with parts of Bio Hotel Raphaël – Relais & Châteaux and Hotel Campo de' Fiori being used to portray Dex’s hotel.
Paros, Greece
Main ferry terminal: Paros
Em and Dex take a dreamy vacation to Paros island in Greece, with the towns of Naousa and Parikia welcoming their getaway.
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Everything to know about Netflix’s One Day
What to know about the Netflix limited series that has us swooning and sobbing.
What is One Day about?
Netflix’s One Day is a 14-episode limited series following Dexter and Emma, two coeds who met the night they graduated from college and went their separate ways. The series fast-forwards to the same date in the following years, giving one-day glimpses into whether Dex and Em are together, apart, happy, or heartbroken.
Who is in One Day?
Netflix’s One Day features a lot of familiar faces that you’ve seen in other TV shows and movies with filming locations around Europe. Ambika Mod, of This Is Going to Hurt, plays Emma, and Leo Woodall, the suspiciously charming Jack in The White Lotus, plays Dexter. They’re joined by Essie Davis (The White Princess), Tim McInnerny (Notting Hill), Jonny Weldon (House of the Dragon), Eleanor Tomlinson (Poldark), and Toby Stephens (Die Another Day).
Is One Day based on a true story?
In a poetic sense, yes. The author of One Day confessed that this story was based on a two-decade love affair kept close to his heart, but not with a woman or a man. It is about his relationship with the city of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Is One Day a remake?
Sort of. Netflix’s One Day is a 2024 mini-series, but back in 2011, Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess starred in a full-length feature film version of One Day, both based on the book by David Nicholls.
Where can you watch One Day?
One Day is a Netflix original mini-series available exclusively on the streaming platform. That’s great news: with most UK trains offering free Wi-Fi as a standard amenity, you can watch One Day as you ride the rails to the One Day filming locations in England, Scotland, France, and Greece.
Watch Netflix's One Day trailer
From Edinburgh to London and London to Paris in one dreamy day
A lot happens in One Day, and just as much can happen in a single day when you take the train between London and Edinburgh. The journey connects you from city center to city center, allowing you to fall in love with the magic of Edinburgh and the magic of Harry Potter’s famous fictional train platform at London King’s Cross. Then, ride to Paris by taking the train beneath the English Channel from London St Pancras to Paris Gare du Nord.
Download the Trainline app and see what chance meetings you might have at Netflix’s One Day filming locations.
Header Image Credit: Ludovic Robert/Netflix. Image Location: The Vennel Steps, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK