Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth are the epitome of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Their chemistry in the 1995 BBC mini-series Pride and Prejudice was so believable because the two had just as passionate feelings for each other off-camera.
Get caught up in the romance of Jane Austen’s classic novel when you visit these dreamy Pride and Prejudice (1995) filming locations around England.
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Where was the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice filmed?
Lyme Park & Lyme Hall, Cheshire
Closest stations: New Mills Newton | Middlewood
If you subconsciously get all hot and bothered while visiting Lyme Park, you’re not alone. Lyme Park was Pemberley’s exterior. It’s here at Mr. Darcy's estate in Derbyshire that we see him dripping in his wet white shirt after a dive in the lake.
Sudbury Hall in Sudbury, Derbyshire
Closest station: Tutbury & Hatton
Initially, Lyme Hall was chosen for Pemberley — but problems forced production to only use Lyme Park and Lyme Hall for exterior shots. Sudbury Hall, then, got the nod as Pemberley’s interiors.
Belton House in Grantham, Lincolnshire
Closest station: Grantham
Receiving an invite to Lady Catherine de Bourgh’s Rosings Park estate in Kent is quite the honor. Unlike Lizzie, you don’t need an invitation: just visit the Belton House in Lincolnshire.
Old Rectory at Teigh, Rutland
Closest station: Oakham
Just south of Grantham, the Teigh Old Rectory portrayed another “Rosings Park, Kent” address: Mr. Collins's home, Hunsford Parsonage.
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Luckington Court, Wiltshire
Closest station: Yate
Luckington Court got the honor of portraying both the interior and exterior of the Bennet family home, Longbourn, in Pride and Prejudice (1995).
Lacock, Wiltshire
Closest station: Bath
The well-preserved medieval village of Lacock stood-in as Meryton: the fictional “small market town” the Bennet family shops at near Longbourne. You can visit it with a quick cab ride from Bath.
Longnor, Staffordshire Peak District, England
Closest station: Buxton
Longnor in the Staffordshire Peak District was used as the village of Lambton. If you want to visit Bakewell, widely believed to be the inspiration for Austen’s Lambton, it’s only a few miles east of Buxton.
Edgcote House, Northamptonshire
Closest station: Banbury
The lovely 18th-century Edgcote House in Northamptonshire had the privilege of transforming into both the interiors and exteriors of Bingley's Netherfield estate. Well, not all of Netherfield…
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Brocket Hall in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Closest station: Welwyn Garden City
Brocket Hall in Welwyn Garden City did some of the heavy lifting for Edgcote House by taking on the role of the Netherfield estate ballroom.
🚆 Trainline Trivia: Welwyn Garden City got a heavy focus in another, not-so-romantic film: The World’s End, part of the Cornetto Trilogy together with Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead.
Lord Leycester Hospital in Warwick, Warwickshire
Closest station: Warwick
The London street scenes were filmed around The Lord Leycester, thanks to its 14th-century timber-framed buildings being less prevalent in present-day London.
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
Closest station: Weston-super-Mare
Should you feel like eloping as Georgina and Wickham did, head west (not east) of London. The “Ramsgate” in Pride and Prejudice (1995) is actually Weston-super-Mare’s English seaside resort, west of London near Bath and Bristol. The real Ramsgate is east of the UK capital near Dover, Margate, and other seaside towns that make great beach day trips from London.
St Paul's in Deptford, London
Closest station: Deptford
You don’t need to leave London to find this Pride and Prejudice filming location. The 1995 series filmed Wickham's wedding in the Parish Church of Saint Paul in Deptford.
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Where in Hertfordshire is Pride and Prejudice set?
The fictional village of Longbourn, Hertfordshire, serves as the primary setting of Pride and Prejudice. Other fictional places in Hertfordshire include Netherfield Park, the small market town of Meryton, and the Bennet estate.
Is the 1995 or 2005 Pride and Prejudice better?
Comparing the 1995 Pride and Prejudice mini-series to its 2005 film version isn’t a completely fair task. The film gets two hours to tell the story, while the mini-series gets nearly five and a half. The 1995 series stayed more faithful to the novel while the film took a few more liberties with the storytelling and characters.
Where can I watch the 1995 version of Pride and Prejudice?
The 1995 version of Pride and Prejudice is currently streaming on Hulu and available to purchase on Amazon Prime. Depending on your age, you may be able to give your mum a call: she might have it on DVD — or even better, ye olde VHS.
Did Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle date?
Yes, Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet did date in real life. Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle were a pair off-screen, coming out as a couple when filming wrapped. It was a short-lived romance, however.
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How old was Colin Firth as Darcy?
Colin Firth was a handsome 35 years old when he first played Darcy in Pride and Prejudice. Firth also plays Darcy in the Pride and Prejudice inspired Bridget Jones series.
Where are the actors from Pride and Prejudice 1995 now?
You can find many of the actors and actresses from Pride and Prejudice still on your silver and small screens today. Jennifer Ehle continues appearing on TV in Law & Order: Organized Crime, Lioness, and Dead Ringers. Colin Firth still has no trouble finding work in film, recently in 1917, Empire of Light, and Operation Mincemeat alongside fellow Mr. Darcy, Succession’s Matthew Macfadyen.
You’ll also spot Crispin Bonham-Carter in Casino Royale, Julia Sawalha lends her voice to projects like Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, while Alison Steadman was featured in The King’s Man, and Benjamin Whitrow’s final film — Darkest Hour — was released the year of his death, 2017.
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