Norfolk’s real-life backdrops are giving period drama fans plenty of new reasons to explore.
Places to visit range from mansions to cobbled medieval lanes - here are some of the must see locations.
Where: Holkham Hall
Holkham Rd, Wells-next-the-Sea NR23 1AB
The 18th-century grandeur and Marble Hall may be familiar from films such as the Duchess and TV drama All the King’s Men.
Visitors can tour the house, roam the gardens and stop off at the courtyard café.
The perfect finish to the day includes a walk out to Holkham’s vast beach, which is a frequent closing-shot favourite.
Where: Elm Hill
Elm Hill, Norwich NR3 1HG
The tightly packed timber-framed buildings and cobbles have doubled as the mystical streets of Stardust as well as a Victorian winter scene in Netflix's festive fantasy Jingle Jangle.
The surrounding medieval lanes and the Cathedral Close offer visitors independent galleries, cafes and specialist shops.
The city’s dense historic core means visitors can step from gothic spires to Georgian-fronted townhouses and contemporary boutiques within minutes.
Where: Holt town
Shirehall Plain, Holt NR25 6BG
The Georgian town of Holt is said to be “frozen in time”, with its flint-fronted high street and hidden courtyards.
This town is packed with indie boutiques, galleries, bakeries and old-fashioned tearooms such as Folly Tearooms.
Regular Sunday markets add to the bustle, turning the town into a ready-made set of shoppers, stalls.
Where: Cley Windmill
The Quay, Cley next the Sea, Holt NR25 7RP
On the north Norfolk coast, this landmark made an appearance in the 1949 thriller Conspirator, which starred Elizabeth Taylor.
Today’s visitors can take walks along the salt marshes, go to the seafront and grab something to eat at the mill’s tearoom.
The mill dates back to 1819 and could also provide inspiration for a farm-based period drama.
Where: Oxburgh Hall
Oxborough, King's Lynn PE33 9PS
This location could be the set of a Tudor drama, complete with moat, gatehouse and priest’s hole.
The red-brick manor, built in the 15th century and later remodelled, is surrounded by lawns, kitchen gardens and woodland walks that make it easy to spend a full afternoon on site.
On-site, there is a tearoom which serves everything from cakes to light lunches, although some might prefer to bring a picnic out to the woodlands.
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