The Gentlemen makes English wealth look cinematic: country houses, private estates, polished interiors and a criminal empire hidden beneath the surface. Several of the locations are real places that can be visited, although access varies considerably. Some are open to the public on selected dates, some require advance booking and others remain private working estates.
For the strongest set-jetting experience, prioritise Badminton House and Loseley Park. Add Sherborne Castle if you are exploring Dorset, and keep the London locations for a separate city day. Wrotham Park and several private houses are best treated as viewing points rather than conventional visitor attractions.
1. Badminton House, South Gloucestershire
Badminton House is the main real-life setting behind Halstead Manor, the Horniman family estate. Its exterior, entrance hall and some of the grandest scenes give the series its particular mixture of inherited privilege and slightly dangerous domesticity. The house is still a private family home, which makes the location feel more authentic than a conventional museum estate.
It also returns in the second season, making it the most important location for anyone following the series across both chapters.
Our take: this is the one location worth planning around, but only if you can match your visit to an official opening or event. Do not arrive expecting to walk into the house.
Badminton House is not open as a standard daily attraction. The estate offers selected garden tours and special events, generally by advance booking. Private garden tours are offered from April to September, subject to availability, and currently require a minimum group size of 15 on weekdays. Check the estate’s official events calendar before making a dedicated journey.
2. Loseley Park, Surrey
Loseley Park supplied several of the interiors used for Halstead Manor, including rooms that appear to belong to the family estate. The Tudor house has a more intimate, lived-in quality than Badminton’s grand exterior, and its wood-panelled rooms help explain why the fictional manor feels like a real home rather than a film set.
Loseley is the best choice for visitors who want to see interiors as well as grounds. It also works well as part of a Surrey day trip centred on Guildford.
Loseley House and its gardens open seasonally. House visits are by guided tour, while the gardens can be visited separately. Tours last around 45 minutes, and the estate recommends allowing at least four hours for the wider visit. Check seasonal opening dates, admission and tour availability before travelling.
3. Sherborne Castle, Dorset
Sherborne Castle appears among the series’ country-house locations. The setting brings a different character to the visual world of The Gentlemen: less polished metropolitan wealth, more historic Dorset estate with water, lawns and Capability Brown landscape.
Worth the detour: yes, if you are already travelling through Dorset. It is too far from London to justify a rushed visit solely for a brief screen appearance, but the castle and landscape make it a satisfying stop in their own right.
Sherborne Castle and Gardens are open seasonally, with the gardens generally available more often than the house. Visitors can choose between gardens-only admission and timed castle tours with garden entry. The estate is in Sherborne, Dorset, and is best combined with Sherborne Abbey, the town’s independent shops and Sherborne Old Castle.
4. Wrotham Park, Hertfordshire
Wrotham Park stands in for Bridgewater House, the lavish residence associated with Stanley Johnston. Its formal architecture and broad parkland suit the series’ version of old money particularly well.
Our take: include Wrotham Park only if you enjoy identifying locations from the outside or have another reason to be in the area. It is not one to build a day around.
Wrotham Park is a private estate and is not operated as a normal public attraction. The house and grounds are used for filming, events and private hire, so there is no standard visitor route. You may be able to see parts of the wider estate from surrounding roads, but do not enter private property or plan a conventional tour.
5. London: Princess Victoria and Tate Modern
The series also uses recognisable London locations, including the Princess Victoria pub in Shepherd’s Bush and Tate Modern. They provide a useful counterpoint to the country estates: familiar, public places where the show’s criminal world moves through ordinary London.
What we’d choose: combine Tate Modern with a walk along the South Bank, then visit Shepherd’s Bush separately. They are not close enough to feel like one compact filming-location walk.
Both locations can be added to a London itinerary. The Princess Victoria is a working pub, so visit as a customer and check current opening arrangements. Tate Modern is a public museum on the South Bank; allow time for the galleries rather than treating it as a quick photo stop. Film scenes may use only a small part of each location.
6. Lake Maggiore and the Italian locations in season 2
The second season expands beyond England, taking Eddie and Susie into the Italian lakes. Lake Maggiore supplies the glamorous change of scenery, with villas, waterfront settings and grand hotels standing in for the series’ international criminal world.
Best for: travellers already planning northern Italy. The lake is worth visiting for its landscape, villages and historic villas even if you are only loosely following the show.
Lake Maggiore is easy to explore independently, but the exact filming locations are not all public attractions. The most practical approach is to base yourself in one of the lakeside towns and use ferries, local trains or a hired car depending on the places you want to reach. Check access to private villas, hotels and churches before adding them to your route.
Locations you cannot visit in the usual way
Several scenes were filmed on sound stages, in private houses or at locations that are not open to the public. These include studio-built interiors, private members’ clubs and residential properties used for individual scenes. A location appearing on screen does not necessarily mean there is a visitor entrance.
- Check the official venue website before travelling, especially for seasonal estates.
- Treat private houses as filming references, not sightseeing stops.
- Do not assume that a country estate offers daily access simply because it appears prominently in the series.
- Allow extra time for rural locations; public transport connections can be limited.
- Avoid relying on exact opening times or prices from older filming-location guides.
- If you are short on time, choose Badminton House or Loseley Park rather than trying to collect every location.
The best way to plan a Gentlemen filming-location trip
For a dedicated trip, divide the locations into three manageable areas. Start with London for Tate Modern and the Princess Victoria. Plan a separate Surrey and Hertfordshire day for Loseley Park and, if access or viewing arrangements make sense, Wrotham Park. Save Badminton House and Sherborne Castle for a wider West Country or Dorset itinerary.
The series is built around the idea of inherited places being repurposed for modern schemes. The most satisfying locations preserve that tension in real life: historic houses that are still homes, working estates or carefully managed visitor attractions. That is why two well-chosen visits are more rewarding than a long list of addresses.
Main photo: Courtesy of Netflix, Photo by Matt Towers
