As the sun sets on the elegant ballrooms of the Regency era, Netflix's "Bridgerton" continues to captivate audiences with its lavish sets, scandalous romances, and intricate web of aristocratic drama.
With two seasons under its belt, fans eagerly anticipate the arrival of Bridgerton Season 3. But where was season 3 filmed, and will it be the same as season 1 and 2?
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Tony Hood, the locations leader behind all three seasons of Bridgerton as well as Queen Charlotte, walks us through the stunning locations across the third season of Bridgerton — from familiar haunts to brand new ballrooms.
“We’re trying to broaden our locations, so that we aren't going to the same old places every season,” Hood says. “So we were on the hunt looking for bigger places, instead of trying to make the same old places look a little bit different.”
Some familiar settings make an appearance, such as the Queen’s stately rooms at Wilton House, but the team also travelled to new settings such as Osterley Park and House, as well as Blenheim Palace, which was seen in Queen Charlotte but is a brand new Bridgerton setting to be explored. “Those locations make a big statement,” says Hood, “and that’s exactly what we wanted.”
1. BASILDON PARK
Key Scenes: Tilley’s House (Interior) / Featherington House Garden (Exterior)
Used previously for the exterior of the Featherington family’s garden, Basildon serves as the home for a brand new character this season: Lady Tilley Arnold, Benedict’s new love interest. A wealthy widow, Basildon provided a perfect setting for the headstrong, independent Tilley.
“This season, we’ve gone more inside Basildon because it has fantastic interiors, it has an unbelievable staircase that just looks fabulous,” Hood says. “Tilley lives in the central town and doesn't want to be in amongst the normal scene of the ton, but she is obviously well-to-do, with an estate of her own, and she runs it very well.”
2. BLENHEIM PALACE
Key Scenes: Hawkins Hot Air Balloon Event (Episode 303) / Buckingham House
A key location in the Bridgerton-verse first introduced in Queen Charlotte, this season marks the first time Blenheim Palace appears in Bridgerton specifically.
As a true historic location, Blenheim has what Hood calls the “wow” factor. “It just gives you the architectural gravitas of royalty. The history's there — and it's real history. It's not us just making it up; there’s real, proper history baked into the location.”
In the context of Bridgerton, Blenheim is meant to expand Queen Charlotte’s world. “If you look just in London at Kensington Palace, Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace, Hampton Court Palace — all those palaces were owned by the royal family. So we are trying to expand that part of Bridgerton. Blenheim was used quite heavily in Queen Charlotte and it’s absolutely beautiful. It's owned by the Duke of Marlborough. It has been in the family for years and years, and it's lovely. Huge place. Absolutely ginormous.”
3. GRIMSTHORPE CASTLE
Key Scenes: Innovations Ball (Episode 303) / Hawkins House (Interior & Exterior)
Lord Hawkins, an eccentric and innovative new character, is all about inventions. “We had to bring in changes that weren’t typical of a Regency house,” Hood says, “we reasoned that Hawkins would have gone for something a little bit strange. It’s where we shot the Innovations Ball, which was fantastic, and we had a great time up there.”
4. HAMPTON COURT PALACE
Key Scenes: Queen’s Ballet and Ball (Episode 304)
Returning favourite location Hampton Court Palace is the backdrop for this season’s Greek myth ballet and Queen’s Ball in Episode 304, when Colin chases Penelope out of the festivities. The space, which Hood describes as “very square, very neat, very Regency,” also worked as a catch-all location for supplementary shots across the season.
5. OSTERLEY PARK AND HOUSE
Key Scenes: Full Moon Ball (Episode 302)
In the setting for the ethereal Full Moon Ball, Hood and his team were drawn to Osterley’s square build, with a stunning quadrangle in the middle of the structure.
Osterley provided the perfect setting for a summer’s eve ball, filmed partially outside, with a glowing moon high above. “It was very hot,” Hood recalls. “But once we got into the evening and started shooting the night scenes, it was absolutely fine and dandy. Osterley was a new one for us, and it was great.”
6. PAINSHILL PARK
Key Scenes: Hawkins Hot Air Balloon Event
Previously seen in Season One of BRIDGERTON as the backdrop for a Featherington picnic, Painshill serves as the setting for Hawkins’ hot air balloon demonstration.
“In this scene, our man Hawkins is trying to prove that flight is possible with his hot air balloon, and all the time the rest of the ton is doing the usual promenade. And it's a fantastic valley next to a lake, which is a great big bowl where we can throw a camera around 360 degrees. There's no modernity there. It works very, very well. It's a huge operation to get cranes in and things to keep the balloon in the air, but it's a great scene — and we get to see Colin be the hero of the day.”
7. RANGERS HOUSE
Key Scenes: Bridgerton House (Exterior)
The returning setting has become a fan-favourite. “Nowadays, people just turn up, tie wisteria to the front, come out into their car in full costume, go and get a couple of selfies, and done. So in fact we've actually helped them by putting up the wisteria again.” Additionally, RAF Halton serves as the setting for the interior of the iconic Bridgerton abode.
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8. SQUERRYES COURT
Key Scenes: Garden Party / Exterior of Livingston Estate (Episode 301)
Another new location for the BRIDGERTON team, Squerryes Court provided the lush backdrop for the garden party scene in Episode 301 after the ladies’ presentation to Queen Charlotte. “The gardens were lovely and framed the shots very nicely,” Hood explains. “And it’s got the usual BRIDGERTON tongue, with all the gossip flying around the garden.”
9. WILTON HOUSE
Key Scenes: St. James’s Palace (Interior and Exterior) / Presentation Room / Buckingham House
A familiar returning setting, Wilton House has come to represent everything Queen Charlotte, and the team shoots there two to three times per season.
Hood explains, “It’s the Queen's world. We love it. Can't go wrong. That’s where the Queen does most of her chit-chatting with Lady Danbury. Most of her scheming goes on there. The girls are always presented to the Queen at the start of the season there, and that's always a major function of the place at the start of the season, so it's one of our favourites.”
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10. WOBURN WALK
Key Scenes: Modiste (Exterior) / Regency Street
To show how much Genevieve Delacroix’s modiste business has boomed since entering into her business agreement with Lady Whistledown, the team sought a new exterior location for the shop and landed on Woburn Walk. The shop’s interiors were shot on stage, but the exterior was practically built — along with a whole row of picturesque Regency Street shop fronts.
“We don't do anything small in Bridgerton,” says Hood, “so we changed the whole street. We occupied all 16 shop fronts on the whole walkway. It's very close to Russell Square in central London, so it’s a busy area, which was challenging, but very worth it in the end. We’re really showing Genevieve's success.”
11. WREST PARK
Key Scenes: Fuller Home (Interior) / Rotten Row (Exterior)
Another returning location, Wrest Park is the location for the Fullers’ home this season, as well as the exterior of Rotten Row.
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