I've got a few.
Wrath of The Titans.
I don't like to go into Redlands Woods in Surrey on my own......just in case I awaken the Cylopses that live there:
Wrath of the Titans
Full Metal Jacket.
I often smile whilst riding along the Mead Wall,Cliffe Marshes in Kent aka Vietnam:
Vietnam
and more recently the final scenes of the Black Mirror Smithereens episode were shot on a local bridleway in Gravesend-the area/woods attached were closed off for a few weeks:
Bens Beach (Local Hero)
The Lairig Ghru (633 Squadron)
https://live.staticflickr.com/7808/47554801152_c93deeb47a_c.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/2fsfMAG ]DSC_0298[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/druidh2000/ ]Colin Cadden[/url], on Flickr
Ardverikie Estate (No Time to Die)
The Narnia Track, where funnily enough, the a lot of the Narnia film/s were shot in Canterbury. (Flock Hill Station, I think)
It was mostly 4wd track on heavy cart and a road climb back. I was dragging my Magic Marys round ready for a day's gnar on the following day so was not a happy bunny.
I ride around Wells in Somerset in Somerset a lot.
Saunton (Braunton Burrows) is 15 minutes ride from my place
https://www.devonlife.co.uk/out-about/places/films-made-in-devon-1-5480701
Well, there's a little-known location where I rode around the 2009 Harry Potter green screen sets.
Swinley, obviously 😉
It'll probably turn out they shot Bond in the woods behind Nationwide.
@ Scotroutes I think I came close to riding near Bens beach myself last time I was up in Scotland,loch Morah was on my radar and to do list,but alas only got as far as a drive out to the Harry Potter Train Bridge.
@Kahurangi Whereabouts was the Narnia track Blean Woods Area?
Local trails.
Amusingly, was once sitting atop the Down on a hot summer's day, getting my breath back and soaking in the view, when a lovely American couple approached me, and in the most charmingly earnest voice, asked, "Excuse me, sir, is this where they filmed Watership Down?"
“Excuse me, sir, is this where they filmed Watership Down?”
Took me a while to twig this one. Too many mince pies.
The only thing I've ridden around here involves Calendar Girls, which sounds a bit wrong.
Lots around my area on the military areas but a few to mention:
Bourne Woods south of Farnham - Gladiator, various others
Military areas at Hawley - a few Bonds but most notably the sandpits were I think the NK/SK no mans land in Die Another Day
Skyfall Lodge is actually in Hankley Common, near Hindhead (plus a bit of CGI)
They shot the recent Netflix series 'Cursed' at Deepcut, with a huge wooden set. It wasn't the only wooden thing about it.
Minley Manor at Farnborough again, where Gorrick have the Torq 12:12; theres a big Chateau tucked away in the trees (some riders won't even know it's there despite it being massive) which is a set from one of my favourite (guilty pleasure) films, Stardust.
The Full Monty; pretty much all the locations in the film are within a couple of miles from my front door. None of them are particularly pleasing on the eye though.
A few films have used some of the old quarries I ride thorough in the Beacons, don't know the names of them though.
Did have one memorable moment where I dropped in over a small lip at the back of Trefil Quarry to be confronted with a dozen medieval soldiers and a trebuchet with fake flaming oiled projectile! They had to stop and reset their take for that one.
Have bumped into Emma Watson out on the hills above Sennybridge, filming some indy film. I didn't look my best as it was a wet, muddy ride.
Outlander, but I keep that to myself as it's really shite.
Leamington Spa. 😂
@gravesendgrunt, don't recognise that area, this is near Castle Hill in Canterbury, https://www.newzealand.com/uk/feature/the-chronicles-of-narnia-filming-locations/
Outlander, but I keep that to myself as it’s really shite.
Outlander the movie?
el chorro gorge from von ryans express
Minley Manor at Farnborough again, where Gorrick have the Torq 12:12
This should be familiar to anyone who's raced over/under the "bridge to nowhere"
Outlander the movie?
I'd no idea there was a movie, the accents in the first episode of the TV series were quite enough!
Glen Affric (Last of the Mochicans any many more)
[url= https://live.staticflickr.com/8336/8145705024_070159f515_c.jp g" target="_blank">https://live.staticflickr.com/8336/8145705024_070159f515_c.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/dpNSj5 ]Classic[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/druidh2000/ ]Colin Cadden[/url], on Flickr
Glen Feshie (Outlaw King and others)
[url= https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49408845288_5ef6e8a78d_c.jp g" target="_blank">https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49408845288_5ef6e8a78d_c.jp g"/> [/img][/url][url= https://flic.kr/p/2ih6fjU ]P1060309[/url] by [url= https://www.flickr.com/photos/druidh2000/ ]Colin Cadden[/url], on Flickr
@Kahurangi that's funny I assumed (wrongly) you was talking about the Canterbury I ride near-in Kent ,in the UK
There must be peeps riding through Lord of the Rings ish scenery out there too.
I’d no idea there was a movie, the accents in the first episode of the TV series were quite enough!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlander_(film)
Pontins Abergele, On the Busses,
St asaph as above.
Crimea pass carry on up the kyber,
Formby woods, War of the worlds, bbc tv.
Chester/liverpool/ woolton/childwall, Hollyoaks
Liverpool bread streets, Bread
Brookside close, Liverpool. Brookside
Many years ago did a night cheeky night descent of the Watkin Path down Snowden. Also used as the Khyber Pass in Carry on up the Khyber.
Ivinghoe beacon
I passed a glamour shoot on military vehicles in the Goyt Valley once, dunno if that one ever made it to the silver screen.
I ride past the Emmerdale set every week or so.
Buttershaw estate, Bradford. From Rita Sue & Bob too.
Tollymore Ireland, Game of Thrones country. An absolute gem of a spot.
Full Metal Jacket.
Mead Wall aka Vietnam
tick! 🙂
(on my Raleigh Grifter / Raleigh winner as a kid, at around the time they filmed it)
CATS Eyes - same location, but might have been the other side of one of the pools, ie the track out to the old blue circle sailing club pool.
just trying to work out exactly which field that would be with the pylons. my first ever job was picking apples under the pylons, which was ace in a thunderstorm 🙂 orchards are grubbed out and is arable now afaik.
Narnia
tick! 🙂
the bit that's the Soca river @ Bovec, Slovenia
Revolution - partly filmed around Burrator. Not a well known film despite Al Pacino being in it. It was so shite he didn’t make another for 4 years.
Rebel base from The Force Awakens.
http://starwarsplaces.com/locations/episode-vii/103-2 /"> http://starwarsplaces.com/locations/episode-vii/103-2/
Which are the old cruise missile bunkers on Greenham Common. They've also been used in the next Fast and the Furious film - Vin Diesel's trailer was at Newbury Rugby Club.
Pontins PRESTATYN not Abergele for on the buses... woods behind castle in Abergele 2020 series of I'm a nonentity get me out of here!
Cave of Caar-Bannog, Monty Python and the Holy Grail 😁
Drove a truck through a bush onto the set of captain America. Then rode through a battle sequence for a ww1 documentary as the were about to shoot.
it's Midsomer Murder country around here. They're often filming when I'm out. And Mapledurham is the Eagle has Landed's village/church etc.
Turville is Dibley, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang village
Kelling Heath is Norfolk was in that rubbish Bond film with a North Korean diamond dealer. Nice cycling through the woods
Holkham is Shakespeare in Love, and the Eagle has Landed.
I've got this!
All the scenes from BMX Bandits - namely Manly coastal path and the waterslides (closed when we were there).
Loved the film as a BMX mad youngster so when my brother emigrated to Sydney the first thing we did when visiting was to re-enact the film with my brother and MrsRNP.
Another Redlands rider...hadn't realised Wrath Of Titans was filmed there. Last one I heard of was season 2 of The Witcher. Again it looks like they used the same dead tree!
Any Surrey folk know about the film set & old wooden hut/house built in Summer 2019 in the woods at Dick Focks Common/Effingham Forest?
Also rode through the wooden hut village built for season 2 of Ghosts. Next to the manor itself opposite Sheepleas. Sets dont look as impressive depending on angle...
Anyone ever ridden the peaks killer loop?
@Nuke that hut in Dick Focks Wood was for Hannah series 2 on Amazon Prime.
Rebel base from Force Awakens, went past it this morning.
The rebel base in episodes 7 & 8, well ok the woods around the bunkers at Greenham common.
Was quite cool riding the trails knowing there was a X-wing and half the Millennium Falcon just behind the bunkers.
Just beat me there...haha
