Set-jetting this Spring? Visit the sets of Peaky Blinders, Bridgerton, and Industry among 20 Film and TV Locations Across the UK for Less

Coined nearly two decades ago and firmly embedded in travel culture, set-jetting has only accelerated in recent years, with audiences seeking out everything from period drama estates to blockbuster backdrops. Now, during National Lottery Open Week, running 7 to 15 March 2026, film and television lovers can experience those locations for themselves.

By showing a National Lottery ticket, visitors can unlock free entry or special offers at a curated selection of screen-famous venues across the UK.

Among them are National Trust properties made famous by Netflix’s global hit Bridgerton, landscapes featured in big screen blockbusters including Hamnet and Frankenstein, and iconic small-screen settings such as Peaky Blinders, Industry, and Outlander.

Step inside Bridgerton’s world with The National Trust between 7-14 March

1. Free entry to Stowe Gardens, Buckinghamshire – Stowe transformed into London’s Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens for Bridgerton’s iconic outdoor ball. Fans can wander the very landscapes where Daphne Bridgerton and the Duke of Hastings’ romance began to turn.

2. Free entry to Basildon Park, Berkshire – It featured in seasons two and three as the Featheringtons’ garden, Basildon Park also set the scene for Colin and Penelope’s first kiss. Visitors can explore the sweeping grounds and elegant 18th-century interiors seen on screen.

3. Free entry to Osterley Park, London – Osterley hosted the glittering Full Moon Ball, with its grand interiors forming the backdrop to one of the series’ most lavish social events.

4. Free entry to Petworth House, West Sussex – Petworth’s celebrated art collection appears throughout the first two seasons, with filming centred in the North Gallery. Visitors view the same masterpieces showcased on screen.

5. Free entry to Ham House, London – Debuting in season four, Ham House has doubled as several on-screen residences, including Bridgerton House itself.

From BAFTA winners to Oscar nominees

6. Free entry to Glencoe National Nature Reserve, Scotland – Nine-time Oscar-nominated Frankenstein is the latest blockbuster to use National Trust for Scotland’s Glencoe National Nature Reserve’s dramatic landscape as the rugged setting of the mill house where Jacob Elordi’s ‘monster’ seeks refuge. Previously featured in Harry Potter, Skyfall, Braveheart, and Outlaw King.

7. Free entry to The Weir Garden, Herefordshire – Herefordshire doubled as Shakespearean England in Oscar-nominated Hamnet, spotlighting its villages and countryside. Visitors can explore The National Trust’s Weir Garden on the River Wye and the surrounding landscapes that shaped the film’s backdrop. Free entry between 7-14 March.

8. Free entry to Greys Court, Oxfordshire – Yorgos Lanthimos’s multi-Oscar-nominated Bugonia was filmed in High Wycombe and across Oxfordshire. At National Trust property Greys Court, visitors can explore the countryside that was transformed into a fictional American small town for the film between 7-14 March.

Film and TV nostalgia

9. Free entry to Snowshill Manor, Gloucestershire – Featured in Bridget Jones’s Diary, this National Trust honey-stone Cotswold manor embodies the quintessential English countryside that enhanced the film’s charm, open from 7-14 March.

10. Free entry to Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire – The cloisters of National Trust’s Lacock Abbey doubled as Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films. Its medieval architecture has also featured in numerous historical dramas, making it one of the UK’s most iconic filming locations, open from 7-14 March.

11. Free entry for National Lottery players and a guest to the Eden Project, Cornwall – In Die Another Day, the Eden Project’s iconic Biomes were transformed into villain Gustav Graves’s futuristic ice palace, with the dramatic glass domes digitally reimagined as a high-tech Bond lair.

12. Free entry to Brodsworth Hall and Gardens, South Yorkshire on 7–8 March and 11–15 March – In Darkest Hour, a room at English Heritage’s Brodsworth Hall was transformed into a Downing Street bedroom for a pivotal meeting between Winston Churchill and King George VI, recreating the tense atmosphere of wartime Britain.

13. Free entry to Dover Castle, Kent on 7–8 March and 11–15 March – In Avengers: Age of Ultron, English Heritage’s Dover Castle provided the dramatic setting for the film’s opening battle sequence, with scenes shot inside the secret wartime tunnels.

14. Free entry to Eltham Palace, London on 7–8 March and 11–15 March – In Wonka English Heritage’s Art Deco Eltham Palace appeared as the lavish wood-panelled home of chocolatier Slugworth, where Abacus Crunch uncovers the secret ledger of the Chocolate Cartel.

Step into small-screen classics

From gritty crime dramas to sweeping historical epics, many of Britain’s most-loved television series have also made use of National Lottery-funded locations. Here are five you can step into during Open Week.

15. Free entry to Wightwick Manor, West Midlands, Speke Hall, Liverpool and Calke Abbey, Derbyshire from 7–14 March – These National Trust properties have featured in Peaky Blinders, their striking Victorian and Tudor architecture providing memorable backdrops for the Shelby family saga. The atmospheric setting of Calke Abbey plays a "key role" in the new Peaky Blinder film airing in March. All three venues open from 7-14 March.

16. National Lottery exclusive Tower Tours at Insole Court, Cardiff, 13–15 March – Tucked away in the Cardiff suburb of Llandaff, Insole Court is a Grade II* listed Victorian mansion that has served as a filming location for BBC’s Industry, Doctor Who, A Discovery of Witches, The Trick, Decline & Fall and the crime drama Death Valley. During National Lottery Open Week, its Victorian tower is being opened to the public for the very first time as a National Lottery exclusive – a hidden gem unlocked for National Lottery players. Visitors can climb the tower on a guided tour and see Cardiff from a height that has never previously been accessible.

17. Free entry to Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire and Tredegar House, Newport from 7–14 March – In seasons three and four of Industry, the Muck family’s sprawling stately home was brought to life using two National Trust properties, with Dyrham Park providing the dramatic baroque exterior backdrop to Yasmin and Henry’s aristocratic country life, and Tredegar House serving as the lavish interiors.

18. Free entry to the Greater Manchester Police Museum, Manchester, 10 March – Featured in Who Do You Think You Are?, World on Fire and Brassic, the former Victorian police station has provided an authentic backdrop for everything from wartime Britain to contemporary northern storytelling.

19. 2 for 1 entry to Chiltern Open Air Museum, Buckinghamshire from 7–15 March – A familiar sight to period drama fans, the museum has appeared in Downton Abbey, Call the Midwife, Midsomer Murders, Grantchester, Mary Queen of Scots and many more, with its historic buildings regularly transformed into village streets and aristocratic estates.

20. Free entry to Preston Mill, Culross Palace and Falkland Palace, Scotland from 7 – 15 March – Fans of Outlander can visit multiple National Trust for Scotland properties used throughout the time-travelling epic, from Preston Mill’s iconic waterwheel to Culross Palace’s 17th-century interiors and Falkland Palace’s historic courtyard.

A thank you to National Lottery players

National Lottery Open Week runs from 7 to 15 March 2026. By showing any retail or online National Lottery ticket, Scratchcard or Instant Win Game, visitors can unlock special offers at hundreds of participating venues across the UK.

Darren Henley, Chief Executive of Arts Council England and Chair of the National Lottery Forum, said:

“From the grand settings of much-loved television dramas to the historic houses and landscapes that inspire filmmakers, these extraordinary places are part of our shared national story.

“National Lottery Open Week is our way of saying thank you to the players who raise £32 million every week for good causes. Because of them, heritage sites, cultural institutions and community projects across the UK can continue to thrive both on screen and in real life.”