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We’ve visited tons of Sherlock filming locations during our adventures around the UK. We’ve been to fake Baker Street (aka North Gower St in London), fake London (aka Cardiff, Wales) and we’ve stood and stared at the empty spot where Sherlock’s gravestone once stood.
We’ve also spent days and days watching the show being filmed and met the stars a couple of times.
For your information: Benedict Cumberbatch is as kind and humble (even in the Wales rain) as you think he is. He was worried we were cold and spent a good while chatting to us, even after a long day of filming some season 3 scenes.
Sherlock filming location: St Barts Hospital, London
We’ve stumbled through the tiny gates of the church where John and Mary got married and the other church in St Hilary, where Sherlock implies John being his only friend. We’ve imagined hearing strange noises at the misty, scary caves where the hound of Baskerville circled our heroes, and looked up on the rooftop where Sherlock said his goodbyes to John.
It’s been an amazing, emotional journey and along the way we’ve collected quite a few sceneframing photos. Since we’re such jolly good fellows and good-hearted gals, we’ve collected them all here for your viewing pleasure and convenience, along with a detailed map of all of them!
New: Sherlock filming locations in Cardiff
We’ve finally finished a comprehensive guide of all our favorite Cardiff filming locations, so if you’ve decided to visit the capital of Wales, you should definitely check it out here.
Sherlock locations in London
221B Baker Street
187 N Gower St, Kings Cross, London NW1 2NJ, UK
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Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch filming Sherlock in London, UK.
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- Benedict and Martin posing for a promo shot at 187 North Gower St, London
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- John and Mycroft at 187 North Gower St London
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- Sherlock at 187 North Gower St London
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- Martin Freeman filming Sherlock in London, UK.
St Bartholomew’s Hospital
W Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE, UK
Sherlock filming locations: St Barts Hospital, London
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- Sherlock on the roof of St Barts Hospital in London
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- Sherlock’s jump from the roof of St Barts Hospital in London
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- Derren Brown and John at St Barts Hospital in London
Sherlock locations in Cardiff, Wales
All locations are open to public and easy to find, except for the room inside Cardiff Castle (the scene featuring Moriarty’s crown jewels shenanigans) which is a room reserved for private events.
Cardiff Castle
Castle St, Cardiff CF10 3RB, UK
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- Sherlock’s Moriarty wearing the crown jewels in Cardiff Castle.
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- Moriarty inside Cardiff Castle
Kitty Flynn’s
51 St Mary St, Cardiff CF10 1AD, UK.
Please note: permanently closed.
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- Sherlock and John at Kitty Flynns, Cardiff
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- Sherlock and John at Kitty Flynns, Cardiff
National Museum Cardiff
Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP, UK
Sherlock and John at the National Museum Cardiff, Wales.
Cardiff Bay
The Packet: 95 Bute Street, Cardiff CF10 5AB, United Kingdom
The parking lot / “drug den”: 5 Bute Street, Cardiff Bay
The street corner: Bute St & James St, Cardiff Bay
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- Anderson and Lestrade at the Packet in Cardiff Bay, Wales
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- Lestrade taking a stroll in Cardiff Bay, Wales
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- Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch filming Sherlock in Cardiff, Wales
Other locations in Wales and England
Bush Inn is a lovely restaurant for lunches and pints, and the church of St. Hilary is right next to it so you can visit both at the same time. Three Bears Cave is near Cardiff, but a bit tricky to find so we recommend going during daylight. Sherlock’s gravestone isn’t actually there, but if you look through the scene carefully, you will find the right spot quite easily once you reach the graveyard.
Three Bears Cave
Tongwynlais, Cardiff CF15 7JS, United Kingdom
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- Sherlock at the Three Bears Cave, Fforest Fawr, Wales.
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- Three Bears Cave, Wales
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- The path leading up to the Sherlock cave in Fforest Fawr, Wales
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- Sherlock filming location: Three Bears Cave, Wales
St. Hilary, Wales
Cross Keys / The Bush Inn: Cowbridge CF71 7DQ, United Kingdom
The church of St Hilary is right next to the Bush Inn
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- Sherlock in Cross Keys Pub AKA the Bush Inn, Wales
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- Sherlock filming locations: Bush Inn, St. Hilary in Wales
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- John and Sherlock at the church yard in St Hilary, Wales
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- John and Sherlock in Bush Inn, St Hilary, Wales
Saint Woollos Cemetery, Newport
48 Bassaleg Rd, Newport NP20 3PY, UK
John standing over Sherlock’s grave, filmed in Newport, Wales.
St. Mary Magdalene Church, Bristol
Mariners Dr, Bristol BS9 1QJ, UK
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- John and Mary’s wedding at St Mary Magdalene Church
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- John, Mary and Sherlock posing for a wedding photo at a church in Bristol.
Queen Street, Bath
Queen St, Bath BA1 1HE, UK
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- The production team of Sherlock built a whole livingroom on the street in Bath.
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- Benedict Cumberbatch filming the Sherlock special episode in Bath.
Here are the original Tumblr posts with sceneframes:
- A set of photos with a few useful location links (Nov 29th 2013)
- The Cardiff Bay post feat. the Christmas special photos (Jan 4th 2014)
- The Sign of Three photos / John & Mary’s Wedding, Bristol (Jan 12th 2014)
All the Sherlock filming locations on Google Maps:
