Film locations from The Golden Age
Burghley, Lincolnshire
The largest and grandest house of the first Elizabethan age is awe-inspiring in its sumptuousness and majesty. The windows of the West Front above the Golden Gate catch the late afternoon sun as if reflecting the golden Tudor aura.
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Dorney Court, Dorney, Windsor, Berkshire
This enchanting, rambling mellow brick and timber home forms an idyllic scene with its ancient adjacent church. Follow the path of previous visitors (Charles II courted the Countess of Castlemaine here) past rich panelling and 400 years of family portraits.
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Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire
Stand at the West door of one of England’s finest cathedrals and admire the magnificent architecture, painted ceiling, stained glass and marble floor. Soaring up to the only Gothic dome in existence is the Octagon, a glorious symbol linking earth and heaven, time and eternity.
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Petworth Park, West Sussex
The glorious ‘Capability’ Brown landscaped park that surrounds this vast mansion was immortalised by Turner. Inside is The National Trust’s finest art collection, including four specially commissioned Turner masterpieces amid the intricate Grinling Gibbons wood carvings in the Carved Room.
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St John’s College, Cambridge
Founded by Elizabeth’s great-grandmother, Lady Margaret Beaufort, much of this college is a Tudor poem in stone. Enter the First Court through the magnificent Great Gate and weave through to the leafy Backs and the delicate arch of the Bridge of Sighs.
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Wells Cathedral, Somerset
For 800 years, 300 original medieval statues have watched from the West Front. Inside this stupendous masterpiece, the original buildings survive in all their glory - including the Chapter House and Vicars’ Choral, both granted a new charter by Elizabeth.
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Westminster Cathedral, London
The extraordinary Byzantine façade of domes, towers and balconies is matched by a unique and sumptuous interior. Clothed in vivid mosaics and with marbles that echo those of ancient Greece and Rome, the cathedral also houses the famous ‘Stations of the Cross’.
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Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire
Here, in this magnificent medieval cathedral with its soaring gothic nave, Elizabeth’s half-sister Mary I married Philip of Spain in a blaze of Catholic glory. A place of worship for over 1300 years, it glows with ancient and modern art treasures.
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Hatfield House, Hertfordshire
Henry VIII’s mellow-brick medieval Royal Palace was a childhood home of Elizabeth I and hosted her first Council of State. In the gardens, an oak tree marks the very spot where the future Gloriana learnt that she was Queen.
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Brean Down, Somerset
This dramatic coastal promontory is rich in wildlife and enticing pathways. The Victorian Palmerston Fort was built to defend Britain against the French and also saw duty during the Second World War.
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