Filming locations

The Grade I listed country house in North Northamptonshire recently played home to the eccentric Catton family in the acclaimed 2023 black comedy thriller Saltburn, directed by Emerald Fennell and starring Barry Keoghan, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant and Jacob Elordi.

Matthew Vaughan’s Kingsman: the Golden Circle, featuring a host of stars including Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Channing Tatum and Pedro Pascal.

Marek Kanievska’s Another Country, also starring Colin Firth alongside Rupert Everett.

Boughton House near Kettering is a popular destination for filmmakers, with Ridley Scott (Napoleon, starring Joaquin Phoenix), and Tom Hooper (Les Miserables, starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway) seeing value in its grandeur.

F Gary Gray’s Men in Black International, also starring Chris Hemsworth alongside an all-star cast including Liam Neeson and Tessa Thompson.

Rush, Ron Howard’s epic drama about the rivalry between Formula 1 legends James Hunt and Niki Lauda, starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl.

In summer 2023, Brad Pitt and co-star Damson Idris were at Silverstone race circuit, filming for Joseph Kosinski’s as yet untitled Apple TV Formula One movie.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, as it’s based on the story of Northamptonshire shoemaker Steve Pateman, Julian Jarrold’s feelgood hit Kinky Boots filmed at a number of locations in the county, mostly at the Tricker’s Factory in Northampton.