Another interesting article is posted on the MSNBC site (courtesy of Forbes Traveller), although the accompanying slideshow may provide more inspiration for places to visit. This is essentially an update of their earlier article covering locations from more recent films.

Stowe School was used as the location of the Nazi rally where Hitler watches his followers burn books and Indy and his father reclaim the grail diary.

Haddon Hall transforms into the “Inn at Lambton” in the movie Pride and Prejudice, while its dining hall becomes Elizabeth’s bedroom. It was also used for the internal scenes of the Boleyn house in The Other Boleyn Girl.

Various locations in County Galway were used as locations as the Irish King’s City and the opening sequence.

Used as the location for the Irish King’s Castle in Tristan + Isolde.

The bulk of Brick was shot in the director’s home town of San Clemente in California, particularly San Clemente High School.

Forbes Traveler has a great article on set jetting, talking about a number of locations which are usually missed from most articles, but obviously remain a massive draw and it also goes to show that the effects of a film have a much longer-lasting and far reaching effect than many other forms of advertising.
It’s not […]

The BBC has an article which mentions something I hadn’t seen before, those clever beggers at VisitScotland and Scottish Screen actually commissioned a short film produced to exploit the tourism spin-offs for Scotland from the Da Vinci Code movie. The film cost £50,000 and forms part of a £1.3 million campaign and was designed […]

Lindsay Hunt has written a great article on set jetting over at Visit Britain, but perhaps the best thing is the selection of links to other sources. Check it out to find our where even some of the most obscure films where shot, but beware it takes some trawling.

The Hawaii Film Blog has some interesting posts on set jetting in (you guessed it) Hawaii, with films such as Jurassic Park and Blue Crush, plus TV series like Lost, Magnum PI and Hawaii Five-O filmed on the islands they have an illustrious history packed into a small area.

Welcome to Scotland has details of the Edinburgh city break from Dooley Vacations, which includes a 6 hour DaVinci Code and Scottish Borders Tour.
Your tour takes you south to the world famous Scott’s View, with stunning views over the Tweed Valley and the Eildon Hills. From here you travel to Melrose exploring the great Border […]

For anyone interested in checking out locations for 2005’s Pride and Prejudice, featuring Kiera Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen you should check out the Visit Pride and Prejudice Country website. The site contains plenty of info about the film and locations as well as travel advice.
Pride and Prejudice wasn’t the only thing to be […]

Estate Angels has a very comprehensive rundown of just how much set jetting can add to tourism, with some seriously big stats showing what a boost it can be:
Locations featured in films and novels can benefit from a boost in tourism from Britain of up to 30 per cent according to new research from Halifax […]

Villa Erba on the shores of Lake Como in Italy features as the mansion of the Night Fox (Francois Toulour) in Ocean’s Twelve.

Some of Ocean’s Twelve was filmed in the shores of Lake Como in Italy. George Clooney liked the location so much he has become a regular visitor, even buy a mansion and encouraging others to do, starting something of a celebrity resurgence in the area.
It was also used as a location in the Bond […]

The Bellagio is featured prominently in Ocean’s Eleven, partly because they were given a lot of access.

Ocean’s Eleven makes a lot of use of Las Vegas without really showing much of Vegas.

Since the film opened in 2001, this très popular cafe has become a Montmartre icon — a mounted film poster confirms you’re in the right place. While the ownership has recently changed, the lace curtains, yellow ceiling and 1950s furnishings remain the same. It’s very easy to imagine a doe-eyed Amélie writing out the day’s […]

The Scotsman has an interesting article on set jetting with some interesting figures:
More than a quarter of Britons say they have chosen a holiday destination after seeing it in a movie or a TV show, or having read about in a book.
The biggest beneficiary of set-jetting had been New Zealand after the success of the […]

USA Today has an article on jet setting (well, train setting) in relation to The Da Vinci Code. It seems

50 Connect have an article about set jetting in Malta, which has been the location for many sword and sandal epics including films such as Alexander, Troy, The Count of Monte Cristo and Gladiator (the replica of the Roman Colosseum used in the film was built at Fort Ricasoli, close to Valletta).

This is Travel feature an article on Set Jetting. It’s quoted that it can cause a 30% rise in visitors although it goes on to say that because of its mention in The Da Vinci Code, Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland saw visitor numbers leap from 9,500 a decade ago to 68,000 in 2004. […]

Founded in 1232 and converted into a country house around 1540, the fine medieval cloisters, sacristy, chapter house and monastic rooms of the Abbey have survived largely intact. The handsome 16th-century stable courtyard includes a clockhouse, brewery and bakehouse. The Photographic Museum commemorates the achievements of a former resident of the Abbey, William Henry Fox […]

The house and park played a key role as Lady de Bourgh’s elegant estate Rosings in Pride and Prejudice and portrayed several scenes from the Papal plot of the Da Vinci Code including the interior of Castile Gandolfo. The filming exhibition will be on view throughout the 2006 season and in addition to costumes worn […]

Basildon Park, a spectacular 18th-century mansion, plays ‘Netherfield’. Netherfield is the home of Mr Bingley, and the house of destiny where Elizabeth first meets Mr Darcy.
Basildon is also the sumptuous backdrop to the great ball and dance scenes. Having watched the film, visitors will recognise many of Basildon’s rooms where the dancing and merriment takes […]

The house at Groombridge Place Gardens was used as the Bennett house in the film. There is an exhibition about Pride and Prejudice at the site.

Wilton House was used to stand in for exterior and interior locations of Pemberley due to complications with filming at Chatsworth House.

The exterior of Chatsworth and two important rooms were used to depict Pemberley, the great Derbyshire mansion belonging to the film’s hero, Mr Darcy. There is now a small display at Chatsworth, including the bust of Mr Darcy made for the film, and a 1st edition of Jane Austen’s book from the Chatsworth library.

Gloucester Cathedral was used as one of the many locations to act as Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Alnwick Castle was used for many of the outdoor scenes in the film of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone - remember the bit with the Quidditch lessons? That’s on the castle green! The Castle is no stranger to the silver screen - it featured in the Tudor epic Elizabeth; and starred alongside Kevin Costner […]

St James’s Park, one of London’s royal parks, bordered by 3 Royal Palaces. It is here that “the Teacher” disposes of one of his unwanted accomplices. Although in The Da Vinci Code, the park is a setting for a murder, it’s actually a very nice Royal Park to walk in.

Westminster Abbey houses the grave tomb of Sir Isaac Newton where Langdon and Neveu finally find out the identity of “the Teacher”. Although Dan Brown changed some facts to fit the story in The Da Vinci Code, Isaac Newton’s monument is certainly at Westminster Abbey.

King’s College is where Langdon and Neveu, with the help of a resident researcher, searched for the meaning to the clue ‘in London lies a knight a pope interred’. Unlike in The Da Vinci Code, it is not possible to visit the Reading Room of Kings College. However, information about the room is available on […]

Situated in the Inner Temple, Temple Church is the epicentre of Templar/Priory activities in the UK. This is where Langdon and Neveu begin their search in London for the Holy Grail. The Church is situated between Fleet Street and the River Thames.

Set Jetting is a phrase that describes the growing trend of people visiting places purely to see locations used in film and TV productions. The phenomenon has been around for a long time but more and more sites are starting to shout about their involvements in movies in an effort to increase tourism. […]

The Guardian recently reported on the growing popularity of set-jetting. A play on an old travel phrase, set-jetting describes visiting a location because you have seen it in a film or read about it in a book. This can be fairly general, Thailand has seen a 19% rise in tourism that has been […]