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Actor · 1974–

Olivia Colmanfrom The Crown to The Night Manager.

Olivia Colman is a British actress. Follow Olivia Colman through The Crown, Fleabag and The Night Manager and more credited Works, with the real places on one map.

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London
Lancaster House
Stable Yard Road, St James’s, by Green Park
The Crown
Lancaster House, a Grade I listed house in St James’s, stood in for Buckingham Palace interiors, and came back for the palace scenes of season six.
A government house, not usually open. See it from the edge of Green Park; booked tours can be requested.
Site
Photo: Edwardx, CC BY-SA 4.0
London
Goldsmiths’ Hall
Foster Lane, City of London, behind St Paul’s
The Crown
Goldsmiths’ Hall was the third house Childs used for the palace: the room where the king’s operation is filmed.
Open on tour days and for talks. The next guided tour day is Monday 7 December 2026; book on the Company’s site.
Building
Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0
London
Old Royal Naval College
King William Walk, Greenwich, on the Thames
The Crown
The Old Royal Naval College stood in for the outside of Buckingham Palace.
Grounds open daily 8am–11pm. Painted Hall, Chapel and Visitor Centre daily 10am–5pm; Painted Hall ticket £19, children free.
Building
Photo: Txllxt TxllxT, CC BY-SA 4.0
London
Buckingham Palace
The Mall, Westminster
The Crown
Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms, 19 of them State Rooms, which open to visitors every summer.
The State Rooms open every summer, with a limited number of tours in December, January and at Easter. Book with the Royal Collection Trust.
Building
Photo: Julian Herzog, CC BY 4.0
English houses and cathedrals
Wilton House
Wilton, near Salisbury, Wiltshire
The Crown
Wilton House near Salisbury was one of several stand-ins for Buckingham Palace.
Opens seasonally; closed in autumn and winter. Check the house’s site for next season’s days.
Building
Photo: Herry Lawford, CC BY 2.0
English houses and cathedrals
Belvoir Castle
Grantham, Leicestershire, NG32 1PE
The Crown
Belvoir Castle stood in for Windsor Castle in seasons one to three.
Decorated for Christmas, 14 November to 30 December 2026. Stays in Vale House and estate cottages.
Building
Photo: Freeboprich, CC BY-SA 4.0
Central London
Smith & Wollensky, the Adelphi
1–11 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6HT
Fleabag
At the dinner, Dad and the Godmother, played by Olivia Colman, are getting married, and the family meets the Catholic Priest, played by Andrew Scott, who will marry them.
A steakhouse in the Adelphi Building, 1–11 John Adam Street, WC2N 6HT. Book a table.
Building
Photo: Matthew Black, CC BY-SA 2.0
Dartmouth Park
The café, York Rise
York Rise, Dartmouth Park, London NW5
Fleabag
The Village Café on York Rise was chosen as Fleabag’s guinea-pig-themed café.
A short street of houses and a few shopfronts in NW5. The café has changed since filming: look from the pavement.
Site
Photo: Christopher Hilton, CC BY-SA 2.0
Dartmouth Park
Dartmouth Park
Dartmouth Park, Camden, London NW5
Fleabag
The series is set and mostly filmed in Dartmouth Park, between Highgate and Kentish Town in Camden.
A residential neighbourhood of Victorian streets. Walk it; people live here.
Site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0
Dartmouth Park
Southampton Road, Gospel Oak
Southampton Road, Gospel Oak, London NW5
Fleabag
Fleabag’s night-time walks were usually filmed on Southampton Road in Gospel Oak.
A public road through Gospel Oak. Keep to the pavement.
Site
Photo: David Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0
The churches
Christ Church, Hampstead
Hampstead Square, London NW3 1AB
Fleabag
Camden’s film service says it was used for several scenes inside the church where Fleabag falls for the priest.
A working parish church on Hampstead Square, NW3 1AB. Check service times before you visit.
Building
Photo: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0
The churches
St Andrew’s Church, Kingsbury
Church Lane, Kingsbury, London NW9 8RZ
Fleabag
Series two’s church scenes with Fleabag and the Priest were filmed at St Andrew’s, on Old Church Lane.
A working parish church on Church Lane, NW9 8RZ. The Sunday Sung Mass is at 10.30am; respect services.
Building
Photo: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0
Alps & Marrakech
Es Saadi Marrakech Resort
Rue Président Kennedy, L’Hivernage, Marrakech
The Night Manager
On 20 April 2015 the production moved to Marrakesh, where the Es Saadi Resort played the Nefertiti Hotel in Cairo.
A working resort a short way from the Medina: the hotel, the Palace, the Ksars and villas, with a spa and the Casino de Marrakech.
Building
Photo: Zainabade, CC BY-SA 4.0
Alps & Marrakech
Riffelalp Resort 2222m
Riffelalp, above Zermatt, Valais
The Night Manager
Filming began in Zermatt on 19 March 2015, where Pine meets Roper for the first time. A reduced crew went up to keep costs down.
A five-star hotel at 2,222 m, reached by the Gornergrat railway to Riffelalp station and the short Riffelalp tram. The winter season runs from 11 December 2026 to 4 April 2027.
Building
Photo: Whgler, CC BY-SA 4.0
Alps & Marrakech
Gornergrat
Gornergrat station, above Zermatt
The Night Manager
Pine and Angela Burr ride the Gornergrat railway, and Pine explores the old valley station of the Hohtälli line, now home to the ZOOOM the Matterhorn show.
The rack railway climbs from Zermatt at 1,604 m to Gornergrat station at 3,089 m. Timetables and fares are on the railway’s site.
Site
Photo: Phil Richards from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
Devon & Mallorca
Fore Street, Hartland
Fore Street, Hartland, north Devon
The Night Manager
The crew filmed in Devon from 13 to 17 April 2015.
The village’s main street, with the Anchor Inn, O’Donnell’s grocers and Heard’s Garage on it.
Site
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0
Devon & Mallorca
Hartland Quay
Hartland Quay, south of Hartland Point
The Night Manager
Hartland Quay is in episode two too.
A former harbour on the Atlantic, with the coast path running past it. Winter seas here are among the roughest anywhere on this coast.
Site
Photo: Fernweh, CC BY-SA 2.0
Devon & Mallorca
Blackpool Mill Cottage
Blackpool Mill, Hartland Abbey estate
The Night Manager
Hartland Abbey says the BBC filmed in the village and at Blackpool Mill Cottage, which played the book’s cottage in Cornwall. The abbey lawn was the unit base for a week.
An estate cottage in a cove on the coast path. The beach and the path are open; the cottage is not.
Site
Photo: Andrew, CC BY 2.0
2016 · London
Old Royal Naval College
Romney Road, London SE10 9NF
The heritage site lists The Crown among productions shot on location and includes it in its film-and-TV tours.
Site
Paris
avenue dutuit
avenue dutuit, 75008 paris
avenue dutuit is linked to The Crown by the sources below. Paris’s exterior-filming archive lists this location for 2022-10-23 to 2022-10-30.
Site
Paris
pont alexandre iii
pont alexandre iii, 75007 paris
pont alexandre iii is linked to The Crown by the sources below. Paris’s exterior-filming archive lists this location for 2022-10-27 to 2022-10-28.
Site
Paris
place de la concorde
place de la concorde, 75008 paris
place de la concorde is linked to The Crown by the sources below. Paris’s exterior-filming archive lists this location for 2022-10-28 to 2022-10-29.
Site
Paris
place vendôme
place vendôme, 75001 paris
place vendôme is linked to The Crown by the sources below. Paris’s exterior-filming archive lists this location for 2022-10-28 to 2022-10-30.
Site
Paris
4 rue edmond valentin
4 rue edmond valentin, 75007 paris
4 rue edmond valentin is linked to The Crown by the sources below. Paris’s exterior-filming archive lists this location for 2022-10-27.
Site
Paris
cours la reine
cours la reine, 75008 paris
cours la reine is linked to The Crown by the sources below. Paris’s exterior-filming archive lists this location for 2022-10-24 to 2022-10-30.
Site
Paris
souterrain alexandre iii
souterrain alexandre iii, 75007 paris
souterrain alexandre iii is linked to The Crown by the sources below. Paris’s exterior-filming archive lists this location for 2022-10-27 to 2022-10-28.
Site
1974 · Norwich
Norwich
Norwich
Olivia Colman was born in Norwich. The pin marks the wider area, not a home or address.
Approximate area
Photo: Andrew Hurley, CC BY-SA 2.0
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Olivia Colman studied at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, according to the biographical record.
Site
Photo: Simon Cobb, CC0
Homerton College
Homerton College
Homerton College
Olivia Colman studied at Homerton College, according to the biographical record.
Site
Photo: Franman247, CC BY-SA 3.0

Their Worlds

Walk into the filmseach in its own world.

· Cast
The Crown
Despatch: unlock a red box and lift the hinge on a stamp album of royal residences to find the stately homes that played them.
14 places in the World · 6 on this page
Enter the World
· Cast
Fleabag
Aside: the page glances at you, the Priest catches it, and a bus stop in Hampton tells you to hang back.
15 places in the World · 6 on this page
Enter the World
· Cast
The Night Manager
Revolve: push a revolving door seen from above, a quarter-turn at a time, and each wing comes round from the story’s name to the real place, the Nefertiti in Cairo to the Es Saadi in Marrakech, Lanyon to Blackpool Mill Cottage in Devon, the Medellín Gun Club to La Gavina on the Costa Brava; switch between the 1993 novel and both series, and keep a rally going on the Gun Club court.
13 places in the World · 6 on this page
Enter the World

The story

5 chaptersand the places they happened.

1974
Where it began
Olivia Colman was born in Norwich. The pin marks the wider area, not a home or address.
Olivia Colman studied at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, according to the biographical record.
Olivia Colman studied at Homerton College, according to the biographical record.
Sources for this chapter (1)
- Olivia Colman — biographical record
The Crown
Olivia Colman appears in The Crown.
The Crown World maps 6 of its real places, from Lancaster House to Belvoir Castle.
· WorldThe CrownCast · London
Sources for this chapter (4)
Fleabag
At the dinner, Dad and the Godmother, played by Olivia Colman, are getting married, and the family meets the Catholic Priest, played by Andrew Scott, who will marry them.
The Fleabag World maps 6 of its real places, from Smith & Wollensky, the Adelphi to St Andrew’s Church, Kingsbury.
· WorldFleabagCast · Central London
Sources for this chapter (1)
- The Arts Desk: Fleabag, series 2 review, by Veronica Lee (5 March 2019)
The Night Manager
Olivia Colman appears in The Night Manager.
The Night Manager World maps 6 of its real places, from Es Saadi Marrakech Resort to Blackpool Mill Cottage.
· WorldThe Night ManagerCast · Alps & Marrakech
Sources for this chapter (4)
More places on the trail
The rest of the map follows Olivia Colman through London and Paris: locations from the Works credited on this page.
Sources for this chapter (3)

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The workwith the Worlds marked.

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How the Worlds are linked (3)

The Crown: Registered World the-crown; its research (despatch-direction.ts, despatch-live.ts, despatch-manifest.ts) names Olivia Colman. Linked by a shared catalogue Work id.
Fleabag: Registered World fleabag; its research (aside-direction.ts, aside-media.json, aside-research.ts) names Olivia Colman. Linked by a shared catalogue Work id.
The Night Manager: Registered World the-night-manager; its research (revolve-direction.ts, revolve-live.ts, revolve-manifest.ts) names Olivia Colman. Linked by an exact Wikidata credit.

Photo credits (24)

A gilded staircase hall with grey marble columns, a red-carpeted stair, chandeliers and large oil paintings: Edwardx, CC BY-SA 4.0 (from the The Crown World), 2016-09-18. Resized.
A grey stone hall with tall columns and a flag on a corner of a City street: Matt Brown, CC BY 2.0 (from the The Crown World), 2024-05-15. Resized.
A colonnade and iron railings along the Thames at Greenwich, with a stone terrace in sunlight: Txllxt TxllxT, CC BY-SA 4.0 (from the The Crown World), 2009-09-08. Resized.
The pale stone east front of Buckingham Palace with its central balcony, seen from the forecourt at dawn: Julian Herzog, CC BY 4.0 (from the The Crown World), 2020-08-11. Resized.
The honey-coloured stone south front of Wilton House with a central Venetian window above a balustrade, and climbing plants: Herry Lawford, CC BY 2.0 (from the The Crown World), 2014-06-18. Resized.
Belvoir Castle’s towers lit gold by early sun on a wooded hill, framed by leaves, with a green field below: Freeboprich, CC BY-SA 4.0 (from the The Crown World), 2024-06-07. Resized.
The grand stone entrance of the Adelphi building with sculpted figures: Matthew Black, CC BY-SA 2.0 (from the Fleabag World), 2009-09-20. Resized.
A residential street of terraced houses and small shops rising gently uphill: Christopher Hilton, CC BY-SA 2.0 (from the Fleabag World), 2017-01-19. Resized.
A quiet tree-lined road of Victorian terraces: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0 (from the Fleabag World), 2009-05-12. Resized.
Blocks of flats behind trees along a broad north London road: David Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0 (from the Fleabag World), 2014-10-31. Resized.
A Victorian church with a tall stone spire among trees: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0 (from the Fleabag World), 2017-05-10. Resized.
A large Victorian Gothic church with a slender spire behind a churchyard: Des Blenkinsopp, CC BY-SA 2.0 (from the Fleabag World), 2014-10-16. Resized.
A pale hotel building among palms, mountains behind: Zainabade, CC BY-SA 4.0 (from the The Night Manager World), 2018-12-07. Resized.
A large mountain hotel on an alpine shelf among larches: Whgler, CC BY-SA 4.0 (from the The Night Manager World), 2015-09-30. Resized.
Two red rack-railway trains in deep snow at a mountain station: Phil Richards from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 (from the The Night Manager World), 2019-02-05. Resized.
A village street of whitewashed and stone houses: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0 (from the The Night Manager World), 2016-08-09. Resized.
Folded grey cliffs and a rocky shore: Fernweh, CC BY-SA 2.0 (from the The Night Manager World), 2014-08-03. Resized.
A lone stone cottage in a green valley above a pebble beach: Andrew, CC BY 2.0 (from the The Night Manager World), 2013-10-23. Resized.
Norwich: Andrew Hurley, CC BY-SA 2.0, 2009-03-28. Resized.
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School: Simon Cobb, CC0, 2019-06-23. Resized.
Homerton College: Franman247, CC BY-SA 3.0, 2011-05-20. Resized.
The carved stone octagon and pinnacles of Ely Cathedral against a pale sky: Michael Garlick, CC BY-SA 2.0 (from the The Crown World). Resized.
A woman in a red jumper and dark trousers stands on a small low stage beside a tall red chair, one arm raised, in a pool of light on a black stage: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0 (from the Fleabag World). Resized.
Tom Hiddleston in a dark jacket, speaking at a microphone, short hair: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 (from the The Night Manager World). Resized.

Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Places are shown at the precision their sources support; filming locations are where the camera really was, not where the story says it is. Checked 28 October 2026.

Places to stay

Stay where Olivia Colman wasa night near their places.

100 m from place vendôme
Ritz Paris
Hemingway’s Paris haunt; the hotel’s Hemingway Bar remembers him.
15 Place Vendôme, Paris 1er Arrondissement, Paris, 75001 · Source · Check dates on Expedia (Ad / affiliate)
100 m from place vendôme
Hôtel Costes
The Saint-Honoré hotel whose compilation albums defined a sound.
Paris 1er Arrondissement, Paris, 75001 · Source · Check dates on Expedia (Ad / affiliate)
150 m from Smith & Wollensky, the Adelphi
The Savoy
The Strand hotel built by Richard D’Oyly Carte, whose Savoy Theatre made Gilbert and Sullivan.
105-109 Strand, Covent Garden, City of Westminster, WC2R 0AA · Source · Check dates on Expedia (Ad / affiliate)

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CEZANNE & NOUS - BILLET SIMPLE
GRAND PALAIS · 150 m from avenue dutuit
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Cabaret At The Kit Kat Club
Playhouse Theatre · 300 m from Smith & Wollensky, the Adelphi
28 Oct · 19:00 · Live music
Craterspace: London’s Alternative Open Jam
Up The Creek · 300 m from Old Royal Naval College

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29 placesyou can still find.

Lancaster House

Goldsmiths’ Hall

Old Royal Naval College

Buckingham Palace

Wilton House

Belvoir Castle

Smith & Wollensky, the Adelphi

The café, York Rise

Dartmouth Park

Southampton Road, Gospel Oak

Christ Church, Hampstead

St Andrew’s Church, Kingsbury

Es Saadi Marrakech Resort

Riffelalp Resort 2222m

Gornergrat

Fore Street, Hartland

Hartland Quay

Blackpool Mill Cottage

Old Royal Naval College

avenue dutuit

pont alexandre iii

place de la concorde

place vendôme

4 rue edmond valentin

cours la reine

souterrain alexandre iii

Norwich

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

Homerton College

Walk into the filmseach in its own world.

The Crown

Fleabag

The Night Manager

5 chaptersand the places they happened.

Where it began

The Crown

Fleabag

The Night Manager

More places on the trail

The workwith the Worlds marked.

People and citieson the same map.

Stay where Olivia Colman wasa night near their places.

Ritz Paris↗

Hôtel Costes↗

The Savoy↗

On near their places

CEZANNE & NOUS - BILLET SIMPLE↗

Cabaret At The Kit Kat Club↗

Craterspace: London’s Alternative Open Jam↗

Ritz Paris

Hôtel Costes

The Savoy

CEZANNE & NOUS - BILLET SIMPLE

Cabaret At The Kit Kat Club

Craterspace: London’s Alternative Open Jam