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A broad green hillside under cloud with a ridge line beyond
The Black Mountains seen from Hay Bluff. A J Paxton · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Black Mountains to Southwark · 1981

An American Werewolf in London

The Slaughtered Lamb is two buildings, a Welsh cottage and a Surrey pub. Follow the moon through the real places, from a hill road to a Southwark alley.

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Follow the moon

Ten stops, one night walk

The stops follow the film’s order, from the hill road to the last chase. Press a stop and the moon fills a little more.

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Stop 1 · Wales and Surrey · Visit

A broad green hillside under cloud with a ridge line beyond
The Black Mountains seen from Hay Bluff. A J Paxton · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hay Bluff and the moor road

David and Jack are dropped off on the moor road and start to walk; an “East Proctor” sign was added at a fork.

The fan location list puts the opening walk on the Black Mountains road between Capel-y-ffin and Hay-on-Wye, near the Hay Bluff car park, with the “East Proctor” road sign added at a fork.

Open hill country above Hay-on-Wye. Park at the small car park where the ridge drops into the Olchon valley and walk; the weather turns fast.

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Stop 1 of 10: Hay Bluff and the moor road. The moon is 0 per cent lit.

The Clink Prison Museum

The Clink Prison Museum

Clink Street, Southwark

A museum on Clink Street, the street of the film’s last chase, on the site of one of England’s oldest prisons. Book tickets on its site; it is not wheelchair accessible.

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Two halves

One pub, two buildings

The outside is in Powys. The inside is in Surrey. 217 km apart.

Wikipedia’s article on the film says the village of East Proctor is really Crickadarn, and that the exterior of the Slaughtered Lamb is a cottage there. Wikipedia’s article on the film says the interior of the Slaughtered Lamb is the Black Swan, Old Lane, Martyr’s Green, Surrey.

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A small Welsh village of whitewashed houses on a hillside lane
Crickadarn village, from the National Library of Wales collection on Wikimedia Commons. Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales from Wales/Cymru · CC0

Crickadarn, the village of East Proctor

The fan location list says the pub exterior was an empty cottage dressed for the film, now restored and lived in, and that the red phone box is real. The “Angel of Death” statue was a prop.

A hamlet on minor roads. Look from the lane; the cottage that played the pub is a private home and is not named or pinned.

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Go and find the places

The pub, the zoo, Tottenham Court Road station, Piccadilly Circus and Clink Street are open to see. Aldwych station is closed except on a guided tour. The Crickadarn cottage and Alex’s flat are private homes and the hospital is gone; none of the three is pinned.

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Where it is now

8 places you can visit on the Welsh border, in Surrey and in London, plus a lost hospital and a private flat named without pins.

Pins mark public places; private homes are named but not pinned.

  • Area reference · Public access · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. Open hill country above Hay-on-Wye. Park at the small car park where the ridge drops into the Olchon valley and walk; the weather turns fast.

  • Area reference · Public access · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A hamlet on minor roads. Look from the lane; the cottage that played the pub is a private home and is not named or pinned.

  • Building reference · Public access · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A working pub and restaurant at Old Lane and Ockham Lane. Walk in; opening hours change, so check first.

  1. A broad green hillside under cloud with a ridge line beyond
    The Black Mountains seen from Hay Bluff. A J Paxton · CC BY-SA 2.0

    Wales and Surrey · Hay Bluff, Black Mountains, Powys

    Hay Bluff and the moor road

    Wikipedia’s article on the film says the opening moors were filmed around the Black Mountains in Wales.

    Open hill country above Hay-on-Wye. Park at the small car park where the ridge drops into the Olchon valley and walk; the weather turns fast.

    Sources
  2. A small Welsh village of whitewashed houses on a hillside lane
    Crickadarn village, from the National Library of Wales collection on Wikimedia Commons. Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales from Wales/Cymru · CC0

    Wales and Surrey · Crickadarn, near Builth Wells, Powys

    Crickadarn, the village of East Proctor

    Wikipedia’s article on the film says the village of East Proctor is really Crickadarn, and that the exterior of the Slaughtered Lamb is a cottage there.

    A hamlet on minor roads. Look from the lane; the cottage that played the pub is a private home and is not named or pinned.

    Sources
  3. A white-fronted country pub with a hanging sign beside a lane
    The Black Swan at Martyr's Green, Surrey. Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0

    Wales and Surrey · Old Lane, Martyr’s Green, Ockham, Surrey

    The Black Swan, Martyr’s Green

    Wikipedia’s article on the film says the interior of the Slaughtered Lamb is the Black Swan, Old Lane, Martyr’s Green, Surrey.

    A working pub and restaurant at Old Lane and Ockham Lane. Walk in; opening hours change, so check first.

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Stay

A room under the hill.

A Georgian hotel in the town below Hay Bluff.

The Swan at Hay

The Swan at Hay

Hay-on-Wye, on the Welsh border

A Georgian hotel, pub and restaurant with 19 bedrooms in Hay-on-Wye, the town under Hay Bluff. Pictured: the Black Mountains from Hay Bluff, 2015.

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Go there

Walk it by day.

A museum on Clink Street, and walks and tickets for central London.

The Clink Prison Museum

The Clink Prison Museum

Clink Street, Southwark

A museum on Clink Street, the street of the film’s last chase, on the site of one of England’s oldest prisons. Book tickets on its site; it is not wheelchair accessible.

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Every place and moment behind this page, with sources.

10 of 10 places · 11 of 11 stories

  • Hay Bluff and the moor road

    Hay Bluff, Black Mountains, Powys

    • Dropped off on the road

      David and Jack are dropped off on the moor road and start to walk; an “East Proctor” sign was added at a fork.

  • Crickadarn, the village of East Proctor

    Crickadarn, near Builth Wells, Powys

    • The village of East Proctor

      Crickadarn plays East Proctor, with a dressed cottage as the Slaughtered Lamb’s outside.

  • The Black Swan, Martyr’s Green

    Old Lane, Martyr’s Green, Ockham, Surrey

    • Inside the Slaughtered Lamb

      The bar, the chess table and the card tables of the Slaughtered Lamb are the Black Swan in Surrey.

  • Putney General Hospital

    Lower Common South, Putney, south-west London

    • The hospital

      Putney General Hospital supplies the general hospital scenes; Chiswick Maternity supplies David’s room.

  • Alex’s flat, Coleherne Road

    Coleherne Road, Earl’s Court, south-west London

    • Alex’s flat

      Alex Price’s flat, where David stays in London, is on Coleherne Road in Earl’s Court.

  • London Zoo

    Regent’s Park, London NW1

    • The zoo

      David wakes up in the Wolf House at London Zoo.

  • Aldwych station

    The Strand, London WC2

    • The empty platform

      Aldwych station plays the near-deserted Underground station.

  • Tottenham Court Road station

    Oxford Street, London W1

    • Tottenham Court Road at night

      A city gent is attacked in Tottenham Court Road station, filmed at night.

  • Piccadilly Circus and the Eros Cinema

    Piccadilly Circus, London W1

    • The Eros Cinema

      The Eros Cinema at Piccadilly Circus is where David meets the people he has killed.

    • Piccadilly Circus

      The film shoots in Piccadilly Circus, reportedly the first to do so in 15 years, with part built as a mock-up at Twickenham.

  • Clink Street, Southwark

    Clink Street, Bankside, London SE1

    • The last chase

      The police chase and the dead-end wall of the ending are on Clink Street, Southwark.

Places to stay

Stay near these placeswithin easy reach.

  • 400 m from Aldwych station

    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)

  • 1.4 km from Tottenham Court Road station

    The Ritz London

    Piccadilly’s Ritz, named for its Palm Court tea and used on screen for decades.

    150 Piccadilly, Mayfair, City of Westminster, W1J 9BR · Source · Check dates on Expedia (Ad / affiliate)

  • 1.4 km from Tottenham Court Road station

    Claridge’s

    Mayfair hotel with a long record as a London screen and society setting.

    47-57 Brook Street, Mayfair, City of Westminster, W1K 4HR · Source · Check dates on Expedia (Ad / affiliate)

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  • 28 Oct · 14:30 · Arts & culture

    Disney's THE LION KING

    Lyceum Theatre · 300 m from Aldwych station

  • 28 Oct · 14:30 · Arts & culture

    Beetlejuice

    Prince Edward Theatre · 400 m from Tottenham Court Road station

  • 28 Oct · 15:00 · Arts & culture

    Cirque Berserk!

    Garrick Theatre · 750 m from Tottenham Court Road station

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