Wonka

© Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, The Roald Dahl Story Company, Heyday Films, Domain Entertainment

A MovieWalk is a self-guided walking tour that takes you to the real filming locations of your favourite films and series. No tour guide. No group. No fixed time. Just you, your phone and the city – seen through the eyes of cinema.

You download the free MovieWalks app, choose a city walk, and go. At each stop, the app reveals what was filmed there, how it was done, and what the cameras never showed you. Behind-the-scenes stories. Fun facts. Everything you need to turn a city walk into a movie experience.

Bridgerton dressed these streets in silk and candlelight. Les Misérables made that bridge feel like a revolution. Wonka found wonder in a garden most people just walk past. It’s all still there. Walk it – and Bath reveals itself as the most cinematic city you never expected.

Bridgerton

© shondaland, Netflix

This self-guided walking tour takes you through the real Bath – the one that played Regency London, Victorian England, and Willy Wonka’s magical city all at once. The place where Georgian streets doubled for everything the cameras needed – because no set designer could build what Bath already had.

Start at the Holburne Museum, where Simon arrived on horseback through the gates in Bridgerton – a building that was once a Regency-era hotel with pleasure gardens, a maze, and public breakfasts attended by Jane Austen. Netflix turned it into Lady Danbury’s home. The museum turned its café into a Bridgerton-themed setting. Everyone won.

Cinematic stops. Each one a film location. Each one a story you didn’t know.

Walk down Great Pulteney Street, where Reese Witherspoon crossed through 1820s London in Vanity Fair. The crew covered the road in sand and replaced every car with a horse-drawn carriage. When filming wrapped, they left their Georgian streetlights as a gift to the residents. Those lights are still there.

Cross Pulteney Bridge, where Russell Crowe plunged into the river as Inspector Javert in Les Misérables. Bath wasn’t even supposed to be in the film – the stunt had to be reshot after an error in post-production, and the Bath Film Office had less than a week to make it happen.

Continue to Queen Street, where Benedict Cumberbatch stepped into Victorian England for Sherlock: The Abominable Bride. The production team built an entire living room on the cobblestones, right next to The Raven pub. The location manager called Bath one of his go-to cities for period pieces – a place that simply shines on screen.

This is Bath through the lens of cinema. Bridgerton. Les Misérables. Vanity Fair. Wonka. Persuasion. Sherlock. The Duchess. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. Films that chose Bath not because it was quaint – but because no other city wears the past quite like this.

The MovieWalks Bath Royal Crescent tour is a self-guided film location walk through the heart of the city. No group. No fixed schedule. Download the app, start at the Holburne Museum, and walk at your own pace through one of the most filmed cities in Britain.

Ready to see Bath differently? Download MovieWalks now and begin your movie adventure today – walk at your pace, any time.