Maps of Movies
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Where Bridget Jones's Diary says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Her family home is a Cotswolds village, the romantic weekend hotel is in Buckinghamshire, and the party house is in west London.
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Scenes and places
The New Year curry buffet at her parents' (2001)
Bridget arrives at her parents' New Year's Day turkey curry buffet. Her mother tries to set her up with Mark Darcy, a divorced barrister, and she decides to start a diary.
Set in Snowshill (the Jones family home) — The Cotswolds village used for Bridget's parents' home and the New Year's Day party. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A small Cotswolds village in Gloucestershire, near Broadway.
Filmed at Snowshill, Gloucestershire (house: Hall's Piece) — Filmed over four days here. The house is private, so the point is the village. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: A Cotswolds village near Broadway. The house is private; walk the village street.
The publishing house (2001)
At the publishing house Bridget handles phone calls and a coming book launch. Her boss Daniel Cleaver flirts with her through office messages and asks her to stay late.
Set in Publishing house office, London — The office where Bridget works and where Daniel Cleaver flirts with her through messages. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Daniel's riverside flat (2001)
After dinner, Daniel takes Bridget to his flat and they start sleeping together. She is unsure it is a real relationship.
Set in Daniel's flat, Pickfords Wharf — Daniel takes Bridget to his flat after dinner. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Pickfords Wharf / Clink Wharf apartments, Clink Street, Southwark — Exterior of the apartment building given as Daniel's home. The point is a representative point for Clink Street, not the building. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The disastrous book launch (2001)
At the book launch Bridget tries to look poised among writers. She meets Mark and his colleague Natasha, and Daniel is there. She gives a disastrous speech and Daniel takes her out to dinner afterward.
Set in Book launch venue — The arts centre used for the book launch Bridget attends. Google Maps · Apple Maps
An arts centre on The Mall near Trafalgar Square, inside Nash House.
Filmed at Institute of Contemporary Arts, The Mall — The book launch was filmed here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: On The Mall near Trafalgar Square, inside Nash House.
The first date in the warehouse lanes (2001)
Bridget and Daniel have their first date in the warehouse lanes by the Thames.
Set in Shad Thames — The warehouse lanes by the Thames where Bridget and Daniel have their first date. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A historic street in Bermondsey, once home to the largest warehouse complex in London.
Filmed at Shad Thames, Bermondsey — The first date was filmed on this street. A blog adds that the dinner was at Cantina Del Ponte, 36c Shad Thames. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: A short walk from Tower Bridge on the south bank.
The country-hotel weekend (2001)
Bridget and Daniel go on a country-hotel mini-break and take a rowing boat, where Daniel pushes her in. Mark is at the hotel too with Natasha, and a tense confrontation follows with Daniel.
Set in Stoke Park Hotel — The country hotel where Bridget and Daniel spend a weekend. Google Maps · Apple Maps
A private sporting estate in Stoke Poges, turned into a country club in 1908.
Filmed at Stoke Park, Buckinghamshire — The hotel in the film is Stoke Park itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: A private sporting estate in Stoke Poges. Check access before going.
Bridget's flat above the pub (2001)
Back in London Bridget calls her friends from her flat after a party goes badly. Daniel sends a half-hearted apology.
Set in Bridget's flat above the pub — The flat above a pub where Bridget lives and phones her friends. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Above The Globe Tavern, next to Borough Market.
Filmed at The Globe Tavern, 8 Bedale Street, Borough — Exterior of Bridget's flat above the pub. The point is the location of a Commons photo of the pub, not a surveyed building point. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Next to Borough Market, on Bedale Street.
The TV interview at the courts (2001)
Bridget reports on a court case for TV. Mark is defending in the case, and her interview takes a surprising turn.
Set in Royal Courts of Justice — Bridget reports on a court case for TV, and Mark is involved in the case. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Home of the High Court and Court of Appeal, in a Victorian Gothic building from the 1870s.
Filmed at Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand — Filmed outside the courts. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: On the Strand, between Temple and Chancery Lane.
The birthday dinner and the street fight (2001)
Bridget cooks a disastrous birthday dinner for friends. Mark and Daniel both show up and fight in the street outside her flat while friends bet on the winner.
Set in Outside Bridget's flat — The street outside her flat, opposite the pub, where the fight that starts inside Bedales restaurant ends. Google Maps · Apple Maps
(Same place as the flat above the pub.)
Filmed at The Globe Tavern, 8 Bedale Street, Borough — The fight starts inside Bedales restaurant and ends outside it, opposite the pub (per the Southwark walk). The point is the pub's Commons photo point, not a surveyed building point. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Next to Borough Market, on Bedale Street.
The Darcys' ruby wedding party (2001)
At the Darcys' ruby wedding party, speeches and toasts leave Bridget hurt and awkward.
Set in The Darcys' anniversary party — The grand house where the Darcys hold their ruby wedding anniversary party. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The west London home of the Duke of Northumberland, Grade I listed.
Filmed at Syon House, Brentford — Filmed here as the venue of the anniversary party. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: In Brentford, west London.
Filmed at Borough Market, Southwark — Bridget shops at the market near her flat. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Tate Modern restaurant, Bankside — Bridget meets friends at a restaurant. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Tower Bridge — Bridget walks by the Thames, messaging Daniel. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Piccadilly Circus — Bridget rushes through central London toward the book launch. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Momo, 25 Heddon Street, Mayfair — Friends give Bridget love advice over lunch. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at BK News, 212 Strand — Bridget slips out for cigarettes and misses a ruling. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Wrotham Park, Hertfordshire — The Darcys' family home. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at St Pancras railway station — Scene not identified in the sources. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at London Stansted Airport — An airport scene set in New York. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Dickins & Jones (now ARKET), 224 Regent Street — Pam demonstrates an egg-shell tool in a department store. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Royal Exchange Buildings, Cornhill — A late scene near the end of the film. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Bridget Jones — A London publishing worker in her thirties who starts a diary at New Year.
- Mark Darcy — A divorced barrister her mother keeps pushing her toward.
- Daniel Cleaver — Her charming boss at the publishing house.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was Bridget's flat above the pub really filmed?
- Where was the country-hotel weekend really filmed?