Maps of Movies
Cinderella (2015)
Where Cinderella says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The fairy-tale kingdom is really an English patchwork: a palace split between Greenwich and Blenheim, a clock tower from Cliveden, and a castle built at Pinewood.
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Scenes and places
The house Ella grows up in
Ella grows up happy with her parents until her dying mother asks her to always have courage and be kind. After her father remarries, her new stepmother and stepsisters slowly take over the house.
Set in Ella's family home — The family home where Ella is raised and later made to live in the attic.
A country house in a woodland setting, near the studio where most of the film was shot.
Filmed at Black Park Country Park, Iver Heath — The house was a set built from scratch in the country park. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The forest ride and the stag
Upset by her stepfamily, Ella rides into the woods and runs into a stag hunt. She meets Kit, who says he is only an apprentice at the palace, and they part without exchanging names.
Set in The woods near Ella's home — Ella rides into the woods and meets a young man during a stag hunt.
A huge royal park on the Berkshire and Surrey border.
Filmed at Windsor Great Park — The woodland riding scenes were shot in the royal park. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Kit, the king and the Grand Duke
Back at the palace, Kit learns that his ill father wants a royal ball so he can choose a bride. He persuades the king to invite every maiden in the land, secretly hoping Ella will come.
Set in The royal palace, inside — Rooms of the palace where Kit, the king and the Grand Duke talk about the ball.
A grand former naval college on the Thames in south-east London.
Filmed at Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich — Palace interiors were filmed on location here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The garden and the Fairy Godmother
After her stepfamily rips her dress and leaves her behind, Ella runs crying into the garden. An old beggar woman there turns out to be her fairy godmother, who turns a pumpkin into a carriage and gives Ella a gown and glass slippers.
Set in The garden of Ella's home — Ella runs into the garden in tears and meets an old beggar woman.
A woodland park beside the studio, used for outdoor scenes.
Filmed at Black Park Country Park, Iver Heath — A travel site says the garden scenes mostly used outdoor space at the park; it does not name this scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The road to the ball
In her new gown, Ella rides in the magic carriage toward the palace. The journey takes her from the countryside to the formal approach of a royal court.
Set in The road to the palace — The country road and the grand approach that Ella's coach takes to the ball.
A grand estate in Oxfordshire with bridges and parkland.
Filmed at Blenheim estate bridges, Woodstock — Two bridges on the estate stood in for the country road and the formal approach; the estate point is used because no bridge coordinates are given. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The palace from outside
Ella arrives at the palace for the ball. The vast building and grounds are the first sign of how far she is from home.
Set in The royal palace, outside — The palace grounds where Ella's coach arrives for the ball.
A baroque palace in Oxfordshire; the palace in the film was modelled in part on a German palace, with digital additions.
Filmed at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock — Exteriors of the palace were shot here; some were completed digitally. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The shell fountain
Ella's golden coach pulls up in front of a giant shell fountain in the palace gardens. It is the backdrop for her arrival as a mystery guest.
Set in The palace garden fountain — The shell fountain that forms the backdrop to Ella's arrival at the ball.
A National Trust estate on the Thames in Buckinghamshire.
Filmed at Cliveden, Fountain of Love — The fountain was recreated on a set; Cliveden's Fountain of Love was the model. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The first dance
Kit is delighted to see Ella and gives her the first dance. They fall deeper in love, though the Grand Duke is annoyed and is overheard by Lady Tremaine.
Set in The palace ballroom — The ballroom where Kit sees Ella and gives her the first dance.
A grand former naval college on the Thames in south-east London.
Filmed at Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich — Palace interiors were filmed on location here; the sources do not name the exact hall. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The clock strikes midnight
Before she can tell Kit her name, Ella hears the clock chiming close to midnight and flees the palace, losing one glass slipper on the way.
Set in The palace clock tower — The clock tower whose chime sends Ella running from the ball.
A grand country house and gardens with a gilded clock tower.
Filmed at Cliveden, Buckinghamshire — The sources agree the clock tower was based on Cliveden's; they differ on whether it was filmed on site (see disputes). Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The castle from afar
The castle appears from far off as a fairy-tale palace at the heart of the kingdom, the world that Ella is trying to reach.
Set in The kingdom and its castle — The wide view of the royal castle that is not a place on a real map.
Studio where most of the movie was shot.
Filmed at Pinewood Studios and Pinewood Gardens, Iver Heath — Main filming of the movie happened at the studio; the castle's wide exterior was built from studio work and digital effects. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- Ella — A kind young woman who promises her dying mother to have courage and be kind.
- Kit — The crown prince, who first presents himself to Ella as a palace apprentice.
- Lady Tremaine — Ella's jealous stepmother.
- Fairy Godmother — An old beggar woman who turns out to be Ella's fairy godmother.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was Cinderella's palace really filmed?