Maps of Movies

The Holiday (2006)

Where The Holiday says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Two houses swapped for Christmas: the English cottage was a set that no longer exists, and the Los Angeles mansion is a house plus a studio

Scenes and places

Amanda's LA mansion (2006)

Amanda throws out her cheating boyfriend, and the house becomes the base for the swap. Iris later settles in and meets Miles at the gate.

Set in Amanda's house, Brentwood — The Los Angeles house Amanda leaves behind for the swap; the story puts it in Brentwood. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A large Los Angeles house; the exterior and the interior come from two different places.

Filmed at Wallace Neff house, 1883 Orlando Road, San Marino (San Marino, Los Angeles, United States) — Exterior scenes were filmed in front of a Wallace Neff-designed house in San Marino; the coordinate is the city centre, not the house. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: A private home in San Marino, east of Los Angeles; view it from the street only.

Filmed at Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City (Culver City, Los Angeles, United States) — The interior of Amanda's house is a set built at Sony Pictures Studios; the coordinate is taken from a photo of the studio gate. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: A working studio lot in Culver City; public tours only.

Iris's snowy English cottage (2006)

Amanda drags her suitcases through the snow up Church Lane to the cottage. At 1 a.m. a drunk Graham knocks on the door expecting his sister.

Set in Rosehill Cottage, Surrey — The cottage in a Surrey village where Amanda arrives through the snow. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A cottage that was never a real house: it was built for the film.

Filmed at Cottage set beside St James's Church, Shere (Shere, Surrey, England) — The cottage exterior was a set built in a field next to St James's Church; it took three weeks and has since been taken down. The coordinate is the village centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Shere is a Surrey village; the church is there, the cottage is not.

The village pub (2006)

Graham says he drinks at the village pub and invites Amanda to join his friends there that night.

Set in The village pub — The pub where Graham drinks with friends and invites Amanda along. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A building dating back to 1425.

Filmed at The White Horse, Shere (Shere, Surrey, England) — The pub appears as itself in the film; the coordinate is the village centre, not the pub. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: In the middle of Shere village, Surrey.

Racing through the shopping street (2006)

Amanda races through the shopping street and picks up wine at a shop dressed up for the film.

Set in An English market town — The town street where Amanda drives a red Mini and buys wine.

Godalming is an old market town in Surrey.

Filmed at Church Street, Godalming (Godalming, Surrey, England) — Amanda speeds from Mint Street onto Church Street; a shop called Wattle and Daub was dressed up as a posh corner shop. The coordinate is the town centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Godalming is a Surrey town; walk Church Street from Mint Street.

A grand English lunch (2006)

Graham takes Amanda to lunch at a grand English manor.

Set in An English country manor restaurant — The country restaurant where Graham takes Amanda for lunch.

One English restaurant, filmed in two countries.

Filmed at Cornwell Manor, Oxfordshire (Cornwell, Oxfordshire, England) — Only the exterior and gardens were used; the coordinate is taken from a photo of the manor. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Cornwell is a small village in Oxfordshire; the manor is a private house.

Filmed at Greystone Mansion, Beverly Hills (Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, United States) — The restaurant interior was filmed in Los Angeles, at Greystone Mansion. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Greystone Park is a public park in Beverly Hills; check opening hours.

Graham's mill house (2006)

Graham, Iris's brother, lives here with his two daughters.

Set in Graham's house, Surrey — The home where Graham lives with his two daughters. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A converted mill house in Surrey.

Filmed at Mill House, Wonersh (Wonersh, Surrey, England) — Country & Town House names the Mill House in Wonersh; the coordinate is the village centre, and the sources disagree on the exact village. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Wonersh is a village near Guildford, Surrey; the house is private.

Arthur's Brentwood home (2006)

Iris helps an elderly neighbour find his house, and he calls their meeting a meet cute.

Set in Arthur's house, Brentwood — The house Iris walks an elderly neighbour back to after he gets lost. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A house in a wealthy west Los Angeles neighbourhood.

Filmed at 163 S Rockingham Avenue, Brentwood (Brentwood, Los Angeles, United States) — One blog gives the address 163 S Rockingham Avenue; the coordinate is the Brentwood district centre, not the house. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: A private home in Brentwood; view it from the street only.

Miles's hillside house (2006)

Miles, a film composer, works on a score at home.

Set in Miles's house, Los Angeles — The hillside home where the film composer Miles works. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Silver Lake is a hillside neighbourhood near downtown Los Angeles.

Filmed at 2210 Neutra Place, Silver Lake (Silver Lake, Los Angeles, United States) — Wikipedia says the house was designed by Richard Neutra on Neutra Place; one blog gives the number 2210. The coordinate is the Silver Lake district centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: A private home in Silver Lake; view it from the street only.

The British Airways terminal (2006)

Amanda goes through airport security as a boarding call for a British Airways flight plays.

Set in A Los Angeles airport terminal — The terminal where Amanda goes through security. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A convention hall standing in for an airport.

Filmed at Los Angeles Convention Center (Downtown, Los Angeles, United States) — One location list names the convention center for the airport scene; the coordinate is the Wikipedia value for the centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: 1201 S. Figueroa Street, downtown Los Angeles.

Filmed at Godalming railway station (Godalming, Surrey, England) — An English country railway station, dressed as 'Shere' (which film scene it appears in is not stated by the source) Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Iris — A London newspaper columnist who swaps homes with a stranger to escape heartbreak.
• Amanda — A Los Angeles trailer producer who flees to an English cottage after a breakup.
• Graham — Iris's brother, who lives near the cottage with his two daughters.
• Miles — A film composer in Los Angeles who befriends Iris.
• Arthur — An elderly screenwriter who lives near Amanda's house.