Battersea Park is London’s most popular filming location according to figures released by Film London, the body which promotes the capital to film and television makers.
The park has taken the top spot from the BA London Eye which is now in second place after heading up the list for the past two years.
Regent’s Park, Hyde Park & Kensington Gardens, St James’s Park and Richmond Park also appear in the top ten alongside iconic landmarks Tate Modern and Millennium Bridge, visitor attraction the Natural History Museum and the riverside walkway of the Southbank.
Adrian Wootton, CEO of Film London said it was “great to see the capital’s locations proving a firm favourite with all types of production” adding “from iconic buildings which immediately place the action in London as used in The Apprentice or 28 Weeks Later, to settings which can double for other places or provide a more general backdrop, the capital’s unrivalled range of locations continues to be a major draw for film production”
The top twenty most popular filming locations are:
1. Battersea Park
Run Fat Boy, Run; Salaam-E-Ishq; The Magic Numbers pop promo
2. BA London Eye
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer; Neighbours; The Apprentice
3. Millenium Bridge
28 Weeks Later; Cassandra’s Dream; Namastey London; Spooks
4. Tate Modern
Run Fat Boy, Run; New Tricks, M&S commercial
5. Regent’s Park and Primrose Hill
28 Weeks Later; Whistleblower; untitled Poliakoff project
6. St James’s Park
Brick Lane; Spooks; Doomsday
7. Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom; Sensitive Skin; Spooks
8. Richmond Park
CBeebies; Monarchy
9. Southbank
National Treasure 2; Waking the Dead; Doctor Who
10. Natural History Museum
Parkinson’s Greatest Entertainers; McFly pop promo; David Attenborough Ident
11. =Trafalgar Square
=Kenwood House
13. London Bridge
14. =Borough Market
=Old Royal Naval College
16. =Tate Britain
=Greenwich Park
18. Heygate Estate (Elephant and Castle)
19. Dulwich Park
20. Billingsgate Market
