Sense and Sensibility Filming Locations

Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility has been adapted to the screen on multiple occasions. And as always with British costume dramas they used their beautiful country houses as film locations.

In this post we look at the Sense and Sensibility filming locations for the 1995 Ang Lee movie featuring Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson, and Hugh Grant. As well as the Sense and Sensibility film locations for the BBC mini series.

Sense and Sensibility movie filming locations

We start this article by looking at the film locations for the Sense and Sensibility movie, starring Kate Winslet, Emma Thompson, Hight Grant, and Alan Rickman.

Montacute House is a late Elizabethan manor house in South Somerset. The architecture is unique, since it shows the development from medieval Gothic to Renaissance classical. Montacute is one of the few prodigy houses in England that is largely unchanged.

What has been filmed at Montacute House? Sense and Sensbility, Wolf Hall, The Libertine, The White Princess.

Montacute House opening times: Montacute House, gardens, parkland, café, and second hand bookshop are open all year round. Visit the website of the National Trust for current opening times.

Address: Montacute House, Montacute TA15 6XP, United Kingdom

The land on which Wilton House stands on was granted to William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke by King Henry VII in 1544. And to this day the impressive stately home in Wiltshire is still owned by the Herbert family.

Things to see at Wilton House

Behind the Palladian south front you will find 7 state rooms which have been carefully restored by the current Earl. The house is set on an estate with landscaped gardens and an adventure playground for children. This historic home is a popular film location, the Jane Austen adaptations of Pride and Prejudice and Emma have also been filmed at Wilton House as has the Netflix series Bridgerton.

Blickling Hall opening times: The Blickling Hall estate is open all year round (the house is closed the last two weeks of December). Visit the website for current opening times.

Address: Blickling, Norwich NR11 6NF, United Kingdom

Trafalgar Park is a Georgian country house in South Wiltshire. In 1733 the current manor house was built after a design by John James. As of 2021 the house was for sale at Savills.

Address: Downton, Salisbury SP5 3QR, United Kingdom

Mompesson House is a mansion house in Wiltshire, build in Queen Anne style. The English manor house, in the heart of Salisbury’s Cathedral Close, was built in 1701 and it is currently owned by the National Trust. The house displays the Turnbull collection of English 18th-century drinking glasses and  the Bessemer-Wright collection of ceramics.

Compton Castle is a fortified manor house on the south coast of Devon. The castle is build in medieval times and the fortified front was added in 1520. By the 18th century, the central hall was in ruins, but this has been faitfully restored in the 20th century.

Things to see at Compton Castle

The small castle has many medival features including a mediaval kitchen. There is also a model of Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s ship the Squirrel. Sir Humphrey colonised Newfoundland and lived at Compton Castle. Surrounding the castle are a medieval style knot garden, rose garden and orchard. The castle is also fun for children with trails in the garden and costumes to try on.

Compton Castle opening times: The castle is open Tuesday-Thursday from April-October. Visit the website for current opening times.

Address: Gropers Ln, Compton TQ3 1TA, United Kingdom

See also: Pride and Prejudice Filming Locations

Sense and Sensibility BBC mini series filming locations

In 2008 a Sense and Sensbility mini series was released starring Chairty Wakefield, Dominic Cooper, Hattie Morahan, and Lucy Boynton.

Dorney Court is one of the finest Tudor houses in England. The house has been in the Palmer family for more than 500 years. Little is changed in the interior layout since the 1500s. But parts of the exteriors are a Victorian reconstruction, using the original bricks.

Loseley Park is a Tudor manor house in Surrey. Since its construction in the 16th century the house has been in the More-Molyneux family. The stones that were used for the Loseley Park come from the Cistercian Abbey of Waverley. Though the house is still lived-in it’s also packed with history. During a visit you can see George IV’s coronation chair, panels carved for Henry VIII’s banqueting tents, work by Grinling Gibbons, England’s finest ever woodcarver, and more. Surrounding the house are several beautiful gardens.

Wrotham Park is a neo-Palladian country house in Hertfordshire. It is one of the largest private houses near London and the country house is often used as a film location. Most recently Wrotham Park has been used as a Bridgerton film location.

Wrotham Park opening times: The house is not open to the public. It is currently used as a venue for private parties, corporate hospitality events, wedding receptions, product launches and presentations.

Dyrham Park is a baroque country house near Bath that was built in the 17th and 18th century for William Blathwayt. The house has an extensive furniture and art collection. Including a collection of Dutch masters.

Ham House is an early 17th-century house in the London borough of Richmond upon Thames. The house has many original Jacobean and Caroline features and furnishings making it a rare survival of 17th century luxury. Surrounding the house is a formal garden.