Architecture on screen · 2007
Stardust filming locations
A stone village and a monumental country house become thresholds to a magical kingdom.
Directed by Matthew Vaughn · 2 documented locations

Castle Combe
Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Historic village; many builders

Stowe House
Stowe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
John Vanbrugh, James Gibbs, Robert Adam and others
Castle Combe
On screen: The village of Wall
Wiltshire’s tourism body records Stardust among the productions filmed in the village. The screen geography combines real streets with invented boundaries and other locations.
- Architect / attribution
- Historic village; many builders
- Building chronology
- Medieval core with later buildings
- Place
- Wiltshire, United Kingdom
In the film
Movie frames and production stills are shown separately from photographs of the real building. Film and image credits remain with their respective owners.
Movie frame

Paramount Pictures Corporation · Scene image source
Movie frame

Paramount Pictures Corporation · Scene image source
Filming evidence
Stowe House
On screen: Stormhold palace setting
Stowe’s official filming history includes Stardust. The screen palace incorporates the production’s own design and effects.
- Architect / attribution
- John Vanbrugh, James Gibbs, Robert Adam and others
- Building chronology
- Major 18th-century building campaigns
- Place
- Stowe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
In the film
Movie frames and production stills are shown separately from photographs of the real building. Film and image credits remain with their respective owners.
Movie frame

Paramount Pictures Corporation · Scene image source
Movie frame

Paramount Pictures Corporation · Scene image source
Filming evidence
Filming does not imply public access. Many locations remain homes, workplaces or heritage sites; consult each venue before visiting.