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

Fantasy

Castle Combe

Castle Combe

Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Historic village; many builders

Stowe House

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

Castle Combe as it appears in Stardust.
Castle Combe as it appears in Stardust.

Paramount Pictures Corporation · Scene image source

Movie frame

A night-time view of Castle Combe as the village of Wall.
A night-time view of Castle Combe as the village of Wall.

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

Stowe House as it appears in Stardust.
Stowe House as it appears in Stardust.

Paramount Pictures Corporation · Scene image source

Movie frame

A different view of the palace interior, with the production�s astronomical instrument.
A different view of the palace interior, with the production�s astronomical instrument.

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.