A real place on screen
Hardwick Hall
Huge windows and rooftop initials announce the ambition of Bess of Hardwick’s Elizabethan house. Its almost symmetrical stone front is a familiar real building beneath a much more sinister fictional identity.
- Architect / attribution
- Robert Smythson
- Building chronology
- 1590–1597
- Place
- Doe Lea, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
The real building
Hardwick Hall 3
Films at Hardwick Hall
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010)
On screen: Malfoy Manor exterior
The National Trust confirms the use of Hardwick’s exterior. The sinister screen manor incorporates effects and separately constructed interiors.
Filming evidence
Building sources
A screen appearance does not imply public access. Consult the venue for current visiting arrangements.