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The magical, sun-soaked world of Bridgerton is a patchworked tapestry of sorts—yes, the Shonda Rhimes-produced Regency romance is ostensibly set in Mayfair, but in reality, the castles, palaces, parks, and country piles in which the Netflix hit plays out are spread across the capital, and across the country itself. If you’re still riding high from bingeing the final episodes of season three and planning your very own pilgrimage, these are the 10 glorious locations you need to visit.
Ranger’s House
Fringed with wisteria, covered in vines, and hidden behind a gate threaded with pink roses, the stately exterior of Bridgerton House is instantly recognizable to any fan of the fizzy period drama—except, this red-brick Georgian mansion isn’t anywhere near Grosvenor Square. Instead, the Palladian villa sits in Greenwich, and houses an impressive collection of art and decorative objects amassed by the 19th-century diamond magnate Julius Wernher. Most visitors are content with simply posing on its steps, but it’s worth peering inside, too, for a glimpse at over 700 rare pieces, from Renaissance jewelry and 18th-century porcelain to the work of Dutch Old Masters and the jaw-dropping “Madonna della Melagrana” from the workshop of Sandro Botticelli.
Hampton Court Palace
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As revelers arrive for Queen Charlotte’s ravishing ballet and the ball that follows it in the fourth episode of season three, viewers will recognize the grand, towering façade of Hampton Court Palace, lit with burning torches, draped in velvet and decorated with ornate floral arrangements. The Tudor structure and former residence of Henry VIII, which has been a setting for both Bridgerton and Queen Charlotte in the past, is well worth the day trip from central London to the borough of Richmond upon Thames—you can easily spend hours getting lost in its lavish state rooms, great hall, and fountain court, not to mention the extensive gardens and maze.
The Holburne Museum
The opening episode of season three sees the ton (and Penelope, with her sultry new look) gather for Lady Danbury’s spectacular Four Seasons Ball, in which her honey-colored residence—seen across all three seasons of Bridgerton—is transformed with candles and elaborate floral displays for the occasion. The real building in question isn’t in London at all, but in Bath, and contains a stunning array of art and decorative objects collected by baronet Sir William Holburne. Browse masterpieces by Gainsborough and Turner, and then take a walk across the picturesque Sydney Pleasure Gardens behind the museum, and you’ll truly feel like you’ve stepped into another era.
The Old Royal Naval College
When the newly engaged Penelope and Colin halt their carriage and receive the Queen’s proclamation about discovering and exposing Lady Whistledown in episode five of season three, they do so beside the looming towers of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, a stand-in for the Mayfair Market. Its interiors are even more striking than its formidable exterior, from the eye-popping painted hall to the gilded chapel.
Chiswick House Gardens
In season three’s sixth episode, the ton goes to church and an announcement is made regarding Penelope’s marriage to Colin. As the congregation mingles and gossips outside, we see the cream-colored exterior of the Neo-Palladian Chiswick House in west London. The 18th-century villa isn’t actually a church though, but a grand family home featuring gilded ceilings, plush velvet walls, and an enviable collection of paintings by Old Masters.
Wilton House
To admire the splendor of the Queen’s Presentation Room—the glittering hall lined with oil paintings and ornate furnishings in which the debutantes are presented to the monarch at the beginning of each season of Bridgerton—you’ll have to travel out of the capital and down to Wiltshire, but you’ll be very glad you did: the country seat of the Earls of Pembroke, with its luminous painted ceilings, gold accents, and butterscotch-hued, sculpture-filled Gothic revival cloisters, is truly exquisite, and has also been immortalized on screen in everything from The Crown to the ravishing Keira Knightley-led Pride Prejudice and Autumn de Wilde’s recent, candy-colored Emma.
Kingston Bagpuize House
The new home of Will and Alice Mondrich—the estate inherited by their young son, the new Lord Kent, in season three—is this elegant Georgian family home in Oxfordshire. From the grand staircase and painted entrance hall to the beautiful drawing room, wood-paneled library, and powder-pink bedroom, it’s a veritable treasure trove of 18th-century history and interiors inspiration.
Osterley Park and House
The setting for the candlelit Full Moon Ball in the second episode of season three is this Georgian country pile on the western edges of London—an 18th-century estate with an imposing façade and sensational staterooms. Don’t miss the entrance hall, which nods to ancient Greek and Roman architecture; the baby blue and candy floss-pink eating room; the pistachio-green long gallery; the plush state bedchamber; and the wonderfully over-the-top tapestry room, which can only be described as Versailles on steroids. Incredible.
Claydon House
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In episode seven of season three, Penelope and Colin have their wedding breakfast at the Featherington house, in a magnificent acid-yellow room with ornate white carvings which has never before been seen on Bridgerton. Keen to have your own waltz in the style of the happy couple? Visit this 18th-century country house in Buckinghamshire which features a string of extraordinary rooms in delectable ice cream shades, including a bedroom once occupied by frequent visitor Florence Nightingale.
Blenheim Palace
The iconic Oxfordshire pile surely needs no introduction, and appears in Bridgerton for the first time this season following its use in Queen Charlotte. In the final episode of season three, the Queen and Lady Danbury can be seen playing a particularly tense game of chess in the 18th-century idyll’s high-ceilinged, elaborately painted saloon. Also of note? The cavernous great hall, the light-filled long library, and the breathtaking Great Court.
