Jubilee Filming Locations

Near Tower Bridge, Bermondsey is a busy area of converted warehouses and stylish riverside flats. A hip crowd mingles in cosy pubs, eateries, and indie shops lining villagelike Bermondsey Street. Bermondsey Square hosts an antiques market. Gourmet food stalls and bars sit beneath Maltby Street Market’s railway arches. The Fashion and Textile Museum and the White Cube contemporary art gallery attract a cultured crowd.

A fast-developing area, Deptford has a busy high street, with a market that sells produce, fish, and bric-a-brac. Indie shops and hip spots for tapas and Caribbean food fill the railway arches in Deptford Market Yard. The Albany theatre stages music, modern drama, and kids’ shows, while the striking Laban Theatre hosts dance performances. Set in leafy grounds, St. Paul’s is an 18th-century church with a round tower.

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers approximately 62%, and over 100 smaller adjacent islands.

London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom, is a 21st-century city with history stretching back to Roman times. At its centre stand the imposing Houses of Parliament, the iconic ‘Big Ben’ clock tower and Westminster Abbey, site of British monarch coronations. Across the Thames River, the London Eye observation wheel provides panoramic views of the South Bank cultural complex, and the entire city.

Rotherhithe, an evolving area of former docks, is home to the Brunel Museum, with displays about the building of the Thames Tunnel in an old engine house. Nearby, the iconic, centuries-old Mayflower pub has a wooden deck with tables overlooking the river. Mid-range chain stores fill Surrey Quays mall, and Surrey Docks Farm is home to donkeys and pigs.

Southwark is a bustling district by the River Thames, with cultural draws like the Tate Modern gallery and Shakespeare’s Globe theatre. Borough Market is a popular spot for artisan eats and produce, and cosy pubs like the George, a 17th-century inn, are welcoming spots to have a pint. Centuries-old Southwark Cathedral is dwarfed by the soaring Shard skyscraper, which has a viewing platform and restaurants.

Westminster is the bustling government area near Buckingham Palace. Tourists head to Trafalgar Square’s monuments and to see the changing of the guards at Horse Guards Parade while politicians mingle in Whitehall’s pubs. At the Houses of Parliament, by the River Thames, the Big Ben bell rings out from its iconic clock tower. Medieval Westminster Abbey contains the graves of historical figures such as Charles Darwin.