Film & TV productions on location (Stamford/Burghley)

  • Keira Knightley & Matthew Macfadyen – filmed Pride & Prejudice (2005) in Stamford’s St George’s Square/Meryton; Knightley was photographed on Stamford High Street during the shoot.

  • Judi Dench – appeared in Pride & Prejudice scenes at nearby Burghley House (Rosings).

  • Tom Hanks – The Da Vinci Code filmed at Burghley (the “Hell Staircase”).

  • Ezra Miller (with Batman cameos by Ben Affleck/Michael Keaton) – The Flash used Burghley as Wayne Manor.

  • Emma Corrin & Josh O’Connor – The Crown (S4) shot the Heaven Room “engagement ring” scene at Burghley; Stamford town centre was also used for a cutaway in S5.

  • Imelda Staunton & Jonny Lee Miller – filmed The Crown at Burghley in later seasons.

  • Top Gear trio (Matt LeBlanc, Chris Harris, Rory Reid) – filmed equestrian-style SUV challenges in Burghley Park (2018).

  • Bob Mortimer & Paul Whitehouse – Gone Fishing S4E2 at Burghley’s estate lake.

  • Fiona Bruce – Antiques Roadshow recorded an episode at Burghley House (Dec 6, 2009).

  • Michael York – filmed Space scenes on Stamford Town Hall steps in the 1980s.

  • Sharon Rooney & Jodie Comer – My Mad Fat Diary set and filmed in Stamford (2013–2016).

Stars spotted around town recently

  • Jacob Elordi – seen around Stamford; later returned nearby when Frankenstein shot at Burghley in Sept 2024.

  • Mia Goth – photographed on set at Burghley during Frankenstein filming (Sept 18, 2024).

  • Oscar Isaac & Charles Dance – part of the Frankenstein cast filming confirmed at Burghley.

  • James Martin (chef) – attended the Burghley Horse Trials.

 

Royals & sport

  • Princess Diana – attended the Burghley Horse Trials in Stamford on 10 Sept 1989.

  • Princess Anne – long association with Burghley; competed and appeared at the Horse Trials across decades.

  • Zara Tindall – competed at the Defender Burghley Horse Trials (4th Sept 2024, Stamford).

 

Celebrities / Famous individuals who’ve spoken about Stamford

  • Rae Earl (author of My Mad Fat Diary, born in Stamford) – wrote a Guardian piece, “Stamford: the best place in Britain – and the whole world.”

  • Louis Marks (BBC Middlemarch producer) – praised the town when choosing it as the 1990s filming location: “Stamford is beautiful, extraordinary; it is absolutely stunning.”

  • Sir John Betjeman – called Stamford “England’s most attractive town.”

  • W. G. Hoskins – “If there is a more beautiful town in the whole of England I have yet to see it.”

Famous people from Stamford

  • Nicola Roberts (Girls Aloud singer; The Masked Singer winner) – born in Stamford.

  • Colin Dexter (creator of Inspector Morse) – born in Stamford.

  • George Robinson -Star of Netflix’ Sex Education show and former Stamford School pupil , stars as Isaac in the third season of the show
  • Ed Lowe – English track cyclist who won a Silver Medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics