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Starring Nicole Kidman and North Berwick offering 5-star dating from early 13th century. Open period dramas to sci-fi, ghost stories to children’s the son of a high-ranking Swedish Colin Firth. accommodation. daily, free access. nobleman, educated in a monastery www.fentontower.com www.historic-scotland.gov.uk TV. With ‘set-jetting’ a growing trend and Rebus (2000-2007) and sent to fight in the Holy Land as TV adaptation of Ian Rankin’s best- Fisherrow Sands Musselburgh Racecourse more and more film fans visiting the penance for a forbidden love. locations of their favourite movies, selling crime novels starring Ken Stott Musselburgh’s sandy beach at the Regular fixture in Scotland’s The Awakening (2011) as detective inspector Rebus. mouth of the river Esk. racing calendar. this map celebrates East Lothian on Psychological-supernatural thriller set www.musselburgh-racecourse.co.uk Shoebox Zoo (2004) Garvald in the 1920s with a twist in the tail. the screen. Allow us to take you Children’s fantasy TV series about Picturesque village in red sandstone North Berwick, Milsey Bay on a journey through East Lothian’s Balamory (2002) an American kid in Scotland who is dating from 12th century. At one Sandy beach with sea water paddling filmed coast and countryside and Children’s BBC TV series based around given a mysterious box of toy animals time home to two breweries and pool and views of Bass Rock. Arn - a small island community. that come alive during the night. three public houses. The Knight Templar re-live some of your favourite movie Preston Mill Case Histories (2011-2013) Summer Solstice (2005) Gifford East Lothian’s last working water mill moments. Mysterious and intriguing cases for German TV film written by Village taking its name from Sir Hugo with distinctive Dutch style conical- Edinburgh-based private detective Rosamunde Pilcher continuing the de Giffard of Yester, a noted magician roof. Open afternoons from May to Jackson Brodie to solve. story of Winter Solstice. who built Yester Castle and the September. ‘Goblin Ha’, featured in Walter Scott’s www.nts.org.uk East Lothian Castles in the Sky (2014) Two Weeks in September (1967) ‘Marmion’. Gripping war drama for BBC2 starring A woman torn between her love for Seton Collegiate Church Spectacular scenery, golden beaches, award-winning Eddie Izzard as the inventor of radar. two men, starring Brigitte Bardot. Gilmerton House 15th century ecclesiastical building. attractions, excellent accommodation, outstanding food & Georgian house available for Open daily Easter to end Sept. Garrow’s Law (2009 - 2011) Under The Skin (2014) exclusive-use hire such as weddings, www.historic-scotland.gov.uk drink, fabulous events and the world’s finest selection of links BBC TV legal drama about pioneering Haunting adaptation of Michel dinners, events. golf courses, East Lothian combines the best of Scotland – we 18th century barrister William Garrow. Faber’s novel set in Scotland, starring Tantallon Castle www.gilmertonhouse.com have it all! Scarlett Johanssen. Formidable stronghold atop cliffs on House of Mirth (2000) Gosford the Firth of Forth, open all year, check Terence Davies period film about The Wicker Tree (2011) Seat of the Earls of Wemyss & March, web for times. It may feel like a million miles away, but we’re only minutes New York socialite Lily Bart (Gillian Feature film follow up to The Wicker neo-classical mansion by Robert www.historic-scotland.gov.uk from Edinburgh by car, train or bus. Anderson) torn between head and Man, two young missionaries accept Adam. Private hires. Check web site heart. the invitation to participate in a local Yellowcraig Beach for public open days. festival. Sandy cove with views to the 1885 With more hours of sunshine than anywhere The Little Vampire (2000) www.gosfordhouse.co.uk lighthouse on Fidra island, inspiration else in the country you can make the most Fangtastic adventure for a vampire- Young Adam (2003) Gullane Beach for Robert Louis Stevenson tale of a visit to Scotland’s sunshine coast before obsessed American kid arriving in a David MacKenzie film based on Sandy public beach backed by large Treasure Island. soaking up the evening’s atmosphere. remote village in Scotland. Alexander Trocchi novel about a sand dunes. drifter working on a river barge, Whatever the weather, there are lots of Outlander (2014) starring Ewan McGregor, Tilda Haddington places to visit and things to do here. From the stories by Diana Gabaldon, Swinton, Peter Mullan. Market town dating from 12th US TV series following the story of century. Claire Randall, a nurse in 1945 who is transported back in time to the Jacobite uprising. Preston Mill, as seen in Outlander. www.nts.org.uk The Railway Man Railway The Shoebox Zoo Shoebox The House of Mirth of House The Designed and produced by darlingforsyth.com by produced and Designed Castles in the Sky the in Castles McDougall and Mark K Jackson) & Film Edinburgh. Film & Jackson) K Mark and McDougall managers. All other images c/o East Lothian Council (thanks to Rob Rob to (thanks Council Lothian East c/o images other All managers. gov.uk. Musselburgh Racecourse, Gilmerton, Fenton c/o property property c/o Fenton Gilmerton, Racecourse, Musselburgh gov.uk. reproduced courtesy of Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages. Scotland. Historic of courtesy reproduced www.nts.org.uk. Hailes Castle and Tantallon Castle © Crown Copyright Copyright Crown © Castle Tantallon and Castle Hailes www.nts.org.uk. Preston Mill - reproduced courtesy of National Trust for Scotland Scotland for Trust National of courtesy reproduced - Mill Preston #myfilmmoments Images: Locations Images: @filmedinburgh @filmedinburgh Case Histories - thanks to Ruby & ITVGE. Shoebox Zoo - thanks to BBC. BBC. to thanks - Zoo Shoebox ITVGE. & Ruby to thanks - Histories Case www.marketingedinburgh.org/film The Railway Man, Under The Skin, Arn - thanks to the producers. producers. the to thanks - Arn Skin, The Under Man, Railway The To find out more about what’s filmed here, visit: visit: here, filmed what’s about more out find To The Awakening, Castles in the Sky, Young Adam, House of Mirth, Mirth, of House Adam, Young Sky, the in Castles Awakening, The Images: Film/TV Film/TV Images: Images: Borders as a filming destination.