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On Location Indorset Crowd “It’s irreplaceable that landscape, it was idyllic to be there” Tom Sturridge (Sergeant Troy) Far from the MaddingOn location inDorset Crowd DORSET’S rustic setting forms FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD the backdrop for director is the story of independent, beautiful Thomas Vinterberg’s adaptation and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene (Carey Mulligan), who attracts of Thomas Hardy’s fourth novel three very different suitors: Gabriel and fi rst major literary success, Oak (Matthias Schoenaerts), a FAR FROM THE MADDING sheep farmer, captivated by her CROWD. fetching wilfulness; Frank Troy (Tom Sturridge), a handsome and reckless This is the landscape that Sergeant; and William Boldwood Thomas Hardy used time and (Michael Sheen), a prosperous and time again as a backdrop for his mature bachelor. This timeless story tales of love and tragedy. Much of Bathsheba’s choices and passions of the wide, sweeping scenery explores the nature of relationships “ I can’t imagine us filming it that inspired the famous writer and love – as well as the human anywhere else apart from Dorset” ability to overcome hardships has remained unchanged to through resilience and perseverance. Carey Mulligan (Bathsheba Everdene) this day, which is exactly why Vinterberg chose to base most of his fi lming on location right here in Hardy’s Wessex. Continued over ... “ Another day’s filming finished as the sun sets over the Madding Crowd flock. What a beautiful place to film” Andrew Macdonald, Producer 1 2 3 Haynes International 4 5 6 Motor Museum Fleet Air Arm Museum Sandford Orcas Oborne A Marnhull Nether Milborne Port Compton SHERBORNE YEOVIL Montacute TV, Radio Sherborne Abbey, Sherborne Castles, and Toy Museum Sherborne Museum, Almshouse STURMINSTER Gryphon Leisure Centre NEWTON Thornford Longburton Folke Sutton Bingham Great Dorset Reservoir Steam Fair Yetminster Glanvilles CHARD CREWKERNE Wootton BLANDFORD Halstock Chetnole FORUM Corscombe Melbury Middlemarsh Blandford Fashion Museum Forde Abbey Osmond Buckland and Gardens Hilfield Newton Mosterton Chedington Evershot B Minterne UK Llamas Gardens Ansty Broadwindsor Donkey Walking Batcombe in Dorset Cerne Hilton Giant Melcombe BEAMINSTER Alton Bingham Holditch Pilsdon Pen Hill Fort Mapperton House and Gardens Cattistock Pancras Thorncombe Bettiscombe Beaminster Museum Cerne Abbas Plush Milton Abbas Lamberts Castle Pilsdon Stoke Abbott Hooke AXMINSTER Hill Fort Milborne St Andrew Shute Shave Cross South Netherbury Maiden Sydling St Nicholas Newton Piddletrenthide Bowood Salwayash Melplash Powerstock Godmanstone Whitchurch Oxbridge Toller Porcorum Piddlehinton Athelhampton Canonicorum Furleigh Estate West Milton Charlton Down Nettlecombe Notton House & Gardens WineTours To Poole, Wootton Loders Mangerton Mill Frampton Leisure Centre Charminster Athelhampton Bere Regis Fitzpaine Symondsbury Bradpole Eggardon Tolpuddle Bournemouth Bradford Peverell DORCHESTER Puddletown and Splashdown Palmers BRIDPORT Hill Fort Hampton Colyford Morcombelake Brewery Dorset County Museum, Old Crown Court & Cells, The Lyme Charmouth Bridport Leisure Centre Regis Museum Chideock Dinosaur Museum, The Keep Military Museum, Tutankhamun Heritage Coast Seatown Askerswell Exhibition, Dorchester Sports Centre, Dorset Teddy Bear Kingston Maurward Farmer Palmer’s Centre Litton Gardens & Animal Farm Park Eype Bothenhampton Museum, Terracotta Warriors, Active Mobility, Rousdon LYME REGIS Cheney Higher Bockhampton Park C Golden Cap Burton Bradstock Long Bredy Poundbury The Cobb West Bay Winterbourne Monkey Branscombe Seaton (Broadchurch) Abbas West Stafford Moreton World Beer B3157 Lyme Bay Rib Charter Puncknowle Hardy’s Maiden The Tank Wool Jurassic Monument Castle Museum Coast Road Crossways WAREHAM Swyre Portesham Coryates Broadmayne West Upwey Warmwell Bexington Abbotsbury Owermoigne Sub-Tropical White Horse Gardens Sutton Poyntz Corfe Castle and Chesil Beach Tithe Barn Osmington Swanage Railway Children’s Farm Swannery Preston B3157 Osmington Mills West Lulworth Langton Lodmoor Ringstead WILTSHIRE Herring Lulworth Cove Bennetts WEYMOUTH Water Gardens HAMPSHIRE Lulworth Rib Rides Tourist Information Centre Forde Abbey CHICKERELL WEST 1 Sherborne DORSET 2 Weymouth SEALIFE Adventure Park and Tower, Tourist Information Point Wyke Regis Sandworld, Weymouth & Portland National 4 Mapperton House Wimborne Sailing Academy, Active Mobility Viewpoint 1 DSHERBORNE Christchurch Filming locations... “To film it was almost distracting Eype Poole Swimming Pool Portland Castle because it was so beautiful. We all just West Bay Bournemouth felt like we were in this sort of perfect Fortuneswell Golf Course 3 portrait landscape of Hardy” Swanage ISLE OF Youth Hostel The Jurassic Coast Durdle Door PORTLAND Carey Mulligan (Bathsheba Everdene) Train Station 3 The Jurassic Coast of WEST Portland Bill BAY, EYPE and DURDLE DOOR Film locations in Sherborne included SherborneMap West Abbey, Dorset 2015.indd Sherborne 2-3 Castle 10/11/2014 11:48:33 Castleton Church (St Mary Magdelen), St John’s Almshouse and Abbey Close, the streets of which were transformed into a 1870s market square SHERBORNE located in the town of Visitor Guide Casterbridge. Pick up the Sherborne Saturday: Open year round Monday to Mid March - August: 0900-1700 er: 0930-1600 Vistor Guide to September - Novemb 0-1500. December - Mid March: 100 [email protected] Digby Road, DT9 3NL t: 01935 815341 e: discover this mellow ... stoned, picturesque Follow us Twitter @sherbornetic facebook.com/visit-dorset The wild, rugged beauty of Dorset’s town for yourself. Jurassic Coast is a popular location with fi lm and TV producers. Many will recognise 2 FORDE ABBEY parts of this iconic stretch of World Heritage coastline from the ITV drama Thomas Hardy ‘BROADCHURCH’. Come and explore, the striking, scenic views of Dorset’s Jurassic DISCOVER HARDY’S WESSEX Coast are sure to inspire you too. Uncover the parts of Dorset which inspired Thomas Hardy throughout his 4 MAPPERTON HOUSE lifetime with the ‘Exploring Thomas Tithe Barn, Abbotsbury Barn, Tithe Hardy’s Crowd Madding West Dorset’ leafl et. 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