East Lothian on the Screen East Lothian has enjoyed a starring role in many movies and TV productions over the years, from period dramas to sci-fi, ghost stories to children’s TV. With ‘set-jetting’ a growing trend and more and more film fans visiting the To find out what there is to see and do in East Lothian, visit locations of their favourite movies, this map celebrates visiteastlothian.org East Lothian on the screen. Allow us to take you on a journey through East Lothian’s filmed coast and countryside and @goeastlothian @goeastlothian re-live some of your favourite movie moments. #eastlothian visiteastlothian
About East Lothian Balamory (2002) The BFG (2016) 40 miles of stunning coastline, spectacular scenery, Children’s series Steven Spielberg adaptation golden beaches, award-winning attractions, excellent of Roald Dahl story accommodation, outstanding food & drink, fabulous Case Histories (2011–2013) events and the world’s finest links golf courses, East Crime drama series The Little Vampire (2000) Lothian combines the best of Scotland! It may feel like a Fangtastic children’s feature film (2014) million miles away, but we’re only minutes from Edinburgh. Castles in the Sky War drama starring Eddie Izzard The Railway Man (2012) Eric Lomax biopic with Nicole Getting Around Churchill (2017) Kidman & Colin Firth East Lothian is only 30 minutes drive from Edinburgh WWII feature film starring Airport and situated on the main A1 route, as well as Brian Cox The Secret Agent (2016) having easy access from the A68 and M8. Regular TV adaptation of Joseph buses link towns and villages. Musselburgh, Wallyford, Clique (2017) Conrad novel TV thriller series Prestonpans, Longniddry, North Berwick, Drem and The Wicker Tree (2011) Dunbar have rail stations. Doors Open (2012) Robin Hardy’s follow-up to Crime drama starring Stephen The Wicker Man Fry & Douglas Henshall The Wife (2017) Garrow’s Law (2009–2011) Drama starring Glenn Close BBC legal drama Tommy’s Honour (2016) House of Mirth (2000) Period drama about golf Terence Davies feature film legends Tom Morris and son
Outlander (2014–) Two Weeks in September Sony/Starz historical time- (1967) travel drama Romance starring Brigitte Bardot
Shoebox Zoo (2004) Under The Skin (2014) Children’s series Jonathan Glazer sci fi film starring Scarlett Jonanssen Summer Solstice (2005) Rosamund Pilcher TV drama Young Adam (2003) David Mackenzie film from The Awakening (2011) Alexander Trocchi novel Supernatural thriller starring Rebecca Hall & Dominic West The essential guide to film and television locations
Filming Shoebox Zoo at Tantallon Castle filmedinburgh.org in East Lothian 1. Cockenzie / Port Seton 2. Fenton Tower 3. Garvald
4. Gifford 5. Gilmerton House 6. Gosford 7. Gullane Beach 8. Haddington
9. Hailes Castle 10. Musselburgh 11. National Museum of Flight 12. Newhailes 13. North Berwick
14. Preston Mill 15 Seton Collegiate Church 16. Tantallon Castle 17. Winterfield Golf Club 18. Yellowcraig Beach 1 Cockenzie / Port Seton House of Mirth 13 North Berwick Town on the coast of the Firth of Forth Party/wedding venue and Coastal town with sandy beaches Cockenzie was founded by James VI Aunt Julia’s house overlooking Bass Rock 18 13 of Scotland FILMED AT THIS LOCATION: 16 Tommy’s Honour FILMED AT THIS LOCATION: The Railway Man Boothby’s House (lobby), coal town, Clique Lomax home 7 Lion Rampart restaurant, street fair Georgia and Holly’s home
Case Histories 2 7 Gullane Beach The Railway Man Beach scene Sandy picturesque beach backed 17 Royal British Legion by sand dunes 6 14 Preston Mill 11 14 2 Fenton Tower FILMED AT THIS LOCATION: East Lothian’s last working water mill 5 16th century ‘pink’ towerhouse outside Young Adam built in 16th century 15 North Berwick Beach scene FILMED AT THIS LOCATION: 1 9 FILMED AT THIS LOCATION: Outlander 8 Two Weeks in September Balamory The mill at Lallybroch Beach scene 10 Archie’s Castle 15 Seton Collegiate Church 8 Haddington 12 3 3 Garvald Medieval collegiate church with fine Market town dating from 12th century Picturesque village in red sandstone stonework and architecture dating from 12th century FILMED AT THIS LOCATION: FILMED AT THIS LOCATION: 4 The BFG FILMED AT THIS LOCATION: Tommy’s Honour The BFG steps across the A1 on his Doors Open Church wedding way to Giant Country Bikers’ pub
Arn – the Knight Templar Summer Solstice 4 Gifford Varnhem monastery The Gazette (Haddington Court) Village taking its name from Sir Hugo
de Giffard of Yester, featured in Sir 16 Tantallon Castle The Wicker Tree Walter Scott’s ‘Marmion’ Formidable stronghold atop cliffs on Start of the hunt (Nungate Bridge) the Firth of Forth FILMED AT THIS LOCATION: Summer Solstice 9 Hailes Castle FILMED AT THIS LOCATION: Village pub One of Scotland’s oldest stone castles Under the Skin dating from 13th century Castle exploration 5 Gilmerton House FILMED AT THIS LOCATION: A-listed Georgian home owned by the Shoebox Zoo Summer Solstice Kinloch family Michael Scot summons lightning Performance of A Midsummers from the sky FILMED AT THIS LOCATION: Night Dream Tommy’s Honour 17 Winterfield Golf Club Boothby’s study, Mackenzie’s parlour 10 Musselburgh 18 hole links with stunning views across and tree felling Home to the world’s oldest golf course the Firth of Forth and East Lothian’s racecourse. 6 Gosford FILMED AT THIS LOCATION: FILMED AT THIS LOCATION: Seat of the Earls of Wemyss & March, Tommy’s Honour Tommy’s Honour an imposing neo-classical mansion North Berwick Green Musselburgh Old Course by Robert Adam
Arn Castles in the Sky Churchill The House of Mirth 18 Yellowcraig Beach FILMED AT THIS LOCATION: Case Histories Sandy cove with views to the 1885 Outlander Racecourse lighthouse on Fidra Island, inspiration Versailles for Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure 11 National Museum of Flight Island The Secret Agent Former air base at East Fortune Professor’s rooms, coffee house, FILMED AT THIS LOCATION: FILMED AT THIS LOCATION: police cells Churchill The Wife Memories of Dunkirk Concorde interiors The Little Vampire Party venue Case Histories 12 Newhailes A body on the beach Palladian house dating from 17th Case Histories series 2 Century containing sumptuous Outlander Shoebox Zoo Clique The Railway Man Gallery House of Mirth decorative details Beach scenes The Awakening FILMED AT THIS LOCATION: School interiors and the loch Churchill Chartwell Garrow’s Law series 3 Stately home
Castles in the Sky Radar research base
The Secret Agent The Wicker Tree Tommy’s Honour Under the Skin