Mary Queen of Scots was filmed in Oxford, Bakewell, North Berwick and Gloucester in the United Kingdom.
Seacliff Beach - Oxroad Bay
In movie
Scene where Mary Stuart return to Scotland: 'England does not look so different than Scotland.'
Real
Scene was shot Seacliff beach and Oxroad bay lies 4 miles east of North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland.
The ruins of Tantallon Castle in the distance on the other side of the bay where erased from the shoot.
North Berwick
Gloucester Cathedral
In movie
Scene where Queen Elisabeth I enters the room.
Real
Scene was shot Gloucester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, in Gloucester, England, stands in the north of the city near the River Severn. It originated in 678 or 679 with the foundation of an abbey dedicated to Saint Peter (dissolved by Henry VIII).
The filming of Mary Queen of Scots at Gloucester Cathedral took place in August 2017.
The cathedral is already famous for providing the back drop for the Harry Potter films, Wolf Hall, Sherlock and Dr Who.
Gloucester
The Divinity School
In movie
Scene where Queen Elisabeth is told that her cousin Mary Stuart might cause trouble.
Real
Scene was shot The Divinity School is a medieval building and room in the Perpendicular style in Oxford, England, part of the University of Oxford.
Built between 1427 and 1483, it is the oldest surviving purpose-built building for university use, specifically for lectures, oral exams and discussions on theology. It is no longer used for this purpose, although Oxford does offer degrees in divinity taught by its Faculty of Theology, which is housed at the Theology Faculty Centre, 41 St Giles', Oxford.
The ceiling consists of very elaborate lierne vaulting with bosses (455 of them), designed by William Orchard in the 1480s.
The building is physically attached to the Bodleian Library (with Duke Humfrey's Library on the first floor above it the Bodleian Library), and is opposite the Sheldonian Theatre where students matriculate and graduate.
At the far end from the Bodleian Library entrance, a door leads to Convocation House (built 1634–7).
Oxford
Haddon Hall Manor - The Long Gallery
In movie
Scene where Queen Elizabeth hears that her cousin Mary has returned to take up her throne.
Real
Scene was shot Haddon Hall is an English country house on the River Wye near Bakewell, Derbyshire, one of the seats of the Duke of Rutland.
The Long Gallery was built in the 16th century.
The interior and exterior of Haddon Hall (including the Long Gallery) were used frequently as a filming location. Films like Pride & Prejudice, Elizabeth and The Princess Bride where also shot here.
Bakewell