Sometimes walking around the capital can feel like being on a movie set itself, with streets often closed as production for a new film or TV show gets underway.
If you’re a movie buff, you may already think you know a thing or two about filming locations used in London.
To help test out your knowledge, we’ve created a quiz that tasks you with matching the location to the film.
So can you work out where About a Boy was filmed, or will you get The Dark Knight and Spider-Man confused?
Take the ultimate London filming location quiz below.
The ultimate London film quiz
Are you as much of a movie buff as you thought, or do you need to spend some time watching films?
Now that you’ve completed the quiz, we thought we would share some more details or the locations and answers in the quiz.
If you’ve not finished the quiz yet, look away now!
London filming locations
Harry Potter – Standing in for Diagon Alley, Leadenhall Market is a popular destination even away from its Potter connections due to its impressive architecture and shopping options.
Love Actually – The iconic scene in Notting Hill is the moment Andrew Lincoln confesses his love for Keira Knightley with flashcards.
28 Days Later – An empty Westminster Bridge sees a terrified Cillian Murphy left confused after waking up from a coma to discover a zombie-infected London.
About A Boy – Hugh Grant and a young Nicholas Hoult visit London Zoo and are shown visiting the penguin pool.
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Spider-Man: Far from Home – Tom Holland’s Spider-Man fights off Mysterio over the glass floor inside the Tower of London.
Bridget Jones’ Diary – Bridget Jones’s flat, which is now home to Khao Bird, a Thai BBQ restaurant, is next to Borough Market.
Paddington – The film uses the location of Paddington Station when the bear first arrives in London after coming from deep, dark Peru.
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The Dark Knight – University College London has been used in many films, including in Sir Christopher Nolan’s Batman franchise.
About Time – The famous restaurant scene in this Richard Curtis film takes place on 1 Newburgh Street.
Golden Eye – Bond fans may have already visited this must-see location, the 1995 film starring Pierce Brosnan saw Bond visit Somerset House.
How did you score? Let us know in the comments below.
