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The locations

From the Bloomsbury houses to the iconic Charleston country estate, find out more about where Life in Squares was filmed.

Gordon Square House

Vanessa and her family's Gordon Square residence in Bloomsbury was replicated by a handful of locations, some of which are open to the public.

  • , London (interiors)
  • Wilmington Square, London (exteriors)
  • Hyde House Estate, East Hyde, Bedfordshire (bedrooms)

Additional locations in London included:

  • , Holland Park, London (Bloomsbury party scene)
  • , Hampstead, London (Gallery)
The Hyde House Estate provided the set for Vanessa and Virginia's bedroom

Charleston

Many of the scenes at the iconic Charleston residence took place at Charleston House itself, with additional interior and garden scenes filmed at the Hyde House Estate (see above).

Additional scenes in East Sussex took place at the South Downs, which was used to represent the Firle Estate, and Berwick Church in Berwick Village.

Behind the scenes: filming at Charleston