The Secret Garden (1993) – Filming Locations
Drama / Family / Fantasy · Directed by Agnieszka Holland · Starring Heydon Prowse, Kate Maberly
A young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due to the loss of his wife ten years before. Neglected once again, she begins exploring the estate and discovers a garden that has been locked and forgotten. Aided by one of the servants' boys, she begins restoring the garden, and eventually discovers some other secrets of the manor.
Where was The Secret Garden filmed?
- North Yorkshire, England, North Yorkshire – Opening scenes with young Mary in the Yorkshire moors and gardens. The limestone headland and surrounding moorland provided the atmospheric Yorkshire landscape for the film's English countryside setting
- Maderley Court, England, Claverley – Exterior and interior scenes of Misselthwaite Manor, the grand estate where Mary is sent. This Jacobean manor served as the primary filming location for the mysterious and grand Misselthwaite Manor central to the plot
- England, Cheshire – Various exterior scenes of the estate grounds and the magical secret garden location. The Victorian castle's extensive grounds and gardens were used for filming the transformative secret garden sequences and outdoor scenes
- London, England, London – Opening prologue scenes set in colonial India and transitional London scenes. Early sequences establish Mary's backstory and departure from India through London locations before her journey to Yorkshire