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Romantic comedy London locations from Notting Hill to About Time
National World - LocalTV
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07/02/2024
We take a look at some of the most famous rom-com locations around London and reveal secrets of the lesser known ones too.
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It's nearly Valentine's Day and some people will be sitting down to watch rom-coms.
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And when you think of romantic comedies set in London, Notting Hill has to be the first
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one that comes to mind.
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So where else to start than the film starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts.
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142 Portobello Road was used as the travel bookshop but these days it's just a store
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that attracts thousands of tourists and it's pretty hard to miss.
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William Thacker's flat with its famous blue door can be found in West London.
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The interior of the flat was actually filmed in the studio so is nothing like the film
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but the home was apparently owned by Richard Curtis once upon a time.
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Today the flat is valued at £5 million and the original blue door is long gone after
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being auctioned off for charity.
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However a blue replacement was put in place to keep tourists happy although in true London
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fashion it has been graffitied on.
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Often in the Bridget Jones diary films the area around her flat looks quite quiet however
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in real life the opposite is true.
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In actual fact the front door of her flat is the front door of a pub, the Globe Pub
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in Borough Market and although she frequently hails down taxis it might be a little bit
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more difficult to do that right here.
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At least she has got some brilliant food options on her doorstep though.
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Another iconic romcom filmed in London was Sliding Doors starring Gwyneth Paltrow and
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commuters might have a Sliding Doors moment themselves when they realise it was filmed
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at Waterloo station.
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Although set at Embankment the Tube journey was in fact filmed on the underground at Waterloo.
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Now Run Fatboy Run is not the most iconic romantic comedy although it is a great film
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and seeing as though it's about a man running London there are quite a few London locations
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in this one.
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The Gherkin building a famous landmark in London is actually where Simon Pegg's character
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works.
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And having completed his run the finish line is right here at St Paul's Cathedral another
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renowned London location and one that also features in this film.
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Now it's about time we talk about time.
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This classic stars Dom Gleeson, Rachel McAdams and Bill Nighy.
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Having recently moved to London Dom Gleeson's character walks past the iconic Abbey Road
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Studios and then finally arrives at his new house.
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Meeting his new flatmate for the first time played by Tom Hollander the flat is technically
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not in St Johnswood as the film suggests but actually in Queen's Park.
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The famous house is on Bronsonbury Road.
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For more on this and other news from across the capital head to Londonworld.com.
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