Take a weekend break to see the filming locations of The Holiday, Love Actually and Home Alone
Spot real-life festive film locations, like Selfridges in London as seen in Love Actually or the picturesque Surrey countryside from The Holiday
CHRISTMAS films can give some serious holiday inspiration - and the good news is that lots of them are places that are easy to visit.
From the glitzy Selfridges store in London as seen in Love Actually or the picturesque Surrey countryside from The Holiday, you can pretend you’re a film extra… just about.
You can even visit the location of Kevin McCallister's famous family home in Home Alone.
We can't promise snow, Hollywood actors or extravagant decorations, however.
Here are some of the best Christmas film locations you can find in the UK and USA…
The Holiday: Shere, Surrey, UK
Or stay at in nearby Holmby St Mary in Surrey with Sykes Cottages from £1,393 in December, for seven nights. It sleeps seven people, which works out at £199 for the week per person.
Bridget Jones's Diary: Borough Market, London, UK
Another real-life setting is the Cotswolds village of Snowshill where the home of Bridget’s parents was set.
To create the illusion of winter while filming in July, the crew cuts flowers off plants, put up a tree in the village and covered the house with decorations.
Unfortunately, the film location brought the village no fame as an outbreak of foot and mouth curtailed an influx of visitors.
A Christmas Carol (1984): Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK
Home Alone: Winnetka, Illinois, USA
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York: Plaza Hotel, New York City, USA
Dad’s credit card can get you far in life, as Kevin McCallister finds when he makes the most of his freedom in NYC in Home Alone 2.
The boy persuades staff at the Plaza Hotel that his dad is with him while ordering an ice cream sundae bar on room service and cannonballing into the hotel pool.
Now-President Donald Trump owned the Manhattan hotel at the time of filming and appeared in a cameo role giving directions to Kevin.
The landmark hotel has 20 storeys and has been used as the setting for numerous films and novels.
When it opened in 1907 it was described as “the greatest hotel in the world.”
Elf: The Empire State Building, New York City, USA
Loveable elf, Buddy, tracks down the Empire State Building using a snow globe model in this hilarious comedy.
Buddy memorably compares the “beautiful” buttons in the lift of the 102-storey building to a Christmas tree.
The 1,454ft-tall skyscraper has been named as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
The tower’s observatories offer 360° views of the city and are a prime tourist attraction.
It also appeared in An Affair to Remember and Sleepless in Seattle. Over 3.5million people visit the skyscraper every year.
Stay at in this of the city from £78 per night on Airbnb.
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