where is midsomer murders filmed

Most of Midsomer Murders is filmed in real English towns and villages across South Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, standing in for the fictional Midsomer county.

Main filming areas

• The core locations are South Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire , whose villages provide the classic “Midsomer” look of stone cottages, greens, churches, and rivers.

• Key market towns and villages used again and again include:
  • Wallingford, Oxfordshire – often used as the town of Causton.

* **Thame, Oxfordshire** – its streets and nearby hamlets appear in many episodes.

* **Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire** – frequently used for village streets and pubs.

* **Henley-on-Thames & Watlington, Oxfordshire** – show up in numerous exterior scenes.

* **Amersham, The Lee, Long Crendon, Cuddington, Chenies and other Buckinghamshire villages** – regular stand‑ins for different Midsomer villages.

Notable specific spots fans visit

• The Lee (Buckinghamshire) – its village green is used as Badger’s Drift and in other episodes.

• Chenies Manor (Buckinghamshire) – appears as a grand house in “Orchis Fatalis” and other stories.

• Stonor and Stonor Park (Oxfordshire) – used for cricket scenes and stately home exteriors.

• Various pubs, churches, and manor houses around the Chilterns (Langley Park, Little Missenden, Hurley, etc.) also recur throughout the series.

Quick HTML table of key locations

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    <tr>
      <th>Real place</th>
      <th>County</th>
      <th>How it’s used in Midsomer Murders</th>
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    <tr>
      <td>Wallingford</td>
      <td>Oxfordshire</td>
      <td>Frequently used as Causton, the main town.</td>
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    <tr>
      <td>Henley-on-Thames</td>
      <td>Oxfordshire</td>
      <td>General town and riverside scenes.</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Dorchester-on-Thames</td>
      <td>Oxfordshire</td>
      <td>Village streets, pubs, and exteriors.</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Thame (and Moreton hamlet)</td>
      <td>Oxfordshire</td>
      <td>Houses and farms (e.g., Chestnut Farmhouse as a character’s home).</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>The Lee</td>
      <td>Buckinghamshire</td>
      <td>Village green used as Badger’s Drift and other villages.</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Amersham</td>
      <td>Buckinghamshire</td>
      <td>High Street and surrounding streets as “typical” Midsomer village scenes.</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Chenies Manor</td>
      <td>Buckinghamshire</td>
      <td>Grand country house settings (e.g., “Orchis Fatalis”).</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Stonor & Stonor Park</td>
      <td>Oxfordshire</td>
      <td>Country estate and cricket ground scenes.</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

Little story-style note

If you wander through Wallingford’s market square or the green at The Lee on a quiet afternoon, you’ll recognise the feel of Midsomer immediately: picture-perfect cottages, a church spire on the horizon, and a pub that looks suspiciously like somewhere Barnaby has interviewed a suspect many times.

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