Parts of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden are closed this week for filming of a “major TV series”, understood to be The Witcher, which stars Henry Cavill.
Readers of the Stray Ferret have sent in pictures of the National Trust-owned site this week sporting a more medieval look.
There were no actors on site when reader Jo McGregor took the image shown here. However, Cavill plays the series lead called Geralt in the Netflix show so could well be on location.
Netflix confirmed it had resumed production of The Witcher in August. The film crew has travelled around much of northern England for the upcoming second series.
The film set believed to be used for The Witcher. Photo: Jo McGregor
A fan site dedicated to the Witcher believes it is likely that the black tents resemble those of the Nilfgaardian Empire, which is featured in the series.
It also revealed the crew filmed at Plumpton Rocks near Harrogate.
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The Stray Ferret approached the National Trust about the filming but the charity was tight-lipped. A spokesperson said:
“Parts of the abbey ruins and Studley Royal water gardens are being used for a major TV series. We can’t say anything more at this stage.
“But if you follow our social media pages you may see more details when they become available.”
The water garden was completely closed to the public today due to filming. It will be partially open again tomorrow.
