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New Downton Abbey film includes scenes filmed in Harrogate
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Harrogate's Great Yorkshire Showground will feature in the much-anticipated third Downton Abbey movie, show organisers have revealed.
The showground was used as a location for some scenes in Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, which is released globally today.
The film's cast that includes Harrogate's own Jim Carter, who plays Mr Carson, as well as Hugh Bonneville (Robert Crawley) and Elizabeth McGovern (Cora Crawley).
Jim Carter was born in Harrogate, was head boy at Ashville College, and coincidentally enough, even learned to ride his bike at the showground.
Actors Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern, who play Robert and Cora Crawley. Photo: Rory Mulvey / © 2025 FOCUS FEATURES LLC.
Scenes shot at the showground were based on the Yorkshire County Show, set in 1930, using both permanent and temporary structures on site.
The collecting ring used by riders warming up to compete at the Great Yorkshire Show was also used in the film.
The showground’s events team, which manages the venues and outdoor space throughout the year as the Great Yorkshire Events Centre, worked with the production crew to ensure it was seamless.
Actors Michael Fox and Sophie McShera, who play Andrew and Daisy Parker. Photo: Rory Mulvey / © 2025 FOCUS FEATURES LLC.
Allister Nixon, CEO of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society (YAS), the registered charity which owns the showground, said:
Our events team from the Great Yorkshire Events Centre had multiple meetings with producers to ensure we found the right location for them, including access to power and co-ordinating hire of structures and signage, as well as areas to store props and equipment, catering and dressing room trailers.
Our events team here are used to dealing with film and TV crews who hire our indoor and outdoor spaces and it was a real privilege for us to host such a prestigious production.
We are proud to be flexible and diverse to meet the requirements of film crews, whether it’s within our buildings and event spaces or at any part of our 250-acre grounds. We very much look forward to seeing the film!
All profits raised from space hired, or events held on the showground, go back to the YAS to support the farming industry.
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