James Bond Filming Locations And Tours

Location 01

Pinewood Studios (007 Stage)

Buckinghamshire, Iver Heath, United Kingdom Private property

Filmed here: 007 Stage interiors including supertanker set and major action sequences

The 007 Stage was built in 1976 specifically to house the supertanker set for The Spy Who Loved Me, and it has since hosted major sequences in films including Moonraker and No Time to Die. It remains one of the largest sound stages in the world. The studio is a private working facility in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, and is not open to the public. Studio tours have occasionally been offered through official channels, so travellers hoping to see inside should watch for announcements rather than turning up at the gate.

Location 02

SIS Building (MI6 Headquarters)

Greater London, London, United Kingdom Outside only

Filmed here: MI6 headquarters exteriors and related scenes

The real headquarters of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service on the Thames at Vauxhall Cross has played itself in the franchise from GoldenEye onward, appearing again in The World Is Not Enough and Skyfall. Earlier films used fictional or temporary stand-ins. The building is not open to visitors, but its riverside location makes it easy to view from the South Bank or from a Thames boat trip. Several London-based Bond tours include it as a photo stop alongside other city locations.

Location 03

James Bond Island (Khao Phing Kan / Ko Ta Pu)

Phang Nga Province, Phang Nga Bay, Thailand Ticketed

Filmed here: Scaramanga's island lair and boat scenes

The limestone island and its famous needle-shaped rock in Phang Nga Bay appeared in The Man with the Golden Gun as Scaramanga's island lair, with memorable boat sequences around the bay. The site became a major tourist attraction after the film's release. It sits within Ao Phang Nga National Park, carries entry fees, and is accessible only by boat, most commonly on tours from Phuket. Numerous day trips run there daily, often combined with sea canoeing among the bay's caves and hongs.

Location 04

Goldeneye Estate

Saint Mary Parish, Oracabessa, Jamaica Ticketed

Filmed here: Ian Fleming's home; Bond retirement scenes and spiritual home references

Ian Fleming's Jamaican home in Oracabessa, Saint Mary Parish, is where he wrote most of the Bond novels, and the property has deep ties to the films. Dr. No, Live and Let Die and No Time to Die all used Jamaica, with the estate serving as Bond's retirement retreat in the most recent film. Today Goldeneye operates as a luxury resort. The Fleming Villa is preserved, and the estate offers tours and overnight stays, though visitors should book well in advance.

Location 05

Himeji Castle

Hyōgo Prefecture, Himeji, Japan Free to see

Filmed here: Ninja training school scenes

Japan's finest surviving castle stood in for a ninja training school in You Only Live Twice, one of the film's most fondly remembered sequences. The UNESCO World Heritage site in Hyōgo Prefecture is fully open to the public and easily reached from Osaka or Kyoto, making it one of the most accessible Bond locations anywhere. Travellers with an interest in the series' Japanese chapters can pair it with other Bond filming sites from the same production elsewhere in the country.

Location 06

Grand Bazaar

Istanbul Province, Istanbul, Turkey Free to see

Filmed here: Kerim's office/residence and market chase scenes

Istanbul's covered market appeared in From Russia with Love, standing in for the location of Kerim's office and residence, and returned decades later for the motorcycle chase through the market in Skyfall. The bazaar remains one of the city's busiest attractions, open daily and free to enter. Bond travellers can retrace the chase route on foot between the carpet shops and passageways, though it is a crowded area and best visited outside peak hours.

Location 07

Piz Gloria (Schilthorn)

Bernese Oberland, Mürren, Switzerland Ticketed

Filmed here: Blofeld's lair and helicopter scenes

The revolving restaurant atop the Schilthorn, reached by cable car from Mürren in the Bernese Oberland, served as Blofeld's mountain lair in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, including its helicopter attack finale. The site has leaned into its Bond heritage ever since. Visitors today find the 007 Elements museum and a Bond-themed restaurant at the summit alongside panoramic Alpine views. Cable car access makes it a straightforward day trip from the Lauterbrunnen valley, weather permitting.

Location 08

Stoke Park

Buckinghamshire, Stoke Poges, United Kingdom Ticketed

Filmed here: Golf club scenes

The country club at Stoke Poges in Buckinghamshire hosted the famous golf match between Bond and Goldfinger in Goldfinger, one of the franchise's classic sequences. The club remains a private members' venue, though it has public elements: golfers can book rounds on the same course, and the estate hosts events and offers dining. Its Buckinghamshire location places it close to Pinewood, so dedicated fans can see both the studio's home turf and one of its most famous locations in a single outing.