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All our filming locations in London
Woolly Mammoth has 65 filming locations to hire in London for commercials, brand films, interviews and music videos, from £120 an hour plus VAT, with no booking fee. Production teams book them for what a studio cannot give: a former courthouse with two grand halls in Clerkenwell (Old Session House), five floors of a townhouse between Soho and Fitzrovia (Tottenham Court Road Townhouse), a restored theatre at London Bridge (London Bridge Playhouse), a Victorian warehouse with high-capacity power in East London (Sprattsfactory) and a penthouse with three bedrooms for multi-day shoots in Vauxhall (Skyline Private Rooftop). They seat 10 to 160 people for crew and clients.
We check what a location manager would, before you book: power, sound, parking, load-in and the hours you can work. Then we arrange the recce, access on the day and someone from our team at check-in.
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How to choose a filming location in London
Which location for which production?
| Production | What to look for | Most Popular Venues | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial or brand film | Power, parking, room for set builds | Sprattsfactory, Wandsworth Urban Chic Penthouse | £150 an hour |
| Interview or podcast | A quiet room, sound insulation | Shoreditch loft with rooftop, The Voyage Rooms | £160 an hour |
| Period or heritage look | Original features, high ceilings | Whitehall Court Penthouse, The Regency House | £160 an hour |
| Music video | Character and room to move | Bohemian Townhouse in Shoreditch, London Bridge Playhouse | £125 an hour |
| Skyline and rooftop shots | A terrace with a view | Skyline Private Rooftop, The Avantgarde Penthouse | £140 an hour |
| Food and cookery | A working kitchen and daylight | The Foundry Studios - The Kitchen, Wilmington Square Studio | £175 an hour |
Sound: can you record dialogue?
None of our venues is a soundproofed stage. Shoreditch loft with rooftop is built with sound insulation for filming and interviews, and The Voyage Rooms has rooms set up for presentations and recordings. Elsewhere, ask about traffic, neighbours and building works, and recce at the time of day you will record. The house rules on each venue page say what applies to noise; we confirm them with the host.
Power, parking and the unit base
19 of our 65 venues list private parking: Chelsea Harbour Penthouse has two secure underground spaces, and The Creative Angel Home has off-street loading and sits outside the Congestion Charge zone. Parking bays on the street are suspended through the local borough. Sprattsfactory has high-capacity power; for any other venue, send us your lighting plan and we check the supply with the venue.
Permits and insurance
Filming inside a private venue is cleared with its owner, and your booking with us gives you that. For anything outside, Film London's guide explains that streets and council land go through each of London's 33 borough film services, that crews of five or fewer with hand-held kit find street filming straightforward, and that all filming needs public liability insurance. The Royal Parks give their own permission, and drones need separate permissions.
Multi-day shoots
Some venues have bedrooms for crews on long shoots: three at Skyline Private Rooftop, five at Chelsea Harbour Penthouse on the river and en-suite rooms at Oxford Street Mews House. Tell us if your crew needs to stay: the use of bedrooms is agreed with the host.
FAQs about filming locations in London
A filming location starts at £120 an hour plus VAT, and the middle of our range is £175 an hour. Larger houses and halls cost the most. We add no booking fee, so the rate on the venue page is the rate you pay, with VAT on top.
| Seated crew and clients | Venues | From | Typical per hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 to 20 | 34 | £120 | £150 |
| 21 to 40 | 14 | £120 | £160 |
| 41 to 80 | 10 | £175 | £275 |
| 81 to 160 | 6 | £300 | £450 |
19 venues list private parking, including five listed townhouses on Hyde Park (The Regency House), a 5,000 sq ft penthouse in West London (Wandsworth Urban Chic Penthouse), a riverside penthouse with two underground spaces (Chelsea Harbour Penthouse) and a step-free home at Angel with off-street loading (The Creative Angel Home):
| Most Popular Venues | What makes it unique | Seats | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Regency House | Five listed townhouses with private parking and lifts | 140 | £470 an hour |
| Wandsworth Urban Chic Penthouse | 5,000 sq ft and double-height ceilings for set builds | 20 | £280 an hour |
| Chelsea Harbour Penthouse | Two secure underground parking spaces and a lift | 20 | £125 an hour |
| The Creative Angel Home | Step-free, off-street loading, outside the Congestion Charge zone | 55 | £175 an hour |
Yes, with a recce first: none of our venues is a soundproofed stage. A Shoreditch loft built with sound insulation (Shoreditch loft with rooftop) and rooms with professional AV by King's Cross (The Voyage Rooms) are the quietest choices:
| Most Popular Venues | What makes it unique | Seats | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreditch loft with rooftop | Sound insulation for interviews, and a private rooftop | 15 | £160 an hour |
| The Voyage Rooms | Professional AV and rooms set up for recordings | 20 | £510 an hour |
A former courthouse with 8-metre ceilings (Old Session House), listed Victorian townhouses with chandeliers (The Regency House), a penthouse with 7-metre ceilings in an 1880s building on the Embankment (Whitehall Court Penthouse) and a Georgian flat in Clerkenwell (Wilmington Square Studio):
| Most Popular Venues | What makes it unique | Seats | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Session House | Two halls with 8-metre ceilings, a raised gallery and a lift | 120 | |
| The Regency House | Five listed townhouses with private parking and lifts | 140 | £470 an hour |
| Whitehall Court Penthouse | 7-metre ceilings, a turret room and a rooftop terrace | 16 | £160 an hour |
| Wilmington Square Studio | A Georgian flat with shutters, fireplaces and a kitchen | 10 | £175 an hour |
At some venues, if agreed with the host: three bedrooms in Vauxhall (Skyline Private Rooftop), five on the river at Chelsea Harbour (Chelsea Harbour Penthouse), en-suite rooms on a mews (Oxford Street Mews House) and a Hackney loft with three private rooms (The Loft Studio):
| Most Popular Venues | What makes it unique | Seats | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyline Private Rooftop | Three bedrooms for multi-day shoots and a terrace facing Parliament | 20 | £440 an hour |
| Chelsea Harbour Penthouse | Two secure underground parking spaces and a lift | 20 | £125 an hour |
| Oxford Street Mews House | En-suite bedrooms on a quiet mews off Oxford Street | 20 | £225 an hour |
| The Loft Studio | Three private rooms for dressing and prep, and overnight stays | 28 | £210 an hour |
Not from the council for filming inside: the owner's permission covers it, and your booking gives you that. Exterior shots with a crew on the pavement, parking suspensions and drones need their own permissions; Film London explains who to ask.
Share the shoot dates, unit size and treatment: a shortlist comes back within a working day, with recces booked around your schedule. For stills, see our photoshoot locations.
