Winchester Cathedral

Winchester Cathedral is one of the biggest cathedral’s in the UK. The cathedral was built in Norman style in 642 and it is located in Hampshire. Some important events took place in the cathedral, such as the funeral of William II of England in 1100, Marriage of Queen Mary I of England and King Philip of Spain in 1554 or the funeral and burial of Jane Austen in 1817.

The cathedral became a popular film set in the last couple of decades. Winchester Cathedral provided the backdrop to some of the opening scenes in The Da Vinci Code, where its north transept portrayed the Vatican.

During the filming of Elizabeth: The Golden Age the cathedral was transformed to St. Paul’s Cathedral. The crew filmed here the screen where Elizabeth went to pray to St Paul's.