8 filming locations from Netflix's 'The Crown' you can actually visit in real life

While crews couldn't actually go inside certain placeslike Buckingham Palacefans can visit a number of locations featured in the show.These include Lancaster House and the Lyceum Theater in London.In Scotland, Ardverikie House and Slains Castle served as Balmoral and the Queen Mother's Castle Mey.Already through its second season, Netflixs biographical series on Queen Elizabeth II has taken the streaming world by stormthe drama, the costumes, those sets, and the real-life palaces that bring royal life and post-war Britain back into the present day.At $100 million, the show clocks in as Netflixs most expensive production to datebut no amount of money can buy filming crews a way into the Queens beloved Buckingham Palace.So where were those scenes filmed' Jetsetter found out.SEE ALSO:Here's exactly how many days you should book your flight in advance to save the most on airfare1. Buckingham Palace, LondonOf course, a show about Englands longest-reigning monarch couldnt get away with leaving out her royal residence. ThoughBuckingham Palaces interiors remain off-limits to film crews, its iconic exterior makes its cameo more than a few times.2. Lancaster House, LondonDespite being the lowly neighbor of Buckingham Palace, the interiors of this grand house in London, built in 1825 by the Duke of York, are arguably just as grand. The Long Gallery room, in particular is used as a dining room in S1:E7 in preparation for the American Presidents visit; the main hall, with its double iron-wrought staircase, glowing lamps, and scarlet carpets, provides another dramatic stage as the couple accept Buckingham Palace as their new residence. While not open to the public, you can still catch a glimpse of its opulent interior architecture during Septembers annualOpen House London.3. Ely Cathedral, CambridgeshireOnly real royals, like Will and Kate, can get married atWestminster Abbey. To stage Elizabeth and Prince Philips royal wedding in S1:E1, and Elizabeths subsequent coronation in S1:E5, the cast and crew headed toEly Cathedral, an Anglican church built in 1083 near Cambridge, whose enormous cast-iron doors, dramatic stained-glass windows, and soaring romantic archways is the perfect stand in. The shows location scouts werent the only ones to appreciate the resemblance: youll spot Ely Cathedral standing in for Westminster in bothThe Kings SpeechandElizabeth: The Golden Age.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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