Brean Down Fort is closed to the public for a fortnight this month while filming of a mystery new production takes place.
Film crews have been seen arriving in Brean during the last few days, and a film set has been built at the end of the Down at the historic wartime fort.
A National Trust spokeswoman told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “We can confirm that filming is taking place at Brean Down Fort from Dec 6th – 20th, and during this time the fort is closed.”
“The rest of the Down, the cafe and half of the car park are still open. Inevitably there may be some disruption for visitors while filming is taking place.”
She adds: “On average there are three film crews on location at National Trust places every day. Profits from filming go directly to each property/location used, supporting their essential conservation work.”
There has been speculation that they are filming scenes for a new Guy Ritchie Amazon Prime series, Young Sherlock, after some scenes were recently shot in Bristol. The series stars Oscar winner Colin Firth.
Other rumours suggest it could be a major movie blockbuster.
Movies and TV shows filmed at Brean Down:
- ‘The Golden Age’, a blockbuster 2006 movie with Hollywood superstar Cate Blanchett, was filmed on Brean Down, as we reported here. Â
- ‘Sanditon’, the popular ITV drama series, was filmed on Brean beach and Brean Down, as we featured here.
- ‘The Crow Girl’, a psychological thriller based on a trilogy of novels by Erik Axl Sund, was filmed in 2024, as featured here.
- ‘The Killing Kind’, a legal thriller series based on the novel by Jane Casey, was filmed in 2023, as reported here.
- ‘Shed and Buried’, a TV reality show where presenter Henry Cole and motorcycle restorer Sam Lovegrove buy and make a profit from abandoned vehicles, was filmed at Brean Down earlier in 2024, as reported here.
- ‘Dracula’, a BBC series, was also filmed at Brean in 2006, as we reported here.
