FILMING & PHOTOGRAPHY

Filming and photography at the Royal Pavilion

The Royal Pavilion is a popular location for professional filming and photography.

As well as appearing in its own right in a variety of television documentaries, it has recently starred in feature films such as Ian McKellen’s ‘Richard III’ and ‘The End of the Affair’ (with Ralph Fiennes and Julianne Moore). Interiors provide exotic backgrounds for fashion shoots, and unusual settings for programmes ranging from children’s TV to educational broadcasting.

Conditions

To ensure your film or photography shoot works as effectively as possible, you must book in advance.

We manage filming and photography actively to enable a production company or photographer to achieve the images they need, while working within the constraints of the building. In particular, security is paramount, as well as the needs of our visitors. You can download a copy of our full statement of conditions for filming and photography here.

Royal Pavilion Filming & Photography Conditions [MS Word 114K]

Locations

The most popular locations are the Music Room, the Banqueting Room and the Great Kitchen, but filming is possible in most other parts of the palace (including some rooms which are not normally open to the public).

We always recommend you make a preliminary visit to identify likely locations and to discuss the practicalities. To arrange a visit, contact royalpavilion@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Fees

Our standard facility fees are charged by the hour (or part of an hour):

We will calculate special fees for the more complicated projects, for example those that require more than one camera crew, shooting at night, or changes to the usual displays.

Al fees are subject to VAT.

Exteriors

The Royal Pavilion itself and the rest of the estate, with its Regency gardens and the restored museum and Dome buildings, offer many attractive settings for exteriors. You should seek permission to film or photograph exteriors beforehand by contacting royalpavilion@brighton-hove.gov.uk

If your shoot needs to be supervised by the Royal Pavilion, or requires any special access, we will charge a facility fee.

Please note that, because of a continuing programme of repairs to the exterior stonework, parts of the building are at present covered in scaffolding, which can limit some views.

Contact us

To enquire further about filming and photography at the Royal Pavilion, or to book a shoot, contact royalpavilion@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Consult us also if you are interested in filming and photography at Preston Manor, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Hove Museum & Art Gallery and the Booth Museum of Natural History.

You can find out all about them at www.virtualmuseum.info

For information about location filming elsewhere in Brighton & Hove, consult the Brighton & Hove City Council Events Office on 01273 292711.