28 Days Later (2002) filming locations

Croydon, United Kingdom

The scene : 43 min — Around the 43rd minute, we see the underside of the Croydon Flyover and a multi-storey car park; the nearby wasteland was covered in fake corpses and a bulldozer.

Central Middlesex Hospital

London, United Kingdom

The scene : Jim wakes up from a coma in an abandoned hospital and crosses the empty hall before realizing that he is alone. These scenes were filmed here, alternating with the Greenwich District Hospital, to represent the fictional St Thomas' Hospital.

Greenwich District Hospital

London, United Kingdom

Former Greenwich District Hospital, on Woolwich Road, already closed at the time of filming.

The scene : Second decor of the abandoned hospital where Jim wakes up: the establishment, already closed at the time of filming, complements the Central Middlesex Hospital for the opening scenes.

St Thomas' Hospital

London, United Kingdom

The scene : The hospital that the film designates as Jim's, facing the Parliament across the Thames: its facades appear in the deserted London shots at the beginning of the film, with the interiors having been filmed in other hospitals.

London, United Kingdom

Road bridge over the Thames connecting Westminster to Lambeth, facing the Palace of Westminster and Big Ben. Designed by Thomas Page, it is an arch bridge, also a tram bridge, classified as a Grade II* listed building.

The scene : Still in a hospital gown, Jim crosses the completely empty bridge, from the south bank towards Big Ben, amidst the papers and abandoned memories strewn across the pavement: this is the first vision of deserted London.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : Walking up Whitehall, Jim comes across an overturned red double-decker bus on its side, not far from the statue of the Duke of Cambridge.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : Jim walks across the vast esplanade, usually crowded with people, before heading up towards The Mall; the London Eye stands out in the distance.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : IMDb lists the park as a location in the Westminster crossing, without specifying the shot that was filmed there.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : Jim continues his solitary walk through Westminster, making his way up the royal avenue, devoid of any traffic.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : At the top of The Mall, tickets turned worthless swirl in the wind on the deserted steps at the base of the Duke of York's column, and Jim picks up a few.

London, United Kingdom

Monumental place lined with impressive buildings, wide enough to accommodate a full film crew, making it a common setting in British cinema.

The scene : Jim stops to pick up the scattered tickets at the top of the steps leading down to The Mall.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : The street appears in the lists of filming locations for the film (IMDb, latlong), although the specific scene filmed there is not specified.

London, United Kingdom

Monumental place in central London dominated by the Nelson Column.

The scene : The square is listed by IMDb, L2TC, and Wikidata among the London filming locations of the film, without specifying which shot was filmed there.

London, United Kingdom

An iconic location in London's West End, renowned for its bright advertising panels and the statue of Eros. Designed by architect Charles Holden in the modern movement style and housing an underground subway station, it is designated as a Grade II listed historical monument.

The scene : The deserted crossroads is part of Jim's wandering in central London at the beginning of the film.

Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain

London, United Kingdom

The scene : The monument, walled up behind wooden panels, is covered in missing person notices and scrawled messages: in front of this wall of appeals, Jim begins to grasp the extent of the disaster.

London, United Kingdom

Neoclassical building designed by architect William Tite, the former London Stock Exchange is a Grade I listed monument.

The scene : Unexpected detour through the City: Jim walks past the portico of the old Stock Exchange, in a business district devoid of any life.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : Jim walks past the Bank of England during his detour through the deserted City.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : In the heart of the deserted City, between the Bank of England and the old Stock Exchange, this large intersection is part of Jim's detour; IMDb and moviemaps mention it without detailing the shot.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : At the foot of the tower, Jim makes the alarm of an abandoned car scream, the only sound in the silent city.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : Moviemaps places at this intersection a shot of Jim's wandering in the empty West End, just steps away from Centre Point.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : The shopping artery appears completely deserted in one of the abandoned views of London from the beginning of the film.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : The main shopping street, one of the busiest in London, is shown without a single passerby.

145 Tottenham Court Road (Fitzrovia)

London, United Kingdom

This number on Tottenham Court Road housed a Budgens supermarket, which has since disappeared.

The scene : The survivors raid the shelves of an empty supermarket to stock up on supplies before heading north.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : In front of a newsstand, Jim discovers an announcement about the evacuation of London.

St Anne's Limehouse

London, United Kingdom

Anglican church in English Baroque style designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor and dated 1712, at the corner of Commercial Road and Newell Street, in Limehouse; classified as a Grade I listed building, it also hosts concerts.

The scene : Jim pushes open the door of a church with a courtyard covered in graffiti ("the end is damn near") and discovers a pile of bodies; an infected priest leaps at him.

London, United Kingdom

Business district with skyscrapers on the Isle of Dogs, in the former docks of London.

The scene : The business district appears in a wide shot, its deserted towers mirroring the rest of the city.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : The group descends the immense steel escalators of the empty station to reach the platforms, on their way to Jim's parents' house.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : The raised tracks of the Docklands light railway, at the level of the station, serve as the backdrop for the survivors' journey through East London.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : Moviemaps located on this street in Canary Wharf, between Cabot Square and Upper Bank Street, a shot of the deserted Docklands, without describing the action.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : The characters pass through the light rail station and its immediate surroundings, in the emptied Docklands.

River Heights (Plumstead)

London, United Kingdom

The scene : The group finds a temporary refuge in an apartment of this housing tower in Plumstead.

Balfron Tower

London, United Kingdom

The scene : Moviemaps identifies this Poplar tower as the residential building from the film, without specifying the scene.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : The façade of the tower appears, with lights flashing in one of its windows.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : On the way to Manchester, the taxi goes into the Thames through the Blackwall Tunnel.

Blackwall Tunnel Southern Approach

London, United Kingdom

The scene : The black taxi drives into the southern entrance of the Blackwall tunnel.

Limehouse Link Tunnel

London, United Kingdom

The scene : In the tunnel supposed to be Blackwall, the survivors' taxi flees in front of the horde of infected pursuing it.

Waverley Abbey

Farnham, United Kingdom

Founded in 1128, Waverley Abbey was the first Cistercian abbey in England; its Gothic ruins, located near Farnham, are protected as a scheduled monument and managed by English Heritage.

The scene : On the northern road, the taxi stops amidst the ruins of an abbey: Frank and Hannah unload the vehicle, Jim and Selena stroll among the greenery, taking a brief pause away from the city.

Trafalgar Park (Downton)

Downton, United Kingdom

Grade I listed Georgian residence, located about eight kilometers south of Salisbury, near the village of Downton; not open to the public, it is available for hire for receptions.

The scene : The manor serves as the headquarters for the military commanded by the character played by Christopher Eccleston, which is supposed to be located near Manchester.

Ennerdale, United Kingdom

The scene : For the epilogue, Jim, Selena, and Hannah live in a cottage by the lake and unfurl a huge banner to catch the attention of a plane flying over the valley.

Ennerdale, United Kingdom

The scene : This relief that overlooks the northern shore of Ennerdale Water is among the filming locations of the epilogue, although the sources do not detail the shot.

Badminton, United Kingdom

The scene : IMDb and latlong list the residence among the film locations; one source suggests it may have been used for certain interiors, without confirming it.

Badminton, United Kingdom

The scene : The Badminton estate is listed by IMDb among the filming locations, without specifying a scene.

Newquay, United Kingdom

The scene : After refueling, the taxi speeds between the wind turbines of the park on the northern road.

Newquay, United Kingdom

The scene : The Cornish locality is listed among the settings of the route taken by the taxi.

Tilbury, United Kingdom

The scene : IMDb lists the port city of Essex among the filming locations, without specifying the scene in question.

Iver Heath, United Kingdom

Large British film studio founded in 1936 in Iver Heath, birthplace of the James Bond saga.

The scene : IMDb mentions the studios among the locations of the film, without specifying the stage or the sets that were built there.

Schwaben Park

Kaisersbach, Germany

The scene : Opening of the film: animal rights activists break into a laboratory in Cambridge and free chimpanzees infected with the Rage virus.

London, United Kingdom

Baroque Anglican cathedral designed by Christopher Wren, completed in 1710 and topped with its famous dome, located in the City of London. Construction began in 1675 and it is designated as a Grade I listed building.

The scene : The cathedral briefly appears, viewed from a bridge, in the sequence of deserted London.

London, United Kingdom

Road bridge over the Thames connecting South Bank to the City of Westminster, offering an unobstructed view of the city. Designed by Giles Gilbert Scott, it is a Grade II* listed monument.

The scene : Moviemaps cites the bridge among the settings of the deserted crossing of London, without detailing the shot.

Crowthorne, United Kingdom

The scene : The production notes cite this Berkshire test center as one of the filming locations, without specifying which sequence was shot there.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : In the wide shot of the explosion, survivors blow up a gas station to stop the horde of infected chasing Jim.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : In their crossing of the Docklands, the survivors take a pedestrian bridge over Marsh Wall.

Buttermere, United Kingdom

The scene : On the road to Honister Pass, on the Gatesgarth side, a bridge spanning the torrent of Gatesgarthdale Beck appears among the settings filmed in the Lake District.