Sleepy Hollow (1999) filming locations

Hatfield, United Kingdom

Jacobean manor from the early 17th century in Hertfordshire, historic residence of the Cecil family. Classified as a Grade I listed building and Grade I listed park or garden, it also features a Tudor style and operates as a house museum.

The scene : According to giggster, this is where Ichabod Crane, newly arrived in Sleepy Hollow, discovers the sumptuous mansion of a wealthy family in the village; the same page situates the nightmares where he relives the torment inflicted on his mother in his childhood.

London, United Kingdom

The scene : The crew set up their cameras in the Middle Temple for a few shots of the film, which the sources do not detail.

Shepperton, United Kingdom

Historic film studios of Surrey, in west London.

The scene : The Shepperton Studios host part of the sequence of the Tree of the Dead and the sets of the West Forest, where the Rider lurks.

H Stage (Shepperton)

Shepperton, United Kingdom

Filming plateau (soundstage) of the Shepperton Studios complex, in Surrey.

The scene : In the heart of the Western forest, Ichabod, Katrina, and young Masbath encounter the witch in her cave, then dig up the headless Horseman's grave at the foot of the Tree of the Dead; the tree is also the gateway through which the Horseman returns to the living.

Watford, United Kingdom

Large film studio complex in Leavesden, near Watford, converted from a former aircraft factory.

The scene : On the Leavesden sets, the Van Tassel manor and its orchard, the cemetery, part of the Western forest, the witch's cave, the mill, and the New York guardhouse with its torture instruments come to life; it is also where the Headless Horseman bursts from the woods to gallop across the fields.

Watford, United Kingdom

Filming stage (soundstage) of the Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden complex, near Watford.

The scene : This set has been transformed several times throughout the shooting: into a forest, into a field of haystacks, and then into a battlefield under the snow.

B Stage (Leavesden)

Watford, United Kingdom

Soundstage of the Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden complex, near Watford.

The scene : A cherry blossom orchard has been planted there for Ichabod's spring dreams.

Watford, United Kingdom

Former aeronautical hangar (Flight Shed) converted into a set, located on the Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden lot.

The scene : The old aviation hangar houses a 120-meter-long forest for the carriage chase, as well as a mill a quarter of its size for the final shot of the mill that catches fire.

Leavesden Backlot

Watford, United Kingdom

Outdoor backlot of the Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden complex, near Watford.

The scene : In the open air, on the studio lot, the crew recreated a street in New York and set up a pool.

Somerset House (Strand, London)

London, United Kingdom

A vast neoclassical palace on the Strand, by the Thames, housing interior courts and cultural institutions. Designed by architect William Chambers, it is listed as a Grade I monument. Each winter, an ice rink is set up in its courtyard.

The scene : At the end of the film, Ichabod, Katrina, and young Masbath return to New York and stroll through snow-covered streets adorned with period decorations, at the dawn of the new century; sources place this shot near Somerset House.

Lime Tree Valley (Culden Faw)

Fawley, United Kingdom

Hambleden Valley (now Culden Faw), an estate of about 4,000 acres in the heart of the Chiltern Hills.

The scene : It is in this valley that Sleepy Hollow stands, with its covered bridge, its church, its forge, its tavern, and its notary; the Headless Horseman strikes relentlessly, taking away the midwife and her family, then Brom, who comes to intervene.

Yonkers, United States

The scene : A few last-minute shots were filmed on a set in Yonkers in May 1999, once the English shoot was completed.