Hampshire is known for its stunning scenery and historically significant places, and it's clearly caught the eye of scouts looking for filming locations.
Over the decades, the county has been featured in plenty of TV shows and films, with some notable productions having used it.
From the likes of hit British TV shows to Hollywood blockbusters, various spots have been utilised.
Here are some productions that have used Hampshire for filming that you might have seen.
Hampshire filming locations for film and TV
Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle will be instantly recognisable to many, as it was used for the filming of the historical drama series Downton Abbey.
Six seasons and two films based on the characters have been made so far, with a third and final film being released in September.
Visit Hampshire adds: "Highclere Castle is home to Lord and Lady Carnarvon and is open to visitors on selected dates throughout the year including special events and tours.
"Visitors can see the lower floor state rooms which include the hallway, dining room, drawing room, and library (all of which are used in the TV series)."
Outside of Downton Abbey, Highclere Castle has been used for Jeeves & Wooster, starring Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry, alongside Eyes Wide Shut, King Ralph, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
Alice Holt Forest
Ridley Scott's Gladiator took the world by storm at the beginning of the 21st century, winning the Academy Award for Best Picture.
A small section of the film was shot in Alice Holt Forest, which sits near the border with Surrey.
Russell Crowe was involved in some forest scenes here, and the nearby Bourne Wood was used for the opening battle scene.
Portsmouth Dockyard
The 2012 adaptation of Les Misérables used Portsmouth Dockyard as a filming location for its opening scene.
Where Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) and other prisoners are pulling on ropes to try and upright a ship, Dock No.9 was used.
Winchester Cathedral and Winchester College
Winchester Cathedral was utilised for the Netflix series The Crown on several occasions, doubling in for other significant buildings.
It was staged as St. Paul’s Cathedral for Winston Churchill’s funeral and Charles and Diana’s wedding, and as Westminster Abbey for Lord Mountbatten’s funeral and later for the funeral of Diana.
Nearby Winchester College was also used in the series to depict Prince William’s time at Eton.
Visit Hampshire adds: "Winchester Cathedral has also been used to portray the Vatican in the 2006 movie The Da Vinci Code and as St. Paul's Cathedral in Elizabeth: The Golden Age in 2007."
Aldershot barracks and Farnborough Airport
A few James Bond films have been shot in Hampshire locations, with Aldershot's barracks being among them.
Die Another Day and Quantum of Solace had scenes filmed there, while the latter also had some production at Farnborough Airport.
The airport also features briefly in the Christopher Nolan film Inception, where Saito's (Ken Watanabe) helicopter lands on an airfield.
River Hamble
The BBC drama series Howards' Way was filmed on the River Hamble, which followed the lives of the Howards family and their yachting adventures in the fictional town of Tarrant.
Hawley Lake
Going back to James Bond, Hawley Lake and the surrounding woodland were staged as a border area between North and South Korea for the film's opening chase.
The area has been used for a huge number of productions, including Avengers: Age of Ultron, Johnny English Reborn, Spies Like Us and Sahara.
Basing House
Basing House, near Basingstoke, was a location used for the horror/action mash-up Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
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Various towns near Romsey
An adaptation of the Worzel Gummidge books by Barbara Euphan Todd used several Hampshire locations for filming.
Starring Jon Pertwee as the titular scarecrow, it used the villages of Stockbridge, King's Somborne and Braishfield, along with Broughton.
These were all located fairly close to Romsey, with four series being produced between 1979 and 1981.
