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  1. Dec 26, 2023 · But it's also the stunning yet contrasting filming locations that make it a hit, from Amanda Woods' glamorous Californian home to Iris' quintessentially British and idyllic Christmassy cottage.

  2. Dec 6, 2023 · Christmas film season is here and for most of us, there are some classics we always return to - and The Holiday is one of those hits.. Starring Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet as Amanda and Iris ...

    • The Real Rosehill Cottage
    • Shere
    • Goldalming
    • Wonersh

    The film crew built the exterior of Iris’s cottage in a field next to St James’ church in Shere and the interior scenes where shot in the studio. However, the cottage is believed to have been inspired by a real one in Surrey, which was up for sale a couple of years ago for £650,000. Honeysuckle Cottage is situated in the the village of Holmbury St ...

    If you don’t have 650k to spare, take a stroll around Shere instead. As well as the 12th-century St James Church, which appeared in the Doomsday Book, this quintessential village in the Surrey Hills boasts a tearoom, two pubs, a small museum and what must be England’s prettiest public toilets. The Holiday isn’t its only claim to fame: Bridget Jones...

    Diaz and co also filmed scenes in Goldalming, a market town on the River Wey near Guildford. After you’ve wandered down its historic High Street and Church Street, hoping you’ll bump into Jude Law, (Covid restrictions permitting) warm up next to a roaring log fire in The Inn on the Lake or The Refectory, an old cattle barn that’s now a homely gastr...

    The exterior of Jude Law’s character’s equally characterful home, Mill House, is in Wonersh, which has been included in a list of Britain’s richest villages. It’s a quiet little place with just one shop, but you can strike out into the Surrey Hills (which are classed as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) on good footpaths and refuel in the choc...

  3. Aug 1, 2022 · The Holiday Filming Locations. ‘The Holiday’ began shooting in Los Angeles on January 4, 2006, and ended on June 15 that year in L.A. as well. However, the film’s crew also spent a month in England to shoot a large chunk of the movie there: the ones involving Cameron Diaz’s character, Amanda Woods, living in Iris’ house.

  4. Dec 24, 2023 · In the film, Amanda (Cameron Diaz) from Los Angeles and Iris (Kate Winslet) from England, swap homes just before Christmas after breaking up with their boyfriends.

  5. Oct 14, 2022 · Soon enough, Iris soon finds herself falling in love with sensitive music composer Miles Dumont, played by Jack Black, while Diaz's Amanda falls for the charms of Iris's wayward brother, Jude Law ...

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  7. Jan 8, 2013 · The gorgeous interiors of Amanda’s house were (like Iris’s cottage) filmed at Sony Studios. The production built all the sets for Amanda’s sprawling house which totaled close to 8,000 square feet. Here’s a quick tour of Amanda’s house, beginning with the beautiful cream and chocolate brown living room: