People are going crazy for the new Netflix adaptation of One Day. If, like us, you spent the weekend sobbing over the love story between Emma and Dex, you too may be wondering where the infamous Arthur’s Seat is located. It plays an important role in the show. Here’s a closer look at the One Day filming locations in case you want to visit.
Netflix’s new adaptation of One Day is currently right near the top of the streamer’s top 10, after it debuted on the platform earlier this week.
The series is a new adaptation of David Nicholls’s novel was a best-seller, which was previously turned into a film adaptation starring Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess.
Now, Netflix brings us this new version of the decades-long love story, made up of 14 episodes and starring Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall as Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew respectively.
Not only is the series notable for its romantic plotline and its new take of the characters, but viewers are also falling head over heels for its locations, with the series utilising some stunning settings across its run.
Viewers are taken on a journey through an host of iconic spots around the globe, with some incredible country houses, a Tudor wedding venue and an iconic hill in Edinburgh making up some of the UK locations featured.
But just where was all of this filmed? Read on for everything you need to know about the locations used for One Day.
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Where is Arthur’s Seat? And other One Day filming locations
Where in Edinburgh was One Day filmed?
In episode 1, Emma and Dexter meet for the first time at a university graduation party in 1988.
This was filmed in the courtyard of The Old College, a historic building at the University of Edinburgh.
Where is the hill from One Day?
After spending the night together in episode 1, Emma and Dexter hike up Arthur’s Seat, which is the huge hill that overlooks Edinburgh from the east, and is now part of Holyrood Park.
Where is the hotel in Rome in One Day?
In episode 2, we see Dex enjoying an adventure in Rome.
He wanders in front of the 17th-century Fontana dell’Acqua Paola and the Spanish embassy across the via Garibaldi, before moving through the greenery and restaurants of the Trastevere quarter.
He then meets his mother at a hotel, which was filmed at two hotels near Piazza Navona.
The entrance is the Camp de’ Fiori, on via del Biscione, while the terrace is part of the Bio Hotel Raphaël in Largo Febo.
Where was One Day filmed in France?
In episode 12, Dexter arrives in Paris, where Emma has moved for a research visit.
Filming locations here include Passerelle Emmanuelle Riva, an iron bridge that crosses Canal St Martin, as well as the quiet neighbourhood Rue des Gobelins in the 13th arrondissement.
Where else was One Day filmed?
In episode 4, Emma and Dexter travel to Greece together. These scenes were filmed on the island of Paros, one of the Cyclades group.
In addition, various scenes were filmed in London, with locations including Primrose Hill, The Savoy Hotel, Hatfield House, Benington Lordship and Charlton Lido.
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