The Village Murder Casebook

Filming location · Oxfordshire

Dorchester-on-Thames

The abbey, museum, hotels and village streets provide a recurring mixture of grandeur and intimacy.

Historic post office building on Dorchester-on-Thames High Street
Dorchester-on-Thames High Street, part of a village used for inns, institutions and community scenes.Photo: Roger Davies · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

What it played on screen

From Dorchester-on-Thames to Midsomer.

The Maid in SplendourS7 E5 · 2004The George Hotel → The hotel first appears as The Maid in Splendour pub. · Dorchester Museum → The museum becomes the Midsomer Worthy conservation society's premises.Things That Go Bump in the NightS8 E1 · 2004The Old Post Office → The building becomes Fletcher's Cross Post Office.Dead in the WaterS8 E2 · 2004Riverside Cottage → The house is used for Guy Sweetman and Sandra Tate's riverside home.The House in the WoodsS9 E1 · 2005The George Hotel → The hotel is renamed The Feathers Hotel.Four Funerals and a WeddingS9 E8 · 2006Dorchester Village Hall → The hall interior becomes the police incident centre.Dance with the DeadS10 E1 · 2006Dorchester Post Office → The village post office appears as Morton Fendle Post Office.Small MerciesS12 E5 · 2009The White Hart Hotel → The exterior appears as Little Worthy's hotel. · The Pigeons Tea Room → The building becomes the Butterball Tea Room.Master ClassS13 E5 · 2010Dorchester Abbey → The abbey appears as a Causton church during the organ scenes. · The Fleur de Lys → The hotel becomes The Devington Arms.The Night of the StagS14 E6 · 2011Dorchester Museum grounds → The grounds provide the spring fair's maypole scenes.The Ballad of Midsomer CountyS17 E3 · 2015The George Hotel → The building appears as the principal hotel in fictional Lower Crosby. · The Fleur de Lys → The hotel exterior becomes The Captain Farrell pub.

The programme may use one building or street rather than the whole settlement.

Beyond the camera

About the real place

Dorchester-on-Thames occupies a landscape shaped by thousands of years of settlement, including prehistoric, Roman and Anglo-Saxon activity. Its defining building is Dorchester Abbey, a former medieval abbey church with Norman and Gothic work that now functions as the parish church and a cultural venue.

The village also provides access to the Thames, the Great Meadow and walks towards Wittenham Clumps. Historic inns and the quieter High Street make it possible to combine architectural details seen on screen with a broader heritage visit. Abbey and museum opening arrangements should be checked before setting out.

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Midsomer Murders locations day tour

A full-day coach trip from London. The operator’s published itinerary includes Wallingford, Warborough, Dorchester-on-Thames and Henley-on-Thames, with further village stops subject to the day’s route.

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