Location file · Berkshire
Hurley
The church, historic hotel and High Street buildings have served as pubs, homes and community locations.
What it played on screen
From Hurley to Midsomer.
The church, historic hotel and High Street buildings have served as pubs, homes and community locations.
The description above records what the real place supplied on screen. The list gives each linked case and its principal fictional setting; a production may use only one building or street rather than the entire settlement.
Beyond the camera
About the real place
Hurley lies close to the Thames between Marlow and Henley. The village grew around a medieval Benedictine priory, fragments of which survive near the parish church, and its High Street retains old houses and inns that reflect a long connection with travellers and the river.
The Thames Path and nearby lock add a landscape element to the historic centre, although river conditions and path access should be checked after poor weather. Hurley is compact enough to explore quietly on foot and combines naturally with other river locations rather than requiring a separate full-day visit.
Curated archive
Connected cases
They Seek Him Here
A Scarlet Pimpernel film loses its director to the prop guillotine while a known criminal watches the production from nearby.
Open case →S14 E8 · 2012A Rare Bird
A disputed sighting of an African bird leaves a village ornithology club divided before one of its members is killed.
Open case →S16 E2 · 2014Let Us Prey
Deaths begin to resemble the punishments in a medieval church fresco while storms close in on Midsomer St Claire.
Open case →S22 E1 · 2021The Wolf Hunter of Little Worthy
A homemade monster becomes a viral attraction before someone starts killing in the style of the village's new legend.
Open case →