Romantic comedy London locations from Notting Hill to About Time

We take a look at some of the most famous rom-com locations around London and reveal secrets of the lesser known ones too.

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00:00 It's nearly Valentine's Day and some people will be sitting down to watch rom-coms.

00:05 And when you think of romantic comedies set in London, Notting Hill has to be the first

00:09 one that comes to mind.

00:11 So where else to start than the film starring Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts.

00:16 142 Portobello Road was used as the travel bookshop but these days it's just a store

00:22 that attracts thousands of tourists and it's pretty hard to miss.

00:27 William Thacker's flat with its famous blue door can be found in West London.

00:32 The interior of the flat was actually filmed in the studio so is nothing like the film

00:36 but the home was apparently owned by Richard Curtis once upon a time.

00:42 Today the flat is valued at £5 million and the original blue door is long gone after

00:47 being auctioned off for charity.

00:49 However a blue replacement was put in place to keep tourists happy although in true London

00:56 fashion it has been graffitied on.

01:00 Often in the Bridget Jones diary films the area around her flat looks quite quiet however

01:05 in real life the opposite is true.

01:08 In actual fact the front door of her flat is the front door of a pub, the Globe Pub

01:13 in Borough Market and although she frequently hails down taxis it might be a little bit

01:18 more difficult to do that right here.

01:21 At least she has got some brilliant food options on her doorstep though.

01:26 Another iconic romcom filmed in London was Sliding Doors starring Gwyneth Paltrow and

01:31 commuters might have a Sliding Doors moment themselves when they realise it was filmed

01:36 at Waterloo station.

01:38 Although set at Embankment the Tube journey was in fact filmed on the underground at Waterloo.

01:45 Now Run Fatboy Run is not the most iconic romantic comedy although it is a great film

01:51 and seeing as though it's about a man running London there are quite a few London locations

01:56 in this one.

01:58 The Gherkin building a famous landmark in London is actually where Simon Pegg's character

02:03 works.

02:05 And having completed his run the finish line is right here at St Paul's Cathedral another

02:11 renowned London location and one that also features in this film.

02:17 Now it's about time we talk about time.

02:20 This classic stars Dom Gleeson, Rachel McAdams and Bill Nighy.

02:24 Having recently moved to London Dom Gleeson's character walks past the iconic Abbey Road

02:30 Studios and then finally arrives at his new house.

02:34 Meeting his new flatmate for the first time played by Tom Hollander the flat is technically

02:39 not in St Johnswood as the film suggests but actually in Queen's Park.

02:44 The famous house is on Bronsonbury Road.

02:47 For more on this and other news from across the capital head to Londonworld.com.

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