where is sex education filmed

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Nature

The Netflix series Sex Education was filmed primarily in the Wye Valley, Forest of Dean, and South Wales, spanning locations in both England and Wales. Key filming sites include:

  • The Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, featuring the River Wye and villages such as Tintern, Llandogo, and Monmouthshire in Wales.
  • Symonds Yat East in Herefordshire, England, where Otis and Jean’s distinctive red and white house is located next to the River Wye.
  • Browns General Store in Llandogo, which appears as Brown’s Supermarket in the show.
  • The old Wireworks Bridge at Tintern, used as the bridge Otis and Eric cross to school.
  • Fedw Wood near Devauden, Monmouthshire, and Brockweir Bridge north of Tintern.
  • Bigsweir House in Gloucestershire, which serves as Aimee’s home and a party venue.
  • A local caravan park near Ross-on-Wye, where Maeve lives.
  • The University of South Wales' former Caerleon campus (near Newport, Wales) was used as Moordale High School.
  • For Season 4, the Cavendish College exteriors were filmed at St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff, Wales, while interiors were built in a studio for better control

Additionally, the private school Westonbirt School in Gloucestershire was used to portray a school in the series

. Overall, the show showcases the scenic borderlands between Wales and England, particularly the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean areas