London, England

lodging

The Langham, London

In the James Bond film GoldenEye, despite those Russian flags, the ‘Grand Hotel Europe’ where Bond stayed is the Langham London, 1c Portland Place W1, at the top of Regent Street opposite the BBC’s Broadcasting House.

London, England

destination • experience

Drapers' Hall

In the Bond film GoldenEye, it would cost a fortune to build sets this grand, so the ‘St Petersburg’ council chamber, in which General Ourumov learns that Natalya has survived the GoldenEye detonation, uses the grandiose architecture of the Livery Hall of the Drapers’ Company, Throgmorton Street, EC2 in the City of London (which also became ‘Russia’ for the Val Kilmer version of The Saint, but reverts to being London for The King's Speech).

Epsom, England

experience

Epsom Downs Racecourse

Where James Bond is met by Jack Wade, in the film GoldenEye, is actually the Queen’s Stand at Epsom Downs Racecourse, Epsom, Surrey. Built in 1992, the exclusive Stand overlooks the finishing line of the Epsom Downs course, which in June hosts the English Derby – arguably the world’s most famous horse race.

Gordola, TI

experience

Verzasca Dam

The opening scene for the Bond film Goldeneye was filmed at Contra Dam in Switzerland- which is one of the tallest dams in the world. Now the dam features the "GoldenEye Bungee Jump," which is one of the highest bungee jumps on the planet.