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Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet is absolutely everywhere right now. Racking up 14 BAFTA longlist nods, tying for second place, with shoutouts for Best Film, Zhao’s direction, the adapted screenplay, and killer performances from Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, and breakout kid Jacobi Jupe. Not to mention, Buckley’s sweep with Best Actress wins at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice awards.
Adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel, Hamnet has captivated cinemagoers with its intimate take on Shakespeare’s family life and now fans can step straight onto the screen by sleeping in one of its key locations.
You can now actually book a stay at the Grade II-listed Jacobean house that doubles as Agnes Hathaway’s (Jessie Buckley) home in Oscar-tipped Shakespeare drama Hamnet, making it one of 2026’s most atmospheric UK film-location getaways.
A Hamnet stay in real life 
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Director Chloé Zhao and her team shot at the farmhouse and in the nearby “black-and-white” village of Weobley during summer 2024, using this quiet corner of Herefordshire to stand in for Tudor Stratford-upon-Avon. The River Wye and surrounding Tudor-era landscapes also appear on screen, giving the whole area a ready-made itinerary for film buffs keen to trace the production’s footsteps.
Inside Cwmmau Farmhouse 
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Cwmmau is a striking timber-framed Jacobean farmhouse with a stone base, leaded windows and massive oak beams that make the past feel unusually close. Many original features survive, including stone, oak and elm floors and an old kitchen complete with bread ovens and traditional stoves, alongside a separate modern kitchen tucked along the hall for self-catering ease.
The house sleeps up to 10 guests in five bedrooms, including several doubles and two four-poster beds that lean into the period-drama fantasy. There are two bathrooms and plenty of large, character-filled rooms where groups can gather by night after exploring the countryside by day.
A dream location for Hamnet’s late sixteenth-century world 
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For production designer Fiona Crombie, Cwmmau was “an amazing Tudor house” whose intact original features made it a dream location for Hamnet’s late sixteenth-century world. The team spent weeks on site repainting, planting gardens, re-fencing and constructing barn structures so that every frame looked convincingly period on camera.
Because the building is a National Trust holiday rental, interiors had previously been modernised, so the art department temporarily reversed many updates before the shoot to restore a more authentic look. When filming wrapped, the production left a tangible legacy: funding helped pay for sensitive restoration work, while prop apple trees and stretches of wooden fencing remained to enhance the farmhouse’s historic feel for future guests.
Where is Cwmmau Farmhouse? 
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Cwmmau Farmhouse sits on the National Trust’s Brockhampton Estate in a remote corner of the Welsh Marches, approached via narrow, uneven country lanes that add to the away-from-it-all atmosphere. The house is wrapped in fields, wildflower meadows and woodland, with footpaths and a bridleway running right past the door – and on clear days there are views towards the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons).
Outside, guests have use of a large enclosed, lawned garden and patio, maintained by National Trust volunteer gardeners who may be tending borders during your stay. The cobbled courtyard, nearby pond and low beams inside are all part of the property’s charm, but the Trust notes that they can be slippery or low in places, and that bats may roost in the building – very on-theme for a centuries-old farmhouse.
How much does it cost to stay at Cwmmau Farmhouse? 
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The five-bedroom farmhouse is available as a National Trust holiday cottage from March, with a seven-night stay currently priced at around £2,645 for up to 10 people. That works out at roughly a few hundred pounds per person for a full week of living out a Shakespeare-adjacent, cinema-worthy countryside escape – four-poster beds, Tudor beams and all.
Guests also receive free entry to National Trust properties during their stay (though some car parks and timed-entry sites may still charge or require advance booking), making it easy to turn a Hamnet pilgrimage into a little week-long break.
Bookings are handled directly through the National Trust’s holidays website.