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The film Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man returns Tommy Shelby to a wartime Britain, and its production relied on an array of real-world locations to create a convincing, battered landscape. Set during the Second World War, the story sends Shelby back into the fray as counterfeit banknotes and shifting alliances shake the nation. The cinematic world blends ruined industrial yards, grand but decaying houses, and dramatic natural backdrops; each place was chosen to support the film’s mood and the protagonist’s fractured psychology. This short guide maps those settings across England, Wales and beyond and explains what fans can see in person.
Urban centers and recreated bombsites
Birmingham remains the symbolic core of the story: street-level scenes including Tommy on horseback were staged in central thoroughfares such as Cornwall Street and Gas Street, with visual effects and set dressing used to simulate wartime damage. To depict a city flattened by bombing, the production also rebuilt whole blocks in Bradford’s historic Little Germany, giving filmmakers the ability to stage explosions and debris without disrupting modern Birmingham. Inside the saga’s familiar pub, the Garrison Tavern, interiors were reconstructed at Digbeth Loc Studios while the pub’s exterior scenes were filmed beneath Manchester’s Castlefield viaducts, fusing multiple cities into a single on-screen locale.
Bombed factories and gritty interiors
One of the film’s most dramatic sequences centers on the destruction of the BSA armaments plant. Exteriors were shot at the old Burton works in Leeds, converted into a convincingly ruined complex, while interiors were recreated inside the former Pilkington glassworks at St Helens. Nearby, the former Hartley’s jam factory in Aintree served as a versatile industrial stand-in, doubling as pigsties, morphine storage and a betting room in different scenes. The careful reuse of derelict sites allowed the production to capture large-scale damage and chaos while preserving historical authenticity in the textures and materials on screen.
Railways, docks and living history
The film leans on heritage locations to stage large set pieces: the train sequence that transports counterfeit currency was filmed at the Didcot Railway Centre in Oxfordshire, a museum that preserves period locomotives and infrastructure. Similarly, scenes set at wartime docks were shot not in Liverpool but at the port of Goole, with canal sequences filmed in and around Hull and the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port. Longstanding heritage sites like the open-air Black Country Living Museum in Dudley return in the film, recreating the everyday life of the Midlands and offering fans a tangible way to step into the series’ atmosphere.
Country houses, abbeys and wild landscapes
Tommy Shelby’s isolated country residence in the film is an assembly of two distinct places: the stately Calke Abbey in Derbyshire provides courtyards, stables and some interiors, while the windswept exteriors, gardens and ruined graveyard shots were filmed at Calder Abbey in Cumbria. That combination creates a deliberately fractured home, reflecting Shelby’s internal division. For broader landscape work, the production turned to the rugged beauty of the Peak District and the Lake District, whose stark, melancholic scenery underscores the film’s reflective and sometimes violent moments.
Wales, aqueduct spectacles and visiting tips
Perhaps the most visually arresting single location is the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in Wales, an UNESCO-listed structure featured in a sequence involving narrowboats and a high, suspended crossing. The aqueduct stands 38 metres above the valley and stretches 307 metres, and the film uses that vertiginous setting to craft a memorable image of peril and motion. For visitors, the aqueduct is passable by foot, or by hiring a canoe or narrowboat in season; experiencing the crossing offers a direct sense of the film’s scale. When planning a trip to these sites, remember that many are protected heritage locations and may have restrictions or visitor schedules.
Fan events and how to follow the trail
To celebrate the film’s arrival on Netflix on March 20, 2026, promotional pub events ran across the UK the week after release, with complimentary drinks available at select venues from March 26–28. Patrons who quoted the phrase “By order of the Peaky Blinders” at participating pubs received an old penny token redeemable for a free beverage while supplies lasted. Participating locations included spots in London, Liverpool, Nottingham, Manchester, Edinburgh, Blackpool, Stoke-on-Trent and several Birmingham pubs. If you plan to visit the filming sites, check opening times for museums like Didcot or the Black Country Living Museum, and respect local access rules for historic estates such as Calke Abbey and Calder Abbey.