If you’re hanging out for season three of The Crown, a stroll through the historic streets of London to take in some of the city’s most regal turf should tide you over. Start where it all began at Buckingham Palace, then head to Lancaster House, a stone’s throw from the palace, where many of the scenes depicting the palace interior were actually filmed. Head down Pall Mall or stroll through leafy St James’s Park to Westminster Abbey, where Princess Elizabeth married Philip Mountbatten on 20 November 1947. Make a day of it with a trip to The Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich in the city’s east, which was used as a stand-in for Buckingham Palace courtyard.

With windswept moors, wild coastlines, historic cities and picture-perfect fishing villages, the county of Cornwall in south-west England conjures enough drama of its own. But fans of the BBC’s hit series Poldark will be delighted to learn there are more than 15 locations across the region where the period drama is filmed. So, after lunch at Rick Stein’s breezy The Seafood Restaurant in Padstow, you can explore the beaches, towns and moors where those moody horseback riding and cliff-walking scenes are filmed.

Downton Abbey aficionados will know that the series is set on a fictional Yorkshire estate in post-Edwardian England. But that doesn’t mean you can’t go behind the scenes, because the town of Bampton in the Cotswolds was used as the location for Downton Abbey village. The abbey itself was Highclere Castle, a country estate in Hampshire, now forever recognisable as the Grantham home.

The New Forest was the royal hunting ground of William the Conqueror. Today, it remains a fairytale part of the country where wild horses and ponies roam free, deer noiselessly nibble at the green landscape and foxes play in the woodlands. It’s a vast region of open heaths and thick woodland that spans the counties of Hampshire, Wiltshire, and Dorset, and many historical villages in between. Check in to Lime Wood Hotel, which is nestled in the wilderness of the New Forest, just outside the small town of Lyndhurst. The elegant rooms are fit for a king (even the first Norman King of England) in the main homestead, and forest and lake suites offer the ultimate seclusion. Award-winning chef Angela Hartnett is behind the food offering, and while you may no longer need to hunt for your supper, you can expect to experience the best of Britain at her refined restaurant or during one of her coveted cooking classes.

Mrs Jennings is a gossip-hound with a penchant for playing matchmaker in Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility. Scenes set at her sumptuous townhouse were filmed at heritage-listed Mompesson House in Salisbury for the film adaptation of the novel. The green countryside and quaint villages of Wiltshire have also been the backdrop for other hit period productions including Pride and Prejudice, Emma and Harry Potter. The gallery was brought to you by HelloWorld Travel.