Although, Simon Stone was unable to shoot at Sutton Hoo itself, he did shoot 80% of the film nearby at Snape, Iken, Butley and in Rendlesham Forest. Ipswich Museum gets a bit part as itself and the River Deben was shot briefly at Ramsholt but mostly at Butley Creek.
The excavation of the mounds was brilliantly recreated in Surrey and I defy anyone to spot the join between the two locations. It is so well done that you can feel a tingle of excitement as the ship gets uncovered and the treasures start coming to light.
Lily James as Peggy Preston exploring the Suffolk countryside at Rendlesham in The Dig
Although, Simon Stone was unable to shoot at Sutton Hoo itself, he did shoot 80% of the film nearby at Snape, Iken, Butley and in Rendlesham Forest. Ipswich Museum gets a bit part as itself and the River Deben was shot briefly at Ramsholt but mostly at Butley Creek.
The excavation of the mounds was brilliantly recreated in Surrey and I defy anyone to spot the join between the two locations. It is so well done that you can feel a tingle of excitement as the ship gets uncovered and the treasures start coming to light.
Lily James as Peggy Preston exploring the Suffolk countryside at Rendlesham in The Dig
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