Peaky Blinders fans can visit Tommy’s film home at Calke Abbey

Peaky Blinders fans can visit Calke Abbey, the Derbyshire country house used as Tommy Shelby’s home in the film Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man.

Cillian Murphy filmed scenes inside the house and around its grounds, and visitors can explore several of those locations through a walking trail and behind-the-scenes displays.

The current On Screen at Calke Abbey experience runs until 1 November 2026, with separate guided house tours beginning on 4 November. The attraction focuses on locations used in the feature film, rather than offering a tour of the original television series’ sets.

Inside Tommy’s film home

Calke Abbey stands at Ticknall in South Derbyshire, where its faded interiors helped create the atmosphere of Tommy’s wartime home. Its peeling paintwork and largely unrestored rooms made it particularly suited to portraying a country estate in decline.

Filming took place from mid-November to early December 2024, with Cillian Murphy, Rebecca Ferguson, Packy Lee and Sophie Rundle working at the property. The production used the kitchen, schoolroom, night nursery and corridors, alongside the stableyards and surrounding parkland.

The schoolroom became Tommy’s writing room, providing one of the clearest connections between the real house and its screen identity. Elsewhere, the stableyard archway gives visitors the chance to recognise the setting of Tommy’s walk through the estate.

Preparing those spaces involved considerably more than bringing in cameras. Around 1,300 collection items were moved, while historic floors and delicate surfaces were protected to allow filming inside the fragile building.

What visitors can explore

The downloadable Filming Locations Walk offers a shorter route of approximately 0.8 miles and a full route of around 3.1 miles. Allow between half an hour and two and a half hours, depending on your chosen route and how long you spend at each stop.

The walk takes in locations including the stableyards, East Lawn and kitchen, with displays explaining how the estate was transformed for filming. Interior access depends on house opening hours and admission, so it is worth checking these before planning your route.

A separate house ticket is not required to enter the kitchen and tunnels, although normal estate admission conditions still apply. The wider trail also covers Calke’s appearance in Outlander, whose eighth season used the stableyards as an eighteenth-century Savannah setting.

From 4 November, the guided Peaky Blinders filming tours offer a more focused visit inside the house. These hour-long, small-group tours explore rooms used for Tommy’s home and explain the practical work involved in filming at a historic property.

Authentic costumes and props will be displayed alongside recreated settings offering photo opportunities. Those recreated displays are not original film sets, and signage will identify which items genuinely appeared in the production.

Separate self-led house visits have weekend dates beginning on 7 November. Guided tours require advance booking, while the self-led experience is listed as not requiring booking; visitors should check the admission conditions for their chosen option.

Getting to Calke Abbey

Drivers should use the main entrance at Ticknall, off the A514 between Swadlincote and Melbourne, with postcode DE73 7JF. Other estate gates should not be treated as alternative vehicle entrances.

Derby railway station is approximately nine and a half miles away, making it a useful arrival point for visitors travelling from elsewhere in the UK. A bus connection runs from Derby Bus Station to Ticknall, followed by a one-and-a-half-mile walk through the park, which needs to be factored into the journey.

Paths include gravel, historic flagstones and uneven ground that can become muddy. Some outdoor sections accommodate wheelchairs and pushchairs, but gradients and indoor access vary, so check the accessibility information before deciding which parts to explore.

For an overnight stay, Ticknall Lodge is a nineteenth-century gatehouse at the estate entrance, while Heath End Lodge offers another estate-based option. Both accommodate up to three guests, with availability listed on their booking pages.

The current On Screen experience does not require a separate event booking, although normal admission applies. Check the Calke Abbey website for opening hours, accessibility, accommodation and bookings for the November guided tours.