The film "The Dig" was filmed in the United Kingdom.

Filming Locations:

Aldwych Tube Station (disused)

In the film

Scene where Edith Pretty arrives in London.

In reality

The scene was filmed at Aldwych - a closed London Underground station located in the Westminster area of Central London. It opened in 1907 with the name Strand, after the street on which it is located, and was the terminus of a short Piccadilly line branch from Holborn, left over after the merger of two railway schemes. The station building is located near the intersection of the Strand and Surrey Street, next to Aldwych. During its existence, the branch was the subject of a number of unrealized proposals for extension, which would have extended the tunnels through the station southwards, usually to Waterloo. Wartime efficiency measures led to the branch being temporarily closed on 22 September 1940, shortly after the start of the Blitz, and the Westminster City Council partially equipped it as an air-raid shelter. The tunnels between Aldwych and Holborn were used to store exhibits from the British Museum, including the Elgin Marbles. Because it was a separate section of the London Underground, closed during weekday peak hours, Aldwych station and the branch from Holborn were popular locations for filming scenes set in the Underground, even before their closure. After the branch closed in 1994, it continued to be used in film shoots, with the station appearing both as itself and, with appropriate signage, as other stations on the network.

Norney Grange - Library

In the film

Scene where Basil Brown tries to convince Edith Pretty of the existence of an archaeological site.

In reality

The scene was filmed at This Grade II listed building on the outskirts of Shackleford was used as a stand-in for Tranmer House, Sutton Hoo, which Edith actually bought in 1926. The interior retains much original furnishings, including the library.

Chinnor Railway Station

In the film

Scene where Edith takes a train to see her doctor in London.

In reality

The scene was filmed at The Chinnor and Princess Risborough Railway is a preserved standard gauge railway. Chinnor railway station in Oxfordshire is on the line of the former Watlington and Princes Risborough Railway. The station was reopened by the Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway Association in 1994 after a period of disuse.

Ealing Town Hall - East Staircase

In the film

Scene where Basil goes to the museum to show what he found.

In reality

The scene was filmed at Ealing Town Hall is a municipal building on New Broadway, Ealing, London. The building is Grade II listed.

Statue of Gladstone

In the film

Scene where Edith drives through London and sees soldiers protecting the monument with sandbags.

In reality

The scene was filmed at The statue of William Ewart Gladstone (1809 - 1898) stands on the west side of one of the most historic churches in East London, the parish church of St Mary and St Trinity.