Fictional location file · 2 cases
Chettham Park
Chettham Park is a fictional Midsomer village. Scenes in its linked episodes were filmed at Henley-on-Thames, Mapledurham.
The fictional village of Chettham Park appears in 2 Midsomer Murders cases, from The Creeper to Dark Secrets. Its screen identity sits among classic, dark stories. Explore the linked episodes below to follow the village through the series.
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Where was it filmed?
These real places appear in this village’s linked episodes. One building may stand for part of the fictional village.
- Polesden Lacey, Leatherhead, Surrey · The Creeper
The National Trust house becomes Chettham Park House.
- Albury Park, Albury, Surrey · The Creeper
The estate appears as a Scottish Highlands manor in the closing sequence.
- Thamesfield Retirement Home, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire · Dark Secrets
The building appears as The Riverside Nursing Home.
- Mapledurham House, Mapledurham, Oxfordshire · Dark Secrets
The house and estate represent the Binghams' home at Chettham Park.
- Penn School, Penn, Buckinghamshire · Dark Secrets
The school doubles as Causton Comprehensive School.
Casebook interpretation
Welcome to Chettham Park
A setting defined by estate-country scale, where houses, institutions and family histories can dominate the surrounding community.
The 'Park' identity gives its stories a sense of enclosure: a particular world with its own hierarchy and expectations.
Why fans remember it: Large properties, inherited influence and mysteries shaped by who controls access.
Editorial interpretation Fictional setting; real filming places appear below.
What the Casebook has on file
At a glance
These details describe the fictional setting seen on screen.
- Cases
- 2
- On-screen years
- 2010–2011
- Barnaby era
- Tom Barnaby + John Barnaby
- Detective
- DCI Tom Barnaby · DCI John Barnaby
- Investigating partner
- DS Ben Jones
- Casebook tone
- Classic · Dark
Stories set here
Cases connected to Chettham Park
Spoiler-light summaries, with a direct route into each complete episode file.
The Creeper
Read the linked case for its spoiler-light premise.
- Cat burglar
- Country estate
- Family secrets
Dark Secrets
Read the linked case for its spoiler-light premise.
- Reclusive family
- Social services
- Hidden past
Institutions & village life
Places and village life
Estate grounds
Episode links distinguish programme locations from Casebook groupings.
Private organisations
Episode links distinguish programme locations from Casebook groupings.
Heritage properties
Episode links distinguish programme locations from Casebook groupings.
Curated story character
Themes associated with this setting
Four distinctive ingredients are shown here. Open the case files for all recorded themes.
Fan calculation · not canon
Village survival card
- Case-file danger
- ●●●○○
- Documented cases
- 2
- Most suspicious pastime
- Cat burglar
- Best precaution
- Decline the invitation politely
A playful score from case counts and recorded themes. It is not a population or canonical crime-rate statistic.
Fiction versus filming
Real places connected to these cases
Broader filming areas; individual scenes may use different sites.
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Villages with related story ingredients
Suggested from shared curated themes, not fictional geography.
