Where was Shelter filmed? The island in Scotland and all the Locations

The establishing shot of the island is Lamb Island, a tiny uninhabited isle in Scotland’s Firth of Forth.

The island was bought by Uri Geller (the famous spoon-bending psychic of the 70s), in 2009 for its mystical ties to Egyptian lore and ancient treasures.

Geller declared it the “Republic of Lamb” micronation in 2022, promoting its legends while preserving its seabird sanctuary status.

But the lighthouse scenes were filmed at Travelahawk Beach, a small, pebbly cove below the Black Castle ruins in Wicklow Town, Ireland.

Local legend claims it is St Patrick’s AD 432 landing site, and it featured as a Viking settlement in the TV series Vikings and Bodkin.

The ruins of the Black Castle appear in some shots, but the lighthouse and the shack on the beach were a mix of film props and CGI.

In the movie, the remote island is located somewhere in the Outer Hebrides, near Stornoway.

Stornoway was actually filmed around the corner from the beach, in Wicklow Town Harbour.

The shop scene was filmed on Wicklow’s Main Street and The Mall, located near the harbour.

The farm was filmed at Blossom Farm, a preserved historic farmstead in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England.

Featuring traditional barns and silos, this is a popular location for filming and photoshoots as a “step back in time” spot, easily accessible from London Euston by train (30 minutes), plus a short taxi ride.

The duo arrive in a village with a tall clock tower, a location easy to recognise for the Sanctuary series fans.

Enniskerry is a charming village in County Wicklow, located about 24 km south of Dublin and the gateway to the Powerscourt Estate.

The scene pictured was filmed at the The Black Horse, a pub located on Windmill Road in the village of Fulmer, Buckinghamshire.

The scene in London, near the skyscrapers, was filmed at Canary Wharf, on the Isle of Dogs peninsula in London’s East End.

The area was transformed from the derelict West India Docks into a major financial hub starting in the 1980s.

The Neon Dragon Club exterior is Kricket Canary Wharf, a modern Indian restaurant located under the railway on Canary Wharf’s North Dock.

The other gate is at Electric Shuffle Canary Wharf, a high-energy shuffleboard bar and social venue.

The scene outside was filmed on Cabot Square, a central public plaza in Canary Wharf, surrounded by skyscrapers.

The dock scene was shot at East India Quay, a historic dock area in London’s Isle of Dogs, with the Millennium Dome as a backdrop.

The country manor at the end of the movie is Ballyduff House, a historic 1760 Georgian guesthouse and working farm in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

The bridge of Ronda, which was also recently featured in the Netflix series Seven Dials, is the most iconic landmark in this Spanish city in the province of Málaga, Andalusia.

This 18th-century stone bridge spans the deep gorge known as El Tajo.

The Café Rojo in Ronda is actually Joy of Chá, a tea shop and gastro café opened in 2006 on Essex Street East in Temple Bar, Dublin.