Where was The Testaments filmed? The house, Aunt Lydia School, and all the locations

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Set about five years after the events of The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments was also filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario.

The Testaments location

The series follows Agnes, June Osborne’s daughter, played by Chase Infiniti, as she is trained, alongside a new generation of girls, to become an obedient wife in the dystopian Republic of Gilead.

Here is our spoiler-free guide to all the filming locations of The Testaments under his eye. You’ll find the locations in order of first appearance.


The Testaments house

The Testaments house
The MacKenzie home is the Escarpment House, a luxurious 14,000-square-foot estate nestled in the picturesque Pulpit Ridge area of Caledon.

This five-bedroom villa, which boasts a pool, steam room, gym, and theatre room, was also featured in Reacher season 3.
(You can open all the locations on Google Maps by clicking on the links below in the captions ↴)
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Precious Flowers
The scene in the first episode, "Precious Flowers", where the Plums are playing in a square is Memorial Park in Oshawa.

The McLaughlin Bandshell was created to hold concerts.
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The Testaments school

The Testaments school
Aunt Lydia's School, the elite Gilead preparatory academy where teen girls are groomed as obedient future Wives, is Chelster Hall in Oakville, on the shores of Lake Ontario.

Completed in 2006, this large estate features 8 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms and blends timeless symmetry, oversized towers, and modern engineering on more than 10 acres.

Considered one of Canada’s priciest estates, last listed at $59M CAD (about $42M), this stunning mansion flaunts a helipad, 7,000-bottle wine cellar, 12-car garage, theatre, gym, pool, and a guest wing “beer house,” as the property was built by a former CEO of Labatt Brewing Company.
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Aunt Lydia School
The purification ceremony in the pool was filmed at the Toronto Don Valley Hotel year-round heated indoor pool.

This 3-star property offers 260+ rooms and suites, with average nightly rates between C$125–170 (US$90–123).
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Dundas Street Toronto shop
Melanie and Neil’s shop is located at the site of a former furniture store called Phil’z at 2906 Dundas Street in Toronto.
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Nondons Skatepark in Oshawa
In the third episode, "Daisy", the Nondons Skatepark in Oshawa is featured.
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Mrs. Judd’s home
Mrs. Judd’s home is located in the St. Andrew–Windfields neighbourhood in Toronto, also known as York Mills or Silver Hills.
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Café Diplomatico Toronto
At the end of the episode, Daisy (played by Lucy Halliday) and June (Elisabeth Moss) are at the Café Diplomatico Toronto, a restaurant and pizzeria on College Street in Toronto’s Little Italy.
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