Top 10 Baby Reindeer Locations

Mildmay Club

The Mildmay Club, in Newington Green, feels like you're stepping into the world of Baby Reindeer. A Grade II working men's club has a great historic feeling, from it's striking exterior facade to the colourful main hall and traditional snooker hall. This hall has featured in many films and TV shows, which makes it a perfect location for film fans. Wandering through the wood panelled rooms, with high ceilings, period windows and club bars, each space felt perfect for the story telling of Donny. The lived in character from many club nights and many film crews, has helped soak the floorboards in layers of history. So if you ever get to step foot inside, make sure to look out for the striking yellow walls where Donny and Teri had an uncomfortable encounter.

Army & Navy Pub, Newington Green

This Grade II, atmospheric 1930's boozer was used for the interior of Donny's Edinburgh Fringe pub. The stained glass windows, classic swirly carpet and vintage woodwork helped the production crew capture the raw and lived in vibe that was perfect for the scenes. When I visited the pub was decorated for a football tournament and it made it perfect to imagine the regulars watching the game whilst Donny was performing. The unpretentious charm of the classic North London pub made it perfect for the authenticity and added to the charm of when I visited.

F. Cooke Pie & Mash Hoxton

Now, stepping into this classic East End run pie and mash shop was much nicer than I can imagine it would be meeting Martha for 'coffee funtimes'. The cafe, dating back to 1862, is still keeping it's quaint character with vintage tiles, marble counters and bottles of vinegar. For this psychologically tense scene, choosing a shop with old school character and slight uneasy feeling made for a perfect background. If you do get to sit down where Martha and Donny did you will get that warm but on edge feeling, making it perfect for any culinary or cinematic fan.

Stag's Head Pub, Hoxton

Another Grade II listed building is added to the list of Baby Reindeer locations, and this time it's to the 1930's pub with a Neo-Georgian exterior. The East London buildings on the street around it, with a very plain and reserved facade, helped create the exterior of The Heart pub where Donny works. The production team did an amazing job with finding locations for the series with that lived in and unremarkable feel to them. Whether you pop in for a pint, admire the exterior or go into the beer garden (where they filmed a short scene), you're bound to feel like you're stepping into the series. However, don't be expecting to find the interior of The Heart as this was created on a sound stage.

Shoreditch Town Hall

This imposing Grade II Italiante building in Shoreditch, was used for a couple of locations in the series. Passing by the green tiled hallway of the entrance, you will see where Donny once sat in his drama school. Moving into the Mayors Parlour, you find the yellow walls and distinctive windows which were used as the room where Donny is doing his drama lessons in the tight black leotard.

But moving downstairs into 'The Ditch' you find the dark and dingy labyrinth of corridors that were used for the exclusive VIP Edinburgh club where Donny goes out for drinks with Darrien, who ends up taking him for a cocaine fuelled encounter in the toilets. The Ditch hosts several events and you can certainly feel like you're stepping into the same club that they went to.

Greenwich Old Magistrates Court

This time moving to South East London, it's onto another listed building however this location is closed to the public only being used for filming. The wood panelled wall, tiled floor, and domed glass ceiling, made for the great scenes of the police station where Donny tries to get his story across. And then moving into the courtroom, you find the empty and eerie silence which was filled with life to create the tense and unsettling scenes between Donny and Martha. The escalated height of drama played off the domineering and unsettling authority of the magistrates court. Even if you do get to stop outside of the magistrates court, you can imagine how they created the storied inside.

Peckham Liberal Club

Continuing the story in South London, this unassuming club near Peckham Rye Station is perfect for creating the reserved East End London vibe. With wood panelled corridors, vinyl floors, tiled ceilings, velvet curtain stage, two bars and a games room. Used during a couple of a scenes throughout the series, you will recognise it most from when Martha has her outburst during Donny's gig. This spot steeped in working class camaraderie, full of locals who have come for bingo, music nights and film shoots.

Electric Lane, Brixton

The iconic Brixton street makes one appearance in the series, but an imposing one at that! It is seen in a very dark, rainy, depressing scene when Donny walks home from a gig in his classic suit. So if you are in the area, make sure to pass by and check out the gritty market life of the street.

Jump Like Alice, Columbia Road

Whilst the shop isn't featured specifically in the series, it is seen behind Donny when he goes to Teri's house on the corner of Columbia Road & Barnet Grove. Creating the flat exterior and interior on an iconic East London street made a perfect choice to help build the story, with its late Victorian houses and vibrant shopfronts.

Rivoli Ballroom

And last but not least, it's time for my favourite location which was used at the end of the series when Donny has an emotional breakdown during his gig, talking about Martha. This ballroom with 1950's decor, red velvet wallpaper, glittering chandeliers, oversized lanterns and sprung maple dance floor, made for a perfect backdrop to this emotional scene. As you move forwards closer to the stage you can imagine where the camera would have focused in on an emotionally raw scene.

The now bustling events venue, known for its various music nights, has been featured in many TV and film productions, from Killing Eve to Avengers: Age of Ultron. And like with most of these productions, the backdrop of the classic 50's ballroom is inseparable from the gritty and raw scene. So if you're ever in the ballroom for one of them events, make sure to take a moment to admire the stage and theatre like room where Donny lived out that poignant scene.

A couple of honourable mentions

• Bloomsbury Square in Central London was used for the scene between Donny and Teri in the car. With the introduction of Teri, being someone away from this gritty life, filming the scene against a more charming Georgian Terrace street made for a change from the depressing East London setting.

• Venn Street in Clapham was used for a very short scene with the characteristic grit of a narrow brick street. Giving this gritty, lived in setting for Donny's everyday routine was a great choice for building his depressed life.