Hair raising holiday spot
The film was shot predominantly at Cornwall’s Headland Hotel, a historic venue opened in 1900.
49. This place is instagrammable AF
In 1911, Princes Edward and Albert convalesced there after catching both measles and mumps in what can only be described as a bit of a tough break.
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Despite Rowan Atkinson’s best efforts during the shoot, the Headland is still open for business.
50. Marketing managers working overtime
Much like the Timberline Lodge- aka the exterior of the Overlook Hotel in ‘The Shining’- the Headland celebrates its cinematic past.
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The Timberline makes a Halloween habit of screening the classic Kubrick flick and the Headland runs The Witches themed afternoon teas throughout October, complete with sugar mice.
51. What’s in a name?
This marketing technique is a winner thirty years on, but too close an association could’ve hurt business at the time, so the Headland was renamed The Excelsior in the movie.
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