‘Enola Holmes 3’ Filming Locations Take Millie Bobby Brown From Foggy London To Sun-Drenched Malta

Enola Holmes has spent two films chasing clues through the cobblestones and fog of Victorian London, but the newest chapter of her story sends her somewhere far sunnier. Malta served as the primary filming location for ‘Enola Holmes 3‘, with interior sets constructed at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England. The shift from grey London streets to the golden limestone of the Mediterranean marks one of the biggest visual departures the franchise has taken so far.

Unlike the first two films, which stayed mostly within England, ‘Enola Holmes 3’ takes a more adventurous turn, and that shift alone changes the entire atmosphere of the film. For fans who have followed Enola’s story from the start, the new setting promises a mystery that looks and feels distinctly different from its predecessors, even as familiar faces and locations from earlier entries make their return.

Enola Holmes 3 Malta Locations Bring A Mediterranean Twist

Malta’s history as a filming backdrop runs deep, and ‘Enola Holmes 3’ leans into that legacy. According to supervising location manager Tom Howard, speaking to Time Out, the island’s architecture, weathered fortresses, harbour and spectacular seascapes made it perfect for the production, since the story needed somewhere with a historical look and Valletta offered old forts and landscapes that transported the crew back roughly 120 years.

Valletta itself became the beating heart of Enola’s Maltese investigation. The historic walled capital city is a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its distinctive limestone buildings, steep hills, and narrow labyrinthine alleys, with its most iconic feature being the colorful wooden balconies known as gallariji that line the golden Baroque facades. That contrast between pale stone and vibrant color gives the film a look unlike anything in the previous two entries.

Nearby Mdina, nicknamed the Silent City for its ban on cars, plays an especially pivotal role. The tiny hilltop town was previously used as the location for King’s Landing in the first season of ‘Game of Thrones’, and in ‘Enola Holmes 3’ more intrigue unfolds here when Enola spots a suspicious soldier and chases him through its ancient alleys and palazzos. St. Paul’s Metropolitan Cathedral, located in the heart of Mdina, served as the backdrop for the film’s pivotal wedding scene, with its ornate marble floors, soaring stone columns, and intricate religious artwork lending an elegant, period-appropriate atmosphere.

The action sequences got their own dedicated Maltese home as well. An explosive encounter with an old Holmes adversary was filmed inside the 17th century Fort Ricasoli, once used as the Great Sept of Baelor in ‘Game of Thrones’ and featured in films from ‘Troy’ to ‘Napoleon’, while Fort Manoel to the north of Valletta was dressed to represent the sewers in the script. Malta Film Studios in Kalkara, famous for its massive deep water tanks that sit directly against the open sea, was used for the film’s complex water-based action sequences and naval scenes.

Mellieħa And Marfa Ridge Round Out The Island Backdrop

Beyond the walled cities, Malta’s coastline gave the production room to breathe. Mellieħa, a picturesque coastal village in northern Malta, was used to capture open, expansive vistas of the Mediterranean shoreline, with its beach and surrounding cliffs providing dramatic ocean backdrops for outdoor sequences.

Mellieħa brings a completely different energy from the walled cities, with open landscapes, coastal views, and softer horizons suggesting movement, escape, and maybe even danger.

The Marfa Ridge area added another layer of rugged scenery to the film’s Maltese footprint. Located in the northern part of Malta, the dramatic ridge showcases some of the island’s most striking natural terrain. Combined with Mellieħa’s beaches, these locations gave the production a broader sense of scale than the tighter, city-bound mysteries of the earlier films.

London Filming Locations Keep The Franchise Grounded

Even with its Mediterranean expansion, ‘Enola Holmes 3’ still circles back to where the series began. London remains the emotional and narrative core of the series, with its Victorian architecture, historic streets, and layered atmosphere continuing to define Enola’s world. Queen Anne’s Gate in London once again doubled as Baker Street for exterior shots, consistent with the previous ‘Enola Holmes’ films, while interior sets for 221B Baker Street were constructed on soundstages at Shepperton Studios.

Hatfield House also returns for the Tewkesbury family scenes. Earnest Augustus Tewkesbury and his mother hail from Basilwether Hall, which is actually Hatfield House, once Elizabeth I’s girlhood home and previously used as a location for Tim Burton’s ‘Batman’, with the famous chequered marble floor of the Marble Hall appearing in a scene where Enola and Lady Tewkesbury work through the wedding guest list.

Other new London area additions rounded out the shoot. Enola’s pre-wedding banquet inside Hotel Cornelisse was filmed at a school adjacent to Hampton Court in Surrey, with Howard noting the crew managed to squeeze the shoot into a half term, while a montage sequence with Enola and Tewkesbury in their new London house was filmed at Southside House on Wimbledon Common.

Earlier films in the franchise also drew on National Trust properties, including Benthall Hall, which stood in for the exterior of the Holmes family estate Ferndell in the original ‘Enola Holmes’.

Production Timeline And Release Details

Behind the scenes, the shoot moved quickly once cameras started rolling. Principal photography took place between April and June 2025, with production officially kicking off on April 10, 2025 at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England, and wrapping on schedule on June 27, 2025. Principal photography began on April 10, 2025 in Shepperton Studios, England as well as in Valletta and Mdina, Malta, and Millie Bobby Brown herself announced on June 27, 2025 that filming had wrapped.

The darker tone of the story matches its more dangerous, far-flung setting. The film is directed by Philip Barantini, making this the first film in the series not directed by Harry Bradbeer, and it was described as darker and more mature than the previous two entries. Barantini has said the third installment aims to do for the franchise what ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’ did for the ‘Harry Potter’ series.

With the film’s Mediterranean detour finally hitting screens, it’s easy to imagine viewers wanting to trace Enola’s steps in real life. ‘Enola Holmes 3’ premiered globally on Netflix on July 1, 2026. Which setting are you more excited to see Enola solve her next case in, the sun-bleached alleys of Malta or the familiar fog of London, and would you book a trip to Valletta or Mdina after watching her chase clues through them?