Fictional place, real ingredients
A street-by-street style guide to the businesses, institutions and landscapes that make the fictional town feel coherent.
Peter’s legal practice and the story’s principal meeting point.
Real-world match: Oakleigh House, Swaffham
The civic and commercial heart of the fictional town.
Real-world match: Swaffham Market Place
Recurring pub and informal community space.
Real-world match: The Greyhound, Swaffham
The maritime edge that makes the inland market town feel coastal.
Real-world match: Wells-next-the-Sea
Space for reflection, arrivals and the Simon storyline.
Real-world match: Holkham Bay and the north Norfolk coast
A working coastal institution folded into Market Shipborough.
Real-world match: Wells lifeboat setting
A threatened landmark in the second-series opening story.
Real-world match: Happisburgh Lighthouse
The older family world beyond the practice.
Real-world match: Cockley Cley Hall
Setting for Aunt Auriel’s circle and The Tempest.
Real-world match: Not yet matched
Peter’s education and two return visits.
Real-world match: Queens’ College and other Cambridge settings