Sex Education is known for heartfelt moments, hilarious sex scenes and frustrating cliffhangers (aka voicemail-gate), but even with all that, we can't stop thinking about the house. You know the one, Jean and Otis's huge red chalet perched on the edge of a lush green valley. If you're as obsessed with it as we are, we've got good news for you. Not only is the house available to rent, but we've also gathered together all the key filming locations from the series for your perusal, including the two brand new schools we see in season four. See you at the chalet, pals.
Where is Jean and Otis' home?
Obviously, we're going to start with the most important one. The giant red house where Otis (Asa Butterfield) and his mum Jean (Gillian Anderson) live really and truly exists, and it's only up the road in the Wye Valley, right on the border between England and Wales.
The Chalet at Symonds Yat, the exterior of the house is what's shown in all those incredible shots of Eric (Ncuti Gatwa) picking up Otis for school. The 10-person chalet has its own Instagram, filled with snaps of the rural area and ridiculous views, plus the interior decor is just a little bit dreamy, with multiple decks, a pizza oven, garden and woodland. And if all that weren't enough it's available to rent as a holiday home. Quick trip, anyone?
Where is Cavendish College?
A new season brings a new school and sees the former Moordale pupils head to Cavendish College, a dream school (if that's a thing?) filled with free yoga and a slide?!
It turns out the school is a real place, however it doesn't actually function as a school. The exterior of Cavendish College was filmed at St Fagans National Museum of History, which is on the outskirts of Cardiff. The museum is open daily and is free to visit. Weekend plans sorted.
Where is Wallace University?
The final season features Maeve's big move to America where she begins a study programme at Wallace University. However, while Maeve moved to the US, in reality the exterior scenes at Wallace University were actually filmed at Westonbirt School which is near Bristol.
Imagine Emma Mackey and Dan Levy just rocking up at your school for filming? We simply would not cope.
And for the interior university scenes filming took place at the Wills Memorial Building at Bristol University.
Where is Adam's farm?
The fourth season sees Adam not return to school and instead focus on a career that is much more suited to his personality - working with animals.
He heads to an apprenticeship on a farm which was actually filmed on a proper working farm Werngochlyn Farm near Abergavenny in Wales. If farm life is a bit of you, then you'll be pleased to know you can actually book into stay at the farm, which offers four self-catering cottages and an indoor swimming pool and hot tub.
No wonder Adam enjoyed spending so much time at the farm.
Where is Eric's bridge?
Over four seasons of Sex Education, a lot of drama has gone down on the bridges of Moordale, most specifically the real life bridge Tintern Wireworks Bridge.
However, in season four we were introduced to a new bridge, where Eric has some very important moments, as the Tintern Bridge was closed for repairs. For the new season filming at the bridge takes place at the Duke of Beaufort Iron Bridge, which is located on the River Wye, near Monmouth.
Where is Moordale High?
The school that Otis, Maeve (Emma Mackey) and the gang all went to for the first three seasons is the fictional Moordale High, the exterior of which is filmed at Caerleon Campus in South Wales.
The 32-acre plot was once part of the University of Wales but has stood vacant since its closure in 2016. The US-inspired clock tower features heavily in the series.
Where is Maeve's Caravan Park?
Lots of drama in the first three seasons takes place at the caravan park where Maeve lives, from all the stuff with her mum, to the Isaac deleting the voicemail Otis left Maeve telling her he loved her, it's a pretty key location in the series.
All the caravan park scenes are filmed at Sterrett's Caravan Park and Campsite also in the Wye Valley at Symonds Yat West.
Where is the Village Shop?
In season two Ola (Patricia Allison), Adam and Rahim (Sami Outalbali) all work at the local village shop at some time or another, and a lot goes down in here. The exterior of the shop doesn't change a huge amount for the show, not even the name of it.
Brown's Village Stores, named after the couple who own it, Roger and Ruth Brown, is located in a town on the Welsh coast named Llandogo. Plus, the shop was opened all the way back in 1928, which is shown on the sign hanging outside it in one of the scenes from the series.
Where is Aimee's House?
Back in one of the earlier series Aimee Gibbs (played by Aimee Lou Wood) has a house party which ends up being super dramatic (don't they always?), but it's also one of the moments we get a glimpse of her incredible mansion.
Bigsweir House, a Grade II-listed property overlooking the River Wye was used as the location for Aimee's mega-mansion, and while we'd love to do a full Sex-Ed tour from Otis's house to Aimee's, this one is privately owned.
Sex Education season four is available on Netflix now
Daniella Scott is Senior Entertainment and Lifestyle Writer at Cosmopolitan UK. As part of her role, Danny covers all things entertainment, from true crime to scandalous drama (if there’s a con involved, she’s probably already binged it) and celebrity interviews, including Nicola Coughlan. Danny’s also across lifestyle, travel, interiors and food and drink, in both digital and print. So when she’s not trawling Instagram for the next best Ikea hack, she’s trying out cocktail recipes or pretending she has a driving license researching the UK’s best road trips.
Lydia Venn is Cosmopolitan UK’s Senior Entertainment and Lifestyle Writer. She covers everything from TV and film, to the latest celebrity news. She also writes across our work/life section regularly creating quizzes, covering exciting new food releases and sharing the latest interior must-haves. In her role she’s interviewed everyone from Margot Robbie to Niall Horan, and her work has appeared on an episode of The Kardashians. After completing a degree in English at the University of Exeter, Lydia moved into fashion journalism, writing for the Daily Express, before working as Features Editor at The Tab, where she spoke on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour and Talk Radio. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of Gilmore Girls and 00s teen movies, and in her free time can be found with a margarita in hand watching the Real Housewives on repeat. Find her on LinkedIn.
