A Grand Biltmore Christmas Filming Locations
Hallmark filmed its second Biltmore movie in 26 spots inside the house, across the grounds and in downtown Asheville. Here is where, and what visitors can see this Christmas.
A Grand Biltmore Christmas was filmed at Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, in January 2026, with a few scenes shot in downtown Asheville at Pack’s Tavern and the Fine Arts Theatre. Biltmore says the crew spent 14 days on the estate and used 26 different spots inside Biltmore House alone.
The Hallmark Channel movie premieres Saturday, December 5, at 8 p.m. Eastern and streams the next day on Hallmark+. Holland Roden, Niall Matter, Andie MacDowell and Jonathan Frakes star. It follows 2023’s A Biltmore Christmas, which was also filmed at the estate.
A Grand Biltmore Christmas filming locations at a glance
- Inside Biltmore House: 26 locations, counting rooms and hallways.
- Outside the house: at least nine, including the roof, the Front Entrance, the Stable Courtyard, the Conservatory, the Esplanade, the Statue of Diana, the Walled Garden and the Bass Pond.
- Elsewhere on the estate: five locations at The Inn on Biltmore Estate and eight at and around Village Hotel. Hallmark also named Antler Hill Village and Biltmore Winery before the shoot.
- Downtown Asheville: Pack’s Tavern and the Fine Arts Theatre.
The counts come from Biltmore’s own account of the shoot, published in October 2026.
Inside Biltmore House
Hallmark named the rooms before filming began. Its production announcement said the new story would return to rooms seen in the first movie: the Conservatory, the Winter Garden, the Tapestry Gallery, the Banquet Hall, the Billiard Room and the Library, which holds the hourglass behind the time travel.
The same announcement listed places the first film did not use:
- the Rooftop and the Pergola
- the Swimming Pool and the Bowling Alley
- the Breakfast Room and the Main Kitchen
- the Oak Sitting Room and the Music Room
- Mrs. Vanderbilt’s Bedroom
Biltmore has not published a room-by-room list since the shoot, only the total of 26. So the announcement tells you which rooms were planned, and the count tells you how much of the house the crew covered.
The roof, gardens and grounds
Outside, Biltmore counts nine or more locations: the roof, the Front Entrance, the Stable Courtyard, the Conservatory, the Esplanade, the Statue of Diana, the Walled Garden and the Bass Pond, plus parts of the grounds that look out over the estate.
The story opens on Christmas Eve 1895, the night Biltmore House first opened, and returns in 1915. To get there, the production brought in six vintage cars and three horse-drawn carriages. Biltmore says 500 visual effects shots removed modern details from the grounds and added to the real snow that fell during filming.
The Inn, Village Hotel, Antler Hill Village and the Winery
This film uses more of the estate than the first one did. Biltmore counts five locations at The Inn on Biltmore Estate and eight at and around Village Hotel. Hallmark’s announcement also named Antler Hill Village and Biltmore Winery. A Biltmore executive told WLOS before filming that showing more of the property was part of the plan.
Downtown Asheville: Pack’s Tavern and the Fine Arts Theatre
Two downtown businesses appear in every account of the shoot: Pack’s Tavern and the Fine Arts Theatre. Hallmark’s announcement adds that filming would also take place elsewhere in downtown Asheville, without naming streets. No source says which scenes were shot at either venue, so that will have to wait for the movie.
When was A Grand Biltmore Christmas filmed?
The call for extras that Biltmore shared with WLOS gave the filming window as January 12 through February 2, 2026, and the station reported that the plan was to shoot the whole movie in one month. Of that, 14 days were spent on the estate. Hallmark said its sets on the estate would be closed to the public during filming.
WLOS visited during the shoot. Its report from January 20 describes the film as a new time-travel story and not a direct sequel, with Jonathan Frakes back as Winston. Producer Andrew Gernhard explained the return trip in one line: “I think the Biltmore House is the embodiment of Christmas.”
Can you visit the filming locations?
Yes, with an estate ticket. A Biltmore executive told a local television station during the shoot that filming was deliberately done in rooms and areas that guests can see when they visit the house.
For the 2026 holiday season, Biltmore says visitors can see the hourglass in the Library. Costumes worn by Holland Roden and Andie MacDowell are on display at The Inn, at Village Hotel and at Traditions in Antler Hill Village. Christmas at Biltmore runs from November 3, 2026, to January 10, 2027, according to the estate’s visitor page.
Pack’s Tavern and the Fine Arts Theatre are both open businesses in downtown Asheville, a short drive from the estate.
How it connects to A Biltmore Christmas
The cast is new, apart from Frakes. Roden plays Elizabeth, a guest at the 1895 opening who is pulled into the present day, and Matter plays Michael, the modern visitor she first met as a teenager. Marcy Holland, who wrote the first film, wrote this one too, and Dustin Rikert directed.
There is one small link you can look for. Biltmore says a pair of gloves worn by Elizabeth are the same gloves Bethany Joy Lenz wore in A Biltmore Christmas.
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