A Knight to Remember Was Filmed in Vancouver: The Hallmark Locations Worth Seeing

Hallmark’s “A Knight to Remember” gives a modern city romance an unusually old-fashioned twist. Julie Gonzalo stars as museum conservator Emily Porter, whose carefully ordered life changes after a centuries-old statue of Sir Griffin de Beauford, played by James Trevena, unexpectedly comes to life. The story moves through modern Chicago, museums, fall scenery and a Medieval-themed celebration, but the movie’s real production trail leads north of the border. Hallmark has scheduled the film to premiere on October 3, 2026, with streaming on Hallmark+ beginning the following day.

Vancouver, British Columbia

“A Knight to Remember” was filmed in British Columbia, with Vancouver serving as the production base. The project originally filmed under the title “Her Knight at the Museum,” the same name as Bryn Donovan’s 2024 novel, and Creative BC included that title among television movies produced in the province. Donovan also confirmed before filming that production would take place in Vancouver during the summer of 2026.

The Vancouver connection became even clearer when Donovan visited the movie’s set in July. She wrote that she flew into Vancouver before traveling about 45 minutes to a smaller town where she stayed during her visit. James Trevena also filmed his role in the Vancouver area, while production unfolded over roughly three weeks during the summer.

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For Hallmark viewers who enjoy turning filming locations into travel ideas, this places “A Knight to Remember” within the wider Vancouver and Lower Mainland region rather than Chicago itself. The area gives productions access to urban streets, historic-looking properties, green spaces and smaller communities within a relatively compact radius. That variety is especially useful for a movie that needs to move between a contemporary city atmosphere and a more romantic, almost storybook setting.

The Tudor-Style Mansion

One of the most interesting confirmed locations is a Tudor-style mansion outside Vancouver, although the property’s official name has not been publicly identified. Donovan was driven to the estate during her set visit and described filming taking place outdoors across the mansion grounds. The location was large enough to support trailers, production tents, crew equipment and a substantial group of performers.

The mansion appears to have been used for one of the movie’s larger outdoor sequences. Donovan recalled seeing actors in elaborate costumes and armor, along with choreography and a dancing scene filmed during her visit. Given the movie’s Medieval Fayre storyline, the property naturally fits the film’s blend of present-day romance and medieval imagery, although no official source has confirmed exactly which finished scenes were photographed there.

That uncertainty is worth noting for travelers. Several Vancouver-area heritage homes and estates regularly host film productions, but there is not yet enough reliable evidence to identify this particular mansion without guessing. Until Hallmark, the production team or the property itself confirms the address, claims naming a specific estate should be treated cautiously.

The Small Town Near Vancouver

The production also spent time outside central Vancouver. Donovan said she checked into a “really cute town” roughly 45 minutes from the city before being taken to the filming location the next morning. She did not name the community, and no reliable production source currently identifies it.

That detail nevertheless offers a useful clue to the visual character of the film. Hallmark productions frequently use communities around Greater Vancouver when a story needs walkable streets, local businesses, mature landscaping and architecture that feels less metropolitan than downtown Vancouver. In “A Knight to Remember,” those surroundings help soften the movie’s Chicago setting into the warm fall atmosphere expected from Hallmark’s Fall Into Love programming.

Viewers hoping to build a filming-location weekend around the movie can therefore look at Vancouver as the practical starting point. The unidentified town and mansion appear to sit within an easy drive of the city, which means the production did not need to travel far to create several different visual worlds.

Is A Knight to Remember Really Set in Chicago?

Yes. The movie is firmly set in Chicago even though principal production took place in British Columbia. Hallmark’s official story follows Emily as she introduces Griffin to modern Chicago after his statue arrives for a museum exhibit, while the movie also incorporates pumpkin spice lattes, a Medieval Fayre and an investigation surrounding the missing statue.

Chicago is more than a convenient fictional backdrop because it was already central to the source novel. Donovan has explained that “Her Knight at the Museum” grew partly from a childhood visit to the Art Institute of Chicago, which inspired her idea about a medieval statue that could experience the world around it. Her book also places Emily at the Art Institute and uses recognizable Chicago locations as part of the romance.

The author has written that the novel includes scenes around the Chicago Riverwalk, a baseball game, a rooftop restaurant and views of the city’s skyline and the Bean. Those details show how strongly the original story is connected to Chicago, even though the screen adaptation relied on Canadian locations for production.

From Her Knight at the Museum to A Knight to Remember

The production title also explains why early filming information can be difficult to find. Creative BC listed the movie as “Her Knight at the Museum,” and that was still the title being used when Donovan visited the set during summer filming. Hallmark later renamed the adaptation “A Knight to Remember” before announcing it as part of its 2026 fall schedule.

The source novel was published by Berkley in November 2024 and follows Emily Porter and Sir Griffin de Beauford in modern-day Chicago. Hallmark’s adaptation keeps the central museum, knight and time-displacement concept while reshaping the story for the network’s TV-G romantic format. Kevin Fair directs the movie from a screenplay by Michelle Ricci, with Charles Cooper producing.

Can Fans Visit the Filming Locations?

Vancouver is the one location fans can confidently connect to “A Knight to Remember” at this stage. The surrounding production region is also accessible enough for travelers to combine a city visit with day trips into the smaller communities of British Columbia’s Lower Mainland. What remains unavailable is a verified public address for the Tudor mansion and the nearby town where some of the production operated.

That may change after the movie premieres, particularly if businesses, heritage properties or local tourism organizations identify themselves as filming sites. For now, the most accurate answer is that Hallmark transformed the Vancouver region into Emily and Griffin’s romantic version of Chicago. It is a Canadian-made fantasy romance with a distinctly Chicago heart, which makes the real location story almost as interesting as the film’s time-travel premise.