Where are the Traitors filmed? The Celebrity Traitors is filmed mainly at Ardross Castle in Scotland, and Claudia Winkleman returns there for the new celebrity edition on Thursday 1 October. The location sits about a 30-minute drive north of Inverness, which places the production firmly in a single, repeatable Scottish base.
Ardross Castle in Scotland
The clearest reporting on the set-up is direct: “The majority of filming for both the UK and US series takes place in and around Ardross Castle in Scotland, about a 30-minute drive north of Inverness.” That line matters because it answers the question viewers keep asking about the show’s geography without making the castle itself look like the whole operation. The production uses the estate as its visual anchor, not as the cast’s overnight base.
Ardross Castle sits on over 100 acres of parkland on the banks of the River Alness, and the estate has changed hands several times before becoming the production home viewers now recognise. In the 18th century, the first duke of Sutherland owned it and added a hunting lodge for summer sporting. In 1845, Sir Alexander Matheson bought the estate from the second duke, and in 1983 the McTaggart family bought it and restored it. That long ownership trail helps explain why the castle can function as both a heritage property and a working screen location.
Cast stay off-site
The cast do not stay at Ardross Castle. They are staying in a hotel off-site, which means the show’s on-screen impression of a sealed-off house is a production choice rather than a full-time residence arrangement. For anyone thinking of visiting, that distinction matters: the estate itself can be hired for weddings or group trips, and guests can stay in the castle, but the television production is built differently.
Tulloch Castle Hotel is a short drive from Ardross, and Inverlochy Castle sits near Fort William, giving visitors a sense of the wider accommodation market around the location. For the audience, the practical takeaway is simple: the show’s moat-like atmosphere is staged around Ardross, while the people making it are based elsewhere.
Thursday 1 October return
On Thursday 1 October, The Celebrity Traitors returned with Claudia Winkleman back at the castle. Episodes will air on Thursdays and Fridays at 8pm from iPlayer shortly after, so the location identification lands at the start of the run rather than after the fact.
That timing gives the show a cleaner read on screen: viewers now know the castle is the frame, not the dormitory. The unanswered piece is how long filming at Ardross Castle will continue for the celebrity edition, but the setup itself is no mystery anymore.
