<P> Principal exteriors were shot on location in the United Kingdom . A second unit filmed the medieval walls and towers of the Cité de Carcassonne in the town of Carcassonne in Aude , France , for the portrayal of Nottingham and its castle . Locksley Castle was Wardour Castle in Wiltshire -- restored in an early shot using a matte painting . Marian 's manor was filmed at Hulne Priory in Northumberland . Scenes set in Sherwood Forest were filmed throughout England : Burnham Beeches in Buckinghamshire was used for the outlaws ' encampment , Aysgarth Falls in Yorkshire for the fight scene between Robin and Little John , and Hardraw Force in North Yorkshire was the location where Marian sees Robin bathing . Sycamore Gap on Hadrian 's Wall was used for the scene when Robin first confronts the sheriff 's men . Chalk cliffs at Seven Sisters , Sussex were used as the locale for Robin 's return to England from the Crusades . </P>
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the United Kingdom