The Market Shipborough Guide — Independent, Unofficial, Carefully sourced
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An original illustration of a Norfolk coastal town beneath a broad sky

An independent guide to ITV’s Kingdom

Every story has
a sense of place.

Rediscover Peter Kingdom’s world through every episode, every character and the real Norfolk behind Market Shipborough.

Explore the episode guide Where was Kingdom filmed?

Original editorial illustration · created for this independent guide

3Series
18Episodes
2007–09Original ITV run
NorfolkThe landscape behind it

Choose your way in

A guide built for curious viewers

Begin with the programme, the people or the places. Each fact is connected, sourced and designed to lead somewhere useful.

0118 episodes

Follow the whole story

Explore each series in broadcast order, with spoiler-aware summaries, cast, credits and connections.

Start exploring 02Norfolk on screen

Find the real locations

See how Swaffham, Wells-next-the-Sea and Holkham came together to create Market Shipborough.

Start exploring 03Plan a visit

Walk through the setting

Practical, responsibly researched guides for visiting the places behind the programme.

Start exploring
Illustrated guide to the three Norfolk places behind Market Shipborough

The fictional town, decoded

Three real places. One screen geography.

Our original visual guide connects Swaffham’s market-place heart with Wells-next-the-Sea harbour and Holkham’s immense beach.

Explore the complete location guide
Six original illustrations representing the first series episodesSeries one, illustrated

Go deeper

More than a list of episodes

Read the approved plot summaries, follow story connections, compare production credits and move through all 18 episodes in broadcast order.

6.59m Series 1 average5.66m Series 2 average4.99m Series 3 average
Open the research archive

Start with the question everyone asks

Is Market Shipborough a real place?

Not quite. The fictional coastal town is a screen composite: Swaffham provides its market-place heart, while Wells-next-the-Sea and Holkham bring the water and wide Norfolk skies.

See how the town was made

Find your starting point

One guide, three ways to use it

01

New to Kingdom?

Meet the characters and discover the premise without stumbling into later-series revelations.

Start spoiler-safe 02

Returning for a rewatch?

Use the episode dossiers, chronology and scene index to follow details across all three series.

Enter the superfan archive 03

Planning a Norfolk visit?

Connect Market Shipborough with Swaffham, Wells-next-the-Sea and Holkham before setting out.

Plan responsibly

Or browse the complete site directory