Of course, while the de Winters and friends were partying upstairs, Manderley's servants were having their own get-together "below-stairs". That's where the warren-like corridors and basement kitchen of the 16th-century Osterley House come in. A fake fire, food and crockery were added as props. Visit today (just a tube journey from central London) and you might also recognise its Tudor-era stable block - this is where Rebecca's cousin, Jack Favell, persuaded Mrs de Winter to try horse riding.

Stay: Bingham Riverhouse

The wonderfully OTT suite where Mrs Van Hopper and our protagonist stay at the start of the film is actually in Buckinghamshire not Monte Carlo - though you'd be hard pressed to tell; this Renaissance-style chateau makes a believable stand-in. Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild built the place in 1877 as a summer retreat in which to entertain friends and family. Can't carve out the time to visit in person? Take a nosy at its rooms on a virtual tour.

Stay: The Five Arrows Hotel

If you spot wood-panelled walls, packed bookshelves and chessboard flooring, there’s a good chance it’s in Hatfield House, a Jacobean pile just north of London. This place has backdropped many flicks – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Favourite, The Crown – though we reckon its claim to fame should be as the site of that scene where Mrs de Winter parades down to the costume ball dressed as Maxim’s great aunt. The house and gardens are closed until 2021, but you can walk around its vast park and woodland. Book ahead.

Taking its cue from Europe's baroque places, this Grade I-listed, 17th-century country house is one of just a handful of its kind in the UK to have its own purpose-built gallery. A few prop artworks were brought in for filming, but some of the estate's collection is still in shot when Mrs de Winter is exploring Manderley. Peruse its collection before wandering through the pleasure gardens designed by Capability Brown and across the South Downs beyond.

Stay: The Horse Guards Inn

This sandstone manor near Beaminster doubles up as Rebecca's wing. Before Mrs de Winter was smashing porcelain figures here and Mrs Danvers getting a bit too vigorous with the hairbrushing, Mapperton also backdropped films such as Emma and Far from the Madding Crowd. The Earl and Countess of Sandwich live there today. We recommend exploring the Italianate gardens if you swing by - you'll spot the orangery where Maxim hosts a small family gathering with Keely Hawes.

Stay: The Ollerod

Tumbling down a cliff face in Monte Carlo, this botanical garden is decorated with succulents first brought back from Mexico in the 1860s. It was founded by Prince Albert in 1902 and, during construction, engineers found a natural grotto hidden beneath - take a guided tour inside or simply find a quiet balcony from which to gaze across the Mediterranean as the future Mr and Mrs de Winter do at the start of their love affair.

Stay: Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo