Where Was Crew Girl Filmed? Full Guide to Netflix's Rowing Drama's Real Victoria, BC Locations

Quick Facts: Crew Girl Filming Locations

• Victoria, British Columbia stood in for fictional Eagle's Cove, the New England town where the series takes place.

• Hatley Castle in Colwood became Easton Prep, the elite school at the center of Teagan's new life.

• Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park appears throughout the rowing storyline, with the Victoria Rowing Club facilities playing Easton Prep's rowing base in Episode 1. Hamsterly Beach also appears in the team's clambake scene.

• The Gorge Waterway and Selkirk Waterfront supplied more of the show's rowing backdrop, including race scenes around Tillicum Road Bridge and the opening regatta at Selkirk Waterfront.

• Sidney and Port Sidney Marina helped create Eagle's Cove, with the marina appearing during the dock party in Episode 1 and local Sidney businesses showing up elsewhere in the season.

• Selkirk Trestle, Tillicum Road Bridge and Point Hope Maritime also appear among the recognizable Victoria-area locations seen in the production. Local reporting identified Point Hope Maritime in Victoria's Upper Harbour among the locations visible in the series and trailer.

• Filming ran from September 8 to November 21, 2025, wrapping just under a year before the show's global premiere.

Meet the Cast Filming Across These Real Locations

Miku Martineau leads Crew Girl as Teagan Tao, the talented rower trying to rebuild her life at Easton Prep. Mad Men alum Jessica Paré plays her mother, Ella, while Sam Braun stars as team captain Josh Regis and Kyle Clark plays Cam Dillinger, Teagan's working-class rival who becomes part of the show's central love triangle. Thomas Cadrot rounds out the main cast as Coach Matt Hayden.

Behind the camera, SkyMed and The Lake writer Vivian Lin developed the series with Morwyn Brebner, with Lin serving as showrunner. Simon Barry and Jacquie Gould directed the first two episodes.

But the setting is almost as important as the cast. Crew Girl moves from a grand prep-school campus to real rowing courses, marinas and waterfront neighborhoods, and Greater Victoria manages to make all of it feel like one wealthy little Massachusetts town. If the show has you wanting to see Eagle's Cove for yourself, what you're really planning is a Vancouver Island trip with a rowing theme built into it.

Sam Braun as Josh Regis and Miku Martineau as Teagan Tao in Crew Girl, Netflix's rowing drama filmed around Greater Victoria. Image Courtesy of Netflix © 2026.

Hatley Castle Is the Real Easton Prep

Hatley Castle is one of the most recognizable locations in Crew Girl. The 40-room mansion was built in 1908 and sits inside Hatley Park in Colwood, surrounded by formal gardens and old-growth forest. Its stone exterior, towers and sprawling grounds give Easton Prep exactly the polished, old-money look the series needs.

It may also look familiar. Hatley Castle has appeared in a long list of movies and TV shows over the years, including the X-Men franchise, where the estate was used as Professor Xavier's school. Its mix of grand architecture, gardens and oceanfront scenery has made the property a regular filming location.

And unlike Easton Prep, Hatley Park is very real and largely open to visitors. The formal gardens are free to enter and currently open every day from 10 a.m. to dusk, so you can walk around the exterior and explore the Italian, Japanese and rose gardens without booking a tour.

Getting inside Hatley Castle takes a little more planning. Royal Roads University still uses the castle for offices, classes and events, and public access is only allowed as part of a guided tour. Daily tours have finished for the 2026 season, with 2027 availability expected to be announced in spring.

So yes, you can absolutely visit Easton Prep. Just don't arrive expecting to wander through the castle on your own.

Hatley Castle at Royal Roads University in Colwood stands in for Easton Prep in Netflix's Crew Girl. Visitors can explore the surrounding Hatley Park gardens, while entry inside the castle is limited to scheduled guided tours.

The Rowing Scenes Are More Real Than You'd Think

Because rowing is central to Crew Girl, the production used genuine rowing locations around Victoria rather than trying to recreate all of them on a set.

Elk Lake, part of Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park in Saanich, is one of the biggest. Destination Greater Victoria confirms that the Victoria Rowing Club facilities at the lake became Easton Prep's rowing facilities in Episode 1, while Hamsterly Beach appears during the team's clambake. Visitors can walk the lake's trails and regularly see crews out on the water.

Rowing is at the center of Crew Girl, and production used real waterways and rowing facilities around Greater Victoria for the series. Image Courtesy of Netflix © 2026.

The production also moved onto the Gorge Waterway and Selkirk Waterfront. The Gorge appears in race scenes around Tillicum Road Bridge, while Selkirk Waterfront serves as the location of the opening regatta. Both are places where rowing is part of everyday life, so the background activity viewers see isn't far removed from what happens there normally.

Filming the actual races was considerably more complicated than pointing a camera at a rowing shell. Netflix says the production built a large barge capable of carrying the camera crew and equipment alongside the 67-foot boats, and some regatta scenes involved as many as five boats on the water at once. According to Netflix, Crew Girl became the first Canadian production to film eight-person rowing sequences on this scale.

Elk Lake in Saanich was one of the real rowing locations used for Crew Girl, with Victoria Rowing Club facilities appearing as part of Easton Prep's rowing world. Image Courtesy of Netflix © 2026.

Victoria's Waterfront Plays a Small East Coast Town

To create Eagle's Cove, the production turned to Sidney, a seaside community north of Victoria. Its waterfront, independent shops, marina and views across the Salish Sea make a surprisingly convincing stand-in for a small New England town.

Port Sidney Marina appears in the first episode when Teagan and Juliet attend a dock party, while shops around Sidney appear in Episodes 1 and 8. Unlike a backlot built for the series, Sidney looks much the same when the cameras aren't there, which makes this one of the easiest Crew Girl locations to actually explore.

Other Victoria locations helped fill in Eagle's Cove around it. The Gorge Waterway, Selkirk Waterfront and Tillicum Road Bridge give the fictional town its rowing culture and waterfront scenery, while Point Hope Maritime adds a much more industrial side of Victoria's harbor.

The Selkirk waterfront and surrounding Galloping Goose Trail appear among the Greater Victoria locations used to create Crew Girl's fictional East Coast setting.

There is one important distinction for fans trying to visit them all: Point Hope Maritime is a working shipyard, not a regular sightseeing attraction. The company doesn't currently advertise everyday public tours or general visitor hours. It has opened the shipyard for special events, including a June 21, 2026 open house with public shipyard tours, but you shouldn't plan on walking into the facility during normal operations.

That makes Point Hope more of a location to recognize than a filming stop you can freely explore.

You Can Turn Crew Girl Into a Real Victoria Trip

The nice thing about Crew Girl is that most of its most recognizable locations aren't hidden on studio lots. Hatley Park, Elk/Beaver Lake, Sidney, the Gorge Waterway and Selkirk Waterfront are all real places travelers can explore around Greater Victoria.

Destination Greater Victoria has even created an official Crew Girl itinerary that connects filming locations with other attractions around the city. Its route includes Elk Lake, Sidney, Hatley Park, the Gorge Waterway, Selkirk Waterfront and additional places seen in the series, including the BC Aviation Museum and Pacific Institute for Sport Education.

You also don't need to make an entire Vancouver Island vacation about the show. Victoria is a good base for exploring southern Vancouver Island, and the filming locations fit easily alongside the city's harbor, parks and coastal scenery.

Greater Victoria's coastal setting is very different from Crew Girl's fictional Massachusetts home, with views across the Salish Sea toward Washington's Mount Baker.

Crew Girl's East Coast prep-school world is really Vancouver Island dressed up as New England. Hatley Castle becomes an elite private school, real rowing venues around Elk Lake and the Gorge supply the water scenes, and Sidney provides the coastal town Teagan suddenly finds herself calling home.

Better yet, many of those places can actually be visited. You can walk Hatley Park's gardens, watch rowers on Elk Lake, follow the waterfront around the Gorge and spend an afternoon in Sidney. A few locations, most notably the interior of Hatley Castle and the working Point Hope Maritime shipyard, have tighter access rules, but there is still plenty of Crew Girl scenery you can see without crossing Massachusetts off your map.

Frequently Asked Questions: Crew Girl Filming Locations

Where was Crew Girl actually filmed?

The series was filmed in and around Greater Victoria on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Netflix confirms Victoria as the real-world setting used to create the fictional New England town of Eagle's Cove.

Is Eagle's Cove a real town?

No. Eagle's Cove is fictional. Sidney, Port Sidney Marina and other parts of Greater Victoria were used to create the town seen on screen.

What building was used for Easton Prep?

Hatley Castle in Colwood plays Easton Prep. The castle sits within Hatley Park on the Royal Roads University campus.

Can you go inside Hatley Castle?

Only on an official guided tour. Hatley Castle is an active Royal Roads University building used for offices, classes and events, so visitors cannot simply enter on their own. The 2026 daily guided-tour season has ended, with 2027 dates expected to be announced in spring. The surrounding formal gardens remain free to visit daily from 10 a.m. to dusk.

Where were the rowing scenes filmed?

Major rowing locations include Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park, the Gorge Waterway and Selkirk Waterfront. The Victoria Rowing Club facilities at Elk Lake appear as Easton Prep's rowing facilities, while the Gorge and Selkirk areas appear in race and regatta scenes.

Can you visit Point Hope Maritime?

Not as a normal tourist attraction. Point Hope Maritime is an active shipyard and does not currently advertise regular public visiting hours or everyday tours. The company has occasionally opened the property for public events, including a June 2026 open house that featured shipyard tours.

Can you visit the Crew Girl filming locations?

Yes, most of them. Hatley Park's gardens, Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park, Sidney, the Gorge Waterway and Selkirk Waterfront are accessible to visitors. Hatley Castle's interior requires a guided tour, while Point Hope Maritime should be treated as a working industrial site rather than a regular visitor attraction.

When did Crew Girl start filming?

Local production reporting lists filming from September 8 to November 21, 2025.

Is Crew Girl set in a real place?

No. The show is set in the fictional town of Eagle's Cove on the U.S. East Coast, although it was filmed in British Columbia.