Disney has opened the vault to reveal a list of 30 places across the globe which have inspired some of its most loved films, including one location in the county.

Better known as the Hundred Acre Wood, the Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, is home to A. A. Milne’s Winnie The Pooh which was animated by Disney in a number of films and TV programmes.

The Hundred Acre Wood plays an integral part in the story, as Pooh and friends love to play in the woods, even playing pooh sticks at Pooh Bridge.  

The Argus: Winnie The Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood is inspired by the Ashdown ForestWinnie The Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood is inspired by the Ashdown Forest (Image: Disney)

As the Walt Disney Company nears its 100th birthday in October, it revealed a full list of landmarks and locations which inspired classic and more recent films.

To mark the occasion, the company also researched what locations Brits would like to see featured next.

Top pics were the Lake District, with 14 per cent of people saying this was their preferred location.

The Argus: Regent's Park is one of many which act as a backdrop in One Hundred And One DalmatiansRegent's Park is one of many which act as a backdrop in One Hundred And One Dalmatians (Image: Disney)

This was followed by Loch Ness and Edinburgh Castle tied at ten per cent each.

The research also found that more than two-fifths of Brits are completely unaware that many Disney films and park attractions are based on real-world locations.

Rebecca Cline, director of the Walt Disney Archives, said: “Towards the end of his life, Walt Disney was honoured as the ‘Showman of the World’.  It was a very apt honour, as he was fascinated and inspired by everything he experienced and saw, no matter where it was.  As he once said himself, ‘Always, as you travel, assimilate the sounds and sights of the world.’ And we have all benefited from his love of cultures the world over.”

The Argus: Located on the southern coast of Scotland on the Berwickshire coast, St Abbs village inspired the fictional location where Thor and the remaining Asgardians resided after the war in Avengers: Endgame. Located on the southern coast of Scotland on the Berwickshire coast, St Abbs village inspired the fictional location where Thor and the remaining Asgardians resided after the war in Avengers: Endgame. (Image: Disney)

The full list of 30 locations from around the world is:

UK and Ireland 

1. Cruella (2021) - Liberty London 

2. One Hundred And One Dalmatians (1961) - Regent’s Park, London  

3. Peter Pan (1953) - Big Ben, London  

4. Mary Poppins (1964) - St Paul's Cathedral, London  

5.  Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) - Skellig Michael, Ireland 

6. Avengers: Endgame (2019) - St. Abbs Village, Berwickshire, Scotland  

7. Winnie the Pooh (2011) - Ashdown Forest (Hundred Acre Wood), UK  

8. Brave (2012) - Calanais Standing Stones, Stornoway, Scotland 

9. Alice in Wonderland (1951) - Great Fosters, UK 

France

10. The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1996) - Notre Dame Cathedral, France  

11. Ratatouille (2007) - Le Train Bleu, France 

12. Tangled (2010) - Mont Saint-Michel, France 

13. Beauty and the Beast (1991) - Chateau de Chambord, France 

14. Sleeping Beauty (1959) - Château de Saumur, France  

Spain 

15.  Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) - Alcázar de Segovia, Spain 

Croatia 

16.  The Little Mermaid (1989) - Dubrovnik, Croatia  

Africa 

17.  Black Panther (2018) - Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve, South Africa  

18.  The Lion King (1994) - Masai Mara, Kenya  

Germany 

19.  Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937) -  The Black Forest, Germany 

20.  Pinocchio (1940) - Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany  

21.  Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland, USA - Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany 

22.  Captain America: Civil War (2016) - Leipzig Airport, Germany 

Hungary 

23.  Black Widow (2021) - Budapest, Hungary 

Iceland 

24.  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) - Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach, Iceland 

Italy 

25.  Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015) - Forte di Bard, Italy  

26.  Disney and Pixar's Luca (2021) - Cinque Terre, Italy 

27.  Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) - Ear of Dionysius, Sicily, Italy 

Greece 

28.  Hercules (1997) - Mount Olympus, Greece  

Norway 

29.  Frozen (2013) - Akershus Fortress, Norway 

Jordan 

30.  Aladdin (2019) - Wadi Rum, Jordan