Acle is situated roughly equidistant from Norwich to the west and the seaside resort of Great Yarmouth on the east coast of East Anglia. Acle Bridge, the only crossing over the River Bure between Wroxham and Great Yarmouth is located about one mile to the north-east of the town centre. The livestock and local farmers' market seen in the film all but closed in the 1970s, making way for a Budgens supermarket, and the nearby auction site is now a housing estate.