While the town featured in "The World's End," Newton Haven, does not exist, there were several real bars used in the film. Director Edgar Wright and production designer Marcus Rowland researched several during the film's pre-production stage, resulting in nine of the 12 bars being real pubs (via GQ Magazine).
The First Post was The Pear Tree. It also was used for interior shots for other bar scenes. The Doctor's Tonic would become The Old Familiar and The Cork (now known as The Two Willows) became The Famous Cock. Wendy's shop became The Good Companions, The Three Magnets transformed into The Trusty Servant, The Arena Tavern became The King's Head and The Colonnade pub acts as The Two Headed Dog. The Gardener's Arms would be turned into the titular World's End bar. The Parkway Bar, which became The Cross Hands pub in the film, closed down in 2018, later getting transformed into the Turkish restaurant Misya Meze & Grill. The other locations used in the film that were not bars included The Beehive (a Thai restaurant), The Hole in the Wall (Letchworth Railway Station) and The Mermaid (Letchworth's Broadway Cinema).
Despite the numerous locations, the film's location manager, Camilla Stephenson, noted (via Welwyn Hatfield Times) that the location and shooting process went smoothly, saying, "Nothing was too much trouble and they are a very efficient and helpful team ... they made sure things went very smoothly and that costs were very reasonable."
