TELETUBBIES’ iconic looks unrecognisable 24 years after the beloved show ended – as the landowner made a huge change.
The popular kids show originally aired on BBC Two from 1997 until 2001.
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During this time, filming for the series took place in Wimpstone, Warwickshire.
Over two decades later, the site looks much different since Teletubbies last filmed there.
A clip shared on Instagram revealed by 2007 – six years after the show ended – the landowner created a pond in a bid to deter trespassers.
It continued to explain how no remnants of the set remained as all were destroyed after filming ended.
As of 2025, the land remains empty, although the owners run a farm an aquatics shop located close by.
One fan commented: “Sad. It was a big deal back in the day.
“Could have been a tourist destination. Many kids, now adults, were raised on it.”
Another wrote: “The fact it was all filmed on that tiny piece of land is crazy.”
A third shared: “People don’t get they’re farmers and they don’t care about the money they would make selling tickets for nostalgic visitors – they just want peace.”
While a fourth penned: “Imagine someone who loved the Teletubbies bought that piece of land and drained the pond and resurrected the entire set and turned it into a museum?”
Last year, one of the show’s stars appeared on This Morning with their own child.
Jess Smith, now in her 30s, is famous for being the baby in the sun on the kids’ show.
She, along with co-stars Nikki Smedley (Laa-Laa) and John Simmit (Dispy), looked back on their time in Teletubbies.
Jess was joined by her own bundle of joy, then-five-month-old daughter Poppy.
She addressed whether she tells her friends about her childhood claim to fame.
Jess said: “I don’t, but everyone I’m with knows so everyone else tells everybody.
“So, my partner Ricky tells everybody and so does his family, so does my family.
“Everybody tells everybody so it doesn’t matter where I go, everybody knows.”
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