Where was Tippi Hedren attacked by malevolent birds?
I’m tempted to say “all over”, but I won’t. The quiet coastal village of Bodega Bay, 60 miles north of San Francisco, was the main location for horror classic The Birds (1963). Rod Taylor’s house, across the bay, was really the Gaffney Ranch on Bodega Head with a barn especially constructed for the film. Sadly, the buildings burnt down in the Sixties. The Potter schoolhouse was repaired and rebuilt (it’s the only original building still standing now), while Suzanne Pleshette’s house was a façade built at Bodega, two miles away. The Tides Restaurant (001 707 875 2751, www.innatthetides.com), where Hedren and Taylor seek refuge as the birds attack, has had a complete makeover, with only the name a reminder of its former glory. Offering a mouth-watering menu of fresh seafood, such as New England clam chowder $6.95 (£4.60) or grilled swordfish $18.50 (£12), it’s the perfect place to ponder why there are so many seagulls wheeling overhead… Canada made an appearance once, didn’t it? Hitchc
