Film and TV locations in West Yorkshire
14 places to shoot in West Yorkshire, the United Kingdom: 4 studios and backlots, 3 bars, restaurants and shops, 2 industrial and derelict locations and 5 more. 7 have a photo and 6 carry practical details the location publishes itself.
What is here
- Film studios and backlots 4
- Bars, restaurants and shops 3
- Industrial and derelict locations 2
- Transport and infrastructure 2
- Theatres, arenas and venues 1
- Historic towns and streets 1
- Offices, schools and public buildings 1
Dean Clough
Industrial & derelict
Former Crossley's carpet mill complex in Halifax, a chain of Victorian stone mill buildings around courtyards now used as offices, galleries and studios.
Leeds Corn Exchange
Bar, restaurant & shop
A domed Victorian former corn trading hall in Leeds city centre, now independent shops and studio units under a cast iron and glass roof.
Salts Mill
Industrial & derelict
Former Victorian textile mill in the Saltaire World Heritage village near Bradford, a vast stone and iron structure now used as galleries, shops and offices.
Standedge Tunnel
Transport & infrastructure
Britain's longest, deepest and highest canal tunnel, cut through the Pennines at Marsden on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, with a visitor centre and boat trips into the tunnel, open for filming under Canal and River Trust permit.
The Piece Hall
Bar, restaurant & shop
Grade I listed 18th century cloth hall in Halifax, a colonnaded stone quadrangle of former merchants' rooms around a large open square, now shops, bars and an events space.
University of Leeds
Office, school & public building
Redbrick campus in central Leeds with Gothic, Art Deco and modern buildings around the Parkinson Building, available for external filming through the university press office.
Victoria Leeds
Bar, restaurant & shop
Restored Victorian shopping arcade in Leeds combining the 1990 Victoria Quarter and 2016 Victoria Gate, with Britain's largest stained-glass ceiling and mosaic floors.
Seen in: The ABC Murders
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City Varieties Music Hall
Theatre, arena & venue
Victorian music hall in Leeds city centre, built 1865 and little altered since, with an intact period auditorium once used for the BBC's The Good Old Days.
Seen in: Ghost Stories, Testament of Youth, The ABC Murders
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Halifax town centre
Historic town & street
West Yorkshire mill town with Georgian townhouses, a Victorian arcade, cobbled streets, pubs and a working indoor market, used repeatedly for period and present-day drama.
Seen in: Ackley Bridge, Gentleman Jack, Last Tango in Halifax
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Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
Transport & infrastructure
Five-mile heritage railway between Keighley and Oxenhope with preserved stations and rolling stock giving period scenes from the 1860s to the 1960s.
Seen in: The Railway Children, The Railway Children Return, Peaky Blinders, All Creatures Great and Small
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North Light Film Studios
Studio & backlot
Converted 19th-century woollen mill near Huddersfield with four sound stages totalling over 19,000 sq ft, plus surrounding mill buildings used as extra sets.
Seen in: Happy Valley, Jericho, Jamaica Inn, Where the Heart Is
Four stages, over 19,000 sq ft total, converted mill buildings for additional sets
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Prime Studios
Studio & backlot
Film and TV production hub in Leeds with several sound stages, warehouse space, production offices and an on-site cinema, also home to a film school.
Seen in: Bank of Dave, The ABC Murders, Girlfriends, The Duke
Studio 01: 2,394 sq ft (222.22 m2), 17 ft 4 in (5.30 m) high, drive-in access 15 ft 3 in (4.66 m), with an infinity cove. Studio 03: 1,100 sq ft with...
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Production Park
Studio & backlot
Studio complex in Wakefield with Yorkshire's first LED virtual production volume (over 3,000 panels), plus rehearsal studios, crew accommodation and dining space.
Modular LED volume of 3,000+ panels, on-site crew and artist accommodation, multiple studios, production offices, dining and green rooms
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Versa Leeds Studios
Studio & backlot
Multi-stage production facility on Whitehall Road, Leeds, opened 2020, with four stages up to 27,000 sq ft, production offices, workshops and on-site parking.
Seen in: Bodies, Boat Story, Platform 7, Marvel's Secret Invasion
Over 140,000 sq ft of production space with four sound stages: Stage 1 1,487 sq m (16,004 sq ft), 8.496 m (27.87 ft) high; Stage 2 1,167 sq m (12,558...
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What the United Kingdom pays back
The United Kingdom runs the Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit (AVEC), worth 34%. Work out the net value on your own spend in the incentive comparison.
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