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Yorkshire on Camera

AS GORGEOUS COTTAGES The diverse beauty of Yorkshire makes it the perfect setting for both Hollywood blockbusters and much-loved television programs. With its rolling hills, charming villages and striking cityscapes, the county is a regular on the big screen Gorgeous Cottages presents YORKSHIRE on camera YNS GARAGE Heartbeat FUNERI SEMCES The retro British drama was filmed in many parts of Yorkshire, including Whitby, Leeds, York and Harrogate. Goathland, in the North York Moors, plays the leading role though; this little village just south of Whitby is the main setting of Aidensfield, Heartbeat's hub GARAGE HLAND Peak audience of 13.82m in 2001 ROBIN HOOD Prince of Thieves The spectacular Aysgarth Falls in the Yorkshire Dales starred in 1991's box office hit. In the scene where Robin fights Little John across broad limestone steps, the upper and middle falls, and the beautiful forest backdrop, are memorable features Made over £230m worldwide THE SECRET GARDEN The screen adaptation of France Hodgson Burnett's novel was filmed in North Yorkshire. One of Britain's largest and most spectacular monastery ruins, Fountains Abbey, featured throughout, as well as Victorian Gothic house Allerton Castle near Harrogate Novel publishe in 1911 LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX This romcom series showcases many parts of Yorkshire and displays its history, featuring manor houses, market towns, and the North of England's Leeds Liverpool Canal in its scenes Fulidune Won a 2013 Bafta for best Calendar Girls drama series Filmed in the heart of the Dales, the 2003 comedy, which is based on a true story, perfectly illustrates the breathtaking scenery of north west Yorkshire. Ilkley, Skipton and Settle all feature, along with Kettlewell, which provides the setting for Rylstone Winner of a British Comedy Award THE FULL MONTY The story of unemployed steel workers turned Chippendale dancers is set in Sheffield, and was filmed in various Grossed over £150m from a budget of only $2m easily-recognisable locations across the city Emmerdale The popular soap is now filmed on a purpose built set on the Harewood Estate, but until 1998 it was shot in Esholt near Shipley. The new set is an almost-perfect replica of the original Yorkshire Dales First broadcast village on 16 October 1972 Michael Caine won Golden Globe LITTLE VOICE Award for Scarborough, one of Yorkshire's largest seaside towns, and considered by many the birthplace of the British summer holiday, acts as the backdrop for this 1998 musical comedy Best Actor Won an NTA for the Most Last of the Summer Wine Popular Comedy Programme Holme Valley's Holmfirth is the renowned setting for TV favourite Last of the Summer Wine. It is a quintessential Yorkshire town and a firm favourite with walkers and nature lovers EDUCATING YORKSHIRE The award-winning British documentary about a secondary school is based at Thornhill Community Academy in Dewsbury, a minster town in West Yorkshire The first episode inspired 126,000 tweets HARRY POTTER J. K. Rowling is now worth The North York Moors' Goathland stars again in the film adaptations of J. K. Rowling's epic saga, becoming Hogsmeade Station. The penultimate film also features Malham Cove, a spectacular natural ampitheater-shaped limestone formation £560m WOODBINE Featured in multiple top literature lists Brideshead Revisited Both the 1981 television adaptation and 2008 cinema remake of Evelyn Waugh's novel were filmed at Castle Howard. This stately home in North Yorkshire is a Grade I listed building with beautiful landscaped gardens. 90 episodes were broadcast over 7 series All Creatures Great and Small This British television classic put Askrigg in North Yorkshire on the map. Many scenes were also shot at Bolton Castle in Wensleydale, a 14th-century castle that has appeared in several other productions Planning a trip to Yorkshire to visit some of its spectacular settings? Visit www.gorgeouscottages.com to discover the finest luxury holiday cottages in Yorkshire, the perfect place to stay while GORGEOUS COTTAGES you explore our county's cinematic sites

Yorkshire on Camera

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The diverse and beautiful landscape of Yorkshire makes it the perfect place for film locations. Throw into the mix the historical backdrops, the grand country houses and the striking cityscapes, and ...

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