North Herts on the big screen!

North Herts is a popular filming destination with a diverse range of film locations, with rural settings, woodlands, picturesque villages, historic market towns and the world’s first garden city, Letchworth.

Feature films such as The World’s End have been filmed in Letchworth, as well as TV adverts including the Boots Summer advert filmed at the Letchworth Outdoor Pool, the Boots Christmas advert, and Aldi’s winter-olympic themed advert featuring Torvill and Dean, both filmed in Hitchin’s Market Square. The BBC series Doctor Foster also featured Hitchin Market Square throughout.

More recently, North Herts has been a popular location for filming music videos such as Lock Down Lyrics by Hitchin-based band HUNYBEES which was shot earlier in the year and featured over 50 residents in various locations in North Herts. The follow up single ‘Ecstasy’ was shot in August at Broadway Gardens, Letchworth. The crew and talent are all Hertfordshire residents.

Commenting on their filming Bradley Martin, Production Manager said: “Myself and the rest of the crew were thrilled to have been able to use the Broadway Gardens as a part of the music video project. Securing locations can often be a laborious process and relatively headache-inducing, but North Herts District Council were so helpful and incredibly kind in letting us use the space. The whole process was effortless and made for a really enjoyable experience. North Hertfordshire is home to a lot of beautiful locations which offer really cinematic backdrops for any project and I’d highly recommend anyone to get in touch.”

Back in July, NHDC joined forces with Welwyn Hatfield, St Albans & Broxbourne councils, NHS East and North Herts and Herts Valleys CCG, to produce a music video ‘Let’s bring Coronavirus Down’ which featured staff holding up signs to encourage residents to play their part in a bid to beat coronavirus.

Filming during Covid-19

Creative England has created a Covid-19 action list as a resource to ensure location filming complies with Government Covid-19 safety guidance and that filming activity does not increase the risk of spreading Covid-19 in the public domain.

How can I get permission to film in North Herts?

NHDC’s Communications Team can offer advice on suitable filming locations in North Herts, provide contact information and answer general enquiries about filming on the public highway and when you need to inform other agencies such as the police.

Please let us know about any filming you are planning on doing.