UNESCO City of Film

Welcome to Bradford, one of just 17 cities worldwide to be named a City of Film by UNESCO in 2009! (the others including Bristol, Rome, and Yamagata). The district's fantastic and inspiring locations, which have appeared in numerous movies and TV shows, as well as the outstanding work of the National Science and Media Museum, which continues to house the UK's first IMAX screen, are just a few of the reasons why the city is recognised as a global centre for film.

Highlights

• The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway featured as the location for the classic family film The Railway Children and its sequel. The operating trains, many of which still travel on the route, and the station at Oakworth were highlighted throughout the film.
• For more than 20 years, Esholt village featured as the location for the long-running soap Emmerdale (Farm). Fans can still visit many of the landmarks, and even have a pint at the Woolpack pub.
• Well-known dramas including Peaky Blinders, Bodies and All Creatures Great and Small, were shot on location in Bradford's historic locations. Exciting scenes were filmed at City Hall, the Midland Hotel, and Little Germany.
• Ilkley Moor's breathtaking beauty made it the perfect location for the filming of Calendar Girls, The Witcher: Blood Origin, and Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette's Miss You Already.
• Film and television productions frequently use Saltaire and Salts Mill as locations.  The Railway Children Return, 2022 sequel to the beloved classic, was most recently released.  The English Game, Funny Cow, and the BBC dramas The ABC Murders and Peaky Blinders have filmed scenes here too.