Kennet Film Office

"Saving Private Ryan"

Set on Wiltshire Downs

Africa and the plains of America are just over an hour away from London or so the movie makers have found. Rolling hills, majestic horizons, open skies and a real sense of space together with a South West Screen “Film Friendly” star rated council are just some of the reasons for filming in the district. Kairen Kellard, the Tourism Development Manager has undertaken South West Screen's comprehensive training and will smooth the way for a hassle free shoot.

Kennet can offer Neolithic monuments, stone circles, Saxon and Civil War battlefields, peaceful villages where the old rural traditions are still alive, or historic towns such as Devizes and Marlborough both with unique shopping quarters which make them stand apart. Marlborough has reputedly one of the widest streets in Europe and is home to Marlborough College and Devizes has an impressive Market Place.

The area has first class road and rail links with the rest of the country and over half of it is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The area is rich in industrial heritage related to the Kennet and Avon Canal and local industries such as brewing still survives today with beer still delivered to local hostelries by dray.

Recent filming in Kennet includes:

Time Team - Reconstruction of a timber structure that was excavated at Durrington
Walk Away and I'll Stumble - Tamzin Outhwaite (2 part drama featuring Avebury)
Flog it - Pewsey
How Long is a Piece of String - Savernake Forest and Kennet and Avon Canal
History Mysteries - Open University
Derek Acorah's Ghost Town - Devizes