Hertfordshire has established itself as one of the most production friendly counties in the country. Central London is only 12 miles from the county’s southern borders and with unrivalled transport links from the major airports – Heathrow, Luton and Stansted – and the M25 and M1 motorways, Hertfordshire offers fast and efficient access to its locations and production services.
Busy metropolitan centres have developed alongside heritage towns and villages interspearsed with countryside, all of which are regularly used as the setting for film and television productions. Watford, set within the M25, has a thriving urban hub around which quiet residential areas reminiscent of London have grown. St Albans is an ancient Roman city with a magnificent Cathedral that has doubled for Westminster Abbey and Welwyn Garden City and Letchworth – the world’s first garden cities – combine countryside living with metropolitan comforts.
Over half of Hertfordshire is protected as Green Belt countryside and the lush woodlands, river valleys and farmland present an attractive landscape for filmmakers on the doorstep of London. Most notable are the Chiltern Hills, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the National Trust's Ashridge Estate.
Hertfordshire has many historic houses and buildings, which are often used for filming. Hatfield House and Knebworth House are regulars on the big and small screen.
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