The Saltburn effect: Guidance published for filming at heritage properties

This article was first published by Museums + Heritage Advisor.

New guidance has been published for heritage property owners who are planning to welcome a production company onto their grounds.

The UK’s historic houses have been the backdrop for TV shows and films including Lyme Park House in Pride and Prejudice and Highclere Castle in Downton Abbey, and more recently Bridgerton and Saltburn.

A new filming in heritage properties guide has been published by Ecclesiastical Insurance to
help property managers consider the risks of allowing film crews through their doors.

The company wants that while the success of a popular production can cause a location to become a tourist hotspot, this is not always a positive.