Filming on the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
Our sites at Woody Bay station on glorious Exmoor and Chelfham in North Devon offer unique filming locations for factual, period and historical productions. We have featured in numerous engineering, children's and historical productions plus period dramas which have used our buildings and locations.
We offer genuinely unique locations in the South of England with the following benefits.
- Widely regarded as some of the most authentic heritage railway stations in the UK
- Grade II listed station building at Woody Bay and Grade II listed viaduct at Chelfham
- Period 1920s atmosphere and detailing
- Period narrow gauge steam locomotives and authentic wooden bodied Victorian carriages (1900's livery)
- Working signal cabin, levers and equipment
- Close to the stunning coastline, moorland and the cliff railway at Lynton / Lynmouth
- Uninterrupted views from the line of Exmoor and the Bristol Channel
- On-site woodland
- Access to the M5, Bristol and London via the North Devon link road
- Rail access to London via Barnstaple ands Exeter
- Established local support via Film Devon and Screen Devon
- Access to local media students via our relationship with North Devon college
Technical and production details
- Ample dedicated off-road parking
- Multiple on-site toilets
- Large tea room / multi functional space
- On-site 3-phase power generator
- On-site WiFi at Woody Bay
- Large-scale catering at our own pub / restaurant at Blackmoor (4 miles away)
- Accommodation in our large rental property at Blackmoor (4 miles away)
- Accommodation at Woody Bay in the adjacent Moorlands Hotel
Contact us as [email protected] for further location information and a site showreel is available upon request.
Private individuals and content creators please note, we do not allow the flying of drones of any size in the vicinity of the railway without prior approval due to potential safety impacts on our operations and visitors.