Film and TV locations are providing a huge boost to the country's tourism industry, a new report has indicated.
The report, named 'Stately attraction - how film and TV programmes promote tourism in the UK', and commissioned by the UK Film Council and the UK's tourist boards, showed that tourists are increasingly taking their cue from the silver screen when planning their holidays.
Top grossing films such as Harry Potter, The Da Vinci Code and Pride & Prejudice that used UK scenery as backdrops have been the top draw.
Alwick Castle in England, which was the site used for Hogwarts school in the Potter films, has seen visitors rise by 120 per cent.
And visitor numbers have tripled to Cheshire's Lyme Park, used in the film based on Jane Austen's book Pride & Prejudice.
The report estimated that the use of UK locations had drawn an extra £1.8 billion into the industry.
Even Southall, in the West of London, has seen the curious drop by to check out the place where Bend It Like Beckham was filmed.
'British films and television programmes play a powerful roles in showcasing the UK to the rest of the worlds and that is boosting tourism,' said John Woodward, chief executive of the UK Film Council.
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