To apply for permission to film in a public space within the district, you can contact Film:New Forest.
If you are a film, TV or photographic company and wish to use public space in the district, you will need to contact Film:New Forest for permission. This also applies to student productions.
Apply for permission to film in the New Forest
On the Film:New Forest website you can also:
You can contact Film:New Forest on Monday to Thursday from 9am to 5pm, and Friday from 9am to 4.30pm.
Phone: 023 8028 5460
Email: filming@newforest.gov.uk
Many will be surprised at the variety of filming possibilities and locations available in New Forest.
The district is famed for its untouched woodland and far-reaching heathland. Alongside this is settings of vast coastline, historic buildings, flowing rivers, picturesque roads, industrial sites, bygone villages, free-roaming animals and much more.
In addition to the primary aim of encouraging spend on local goods and services, the Film:New Forest project seeks to deliver the following benefits.
We partnered with Creative England to kickstart the Film:New Forest project. Find out more on the Film:New Forest website.