Tawny Estate, BD23

Tawny Estate is a vast, 3,000-acre country estate reimagined as a nature recovery project. Rolling hills, sweeping valleys, moorland, rivers, lakes, and ancient woodlands create a dramatic, ever-changing backdrop, while secluded cabins, historic cottages, and elegant interiors add a sense of timeless charm.

The estate is dotted with 20 houses, cottages, and holiday lets, offering an incredible range of interiors and exteriors. From untouched farmyards frozen in time, to water mills, modern contemporary architecture, and a historic manor dating from 1532, there is a striking mix of period character and versatile spaces.

Across the landscape, there are secluded barns, greenhouses, walled gardens, stables, and sheds, while outdoor features include a wild swimming lake with jetty and boathouse, a stone circle, waterfalls, woodland sauna, bridges, and hidden tracks. Rolling pastures, orchards, and a market garden provide authentic working farm settings, with sheep, cattle, and vintage machinery also on the farm.

The estate includes 1,250 acres of moorland rewilding land, now boasting abundant wildlife, alongside farm areas from the 1700s with unspoilt sections, and post-war expansion areas.

With its sheer scale, variety, and epic appeal, Tawny Estate is ready for full takeovers and large productions. From dramatic high viewpoints to intimate woodland clearings, from historic interiors to open, wild spaces, it offers endless possibilities as film and stills sets.

  • 3,000 acres of rolling hills, valleys, rivers, lakes, moorland, and ancient woodland

  • 1,250 acres of moorland rewilding land with rich wildlife

  • Historic, isolated houses, cottages, and holiday lets available for interiors

  • Historic manor dating from 1532 with untouched, grand interiors

  • Wellbeing centre with walled garden and event venue, both contemporary and modern

  • Isolated barns, cabins and sheds peppered across the landscape

  • Wild swimming lake with jetty and boathouse

  • Stone circle, waterfalls and woodland sauna

  • Farmyards from the 1700s, with unspoilt areas and post-war expansion sections

  • Private roads and tracks across the estate

FACILITIES AT THE LOCATION

The estate provides extensive support for productions of all sizes. There are around 20 houses, cottages, and holiday lets, offering roughly 120 beds, which can be used for overnight accommodation or as crew spaces for wardrobe, catering, or downtime. Warm indoor areas are available across the estate with hard-standing unit bases providing running water, production offices, storage, props and construction areas, or even a gym and swimming pool.

On-site facilities include a bistro, a daily sandwich van, and nearby takeaways and supermarkets. Alternative overnight accommodations are also available in the area.

GETTING TO TAWNY ESTATE

Tawny Estate is approximately 1 hour from Prime Studios, Leeds and Manchester, making it ideal for productions across the north of England.

By public transport, trains run from London King’s Cross to Skipton, followed by a short 5-minute taxi journey to the estate