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David Walker & Kaitlin Easton

Fans of hit Netflix show Black Mirror flock to Scots village as series creates tourist boost

Tourists have been flocking to a Scots village after it featured in hit Netflix show Black Mirror.

Arrochar, in Argyll and Bute, was featured in the second episode of the popular show, with the village transformed back to the 1990s for an eerie storyline.

An influx of fans at the resort has now seen accommodation booked up as tourists flock to the village which is located within the scenic Loch Lomond and the Trossachs national park.

The episode called Loch Henry features two film students Davis and Pia who uncover hidden horrors surrounding a serial killer who tortured victims in Davis' hometown, the Scottish Daily Express reports.

But the show is not for the faint hearted, with the storyline quickly descending into brutal sadism and killing.

Filming in the village took place last summer but information was kept under wraps until the release of the show which stars actor John Hannah.

Comedian Kevin Bridges even popped in to the Village Inn to ask questions about the filming.

Martin Semple, the manager of the village hall which became a base for the crew, told The Times: "Everything was kept hush-hush. They used the code name Red Book and stuck with it. We didn't know anything about the plot and we were surprised when we eventually learnt it was about a series of murders."

The Village Inn was a focal point for many of the scenes in the Netflix hit, with the pub portrayed as the heart of an ailing community on the brink of becoming a ghost town.

Since the latest season aired last month, hotels and guest houses in the village have seen a huge increase in bookings.

The Claymore, the Lochside and Rowantree have received lots of bookings, as has the Two Stones, a holiday cottage directly opposite the craggy peaks known as the Arrochar Alps.

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