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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Travel
Adam Smith

Join the ‘set-jetters’: how to visit your favourite TV show locations – from One Day to Happy Valley

A young woman is admiring the city view from a hill in the park
People are increasingly taking travel inspiration from where their favourite shows and films are set. Photograph: lolostock/Alamy

Pondering where to go for your next trip? Why not take a cue from your favourite TV series or movie? More and more of us are getting inspiration for our travel plans from the locations where our most loved shows and films are set.

In fact “set-jetting” (see what they did there?) is one of the hottest new travel trends. According to research commissioned by Expedia, nearness to a film or TV location is now a major factor in people’s holiday plans. Two-thirds of travellers have considered taking a trip after seeing the location featured in a TV show or movie.

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