In just an hour’s drive from Manchester, you can come across an extraordinary village with a diverse landscape of peaks, canals, valleys, and reservoirs. Located halfway between Manchester and Leeds, Marsden, in West Yorkshire, is nestled in the Colne Valley on the doorstep of a National Trust estate.
Its unique beauty has caught the attention of TV and film producers over the years. With its idyllic stone cottages and historic mills, the area is best known for ITV's Where the Heart Is series, filmed mainly in Marsden and neighbouring Slaithwaite, and the BBC's iconic Last of the Summer Wine comedy.
Fans of Last Tango in Halifax can stock up at the supermarket where Gillian, played by Nicola Walker, works - the Co-op in the centre of Marsden. In contrast to the pretty village centre, the surrounding, brooding moorland has played the backdrop to ITV period crime drama Jericho, the BBC Three zombie drama In the Flesh, and the dark fantasy blockbuster A Monster Calls - which stars Liam Neeson.
