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Filming in Wales: Film Cymru Wales permits guide

Film Cymru Wales connects productions to local authorities, Cadw, and Natural Resources Wales for filming anywhere in Wales.

Who issues permits

Individual local authorities in Wales issue their own filming permits. Film Cymru Wales acts as the coordination body, directing productions to Cardiff Film Office, Swansea Council, and other councils as appropriate. Natural Resources Wales manages national parks and countryside. Cadw oversees Welsh Government historic monuments.

Process

Contact Film Cymru Wales early in pre-production. The team advises on which local authorities need to be engaged, what permissions are required from Cadw for heritage sites, and how to approach Natural Resources Wales for national park or countryside access. Lead times depend on the specific councils and sites.

Fees

Film Cymru Wales’s advisory service is free of charge to productions. Individual councils set their own filming fee schedules. Cadw-managed sites, including Harlech Castle and Caernarfon Castle, have their own location hire rates.

What’s covered

All of Wales — urban areas through local councils, countryside through Natural Resources Wales and national park authorities (Eryri / Snowdonia National Park, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Bannau Brycheiniog / Brecon Beacons), and heritage monuments through Cadw.

Typical restrictions

Filming within Eryri (Snowdonia) and Pembrokeshire Coast national parks requires national park authority permission in addition to any council permission. Cadw-managed sites, including most of Wales’s major castles, require Cadw film consent. Welsh language context should be considered when producing content set in Welsh-speaking communities.

Contact

Apply through Film Cymru Wales → filmcymruwales.com