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(January 08) Beatrix Potter woos visitors to the Lake District.
The increase in the 2007 visitor numbers to Bowness’s World of Beatrix Potter has been attributed to the release of the film, “Miss Potter” starring Renee Zelwegger. Additionally, the popular tour Company, Mountain Goat, and the Lindeth Howe Country House Hotel, once owned by Beatrix Potter, also report a marked burst of interest in the children’s author. The film was released in Japan during the Autumn of last year and it is expected to generate further numbers visiting the area in search of Miss Potter.
(January 08) Honister Slate Mine features in an episode of British televisions long-running “soap”, Coronation Street, on the 4th and 6th of January. Scenes were filmed around the spectacular Fleetwith Pike as two of the cast got into difficulties whilst attempting to rescue their pet dog. This exciting and dramatic story line could go some way toward promoting mountain safety.
(November 07) Filmed in Cumbria
The Bollywood film Industry’s recent production of "Mr. Bhatti on Holiday", due for release in early 2008, has been filmed almost entirely in our region. This film is expected to attract an audience of 30 million who will be eager to see the comedy adventures of a group of Indian tourists who unwillingly become entangled in the events of a missing woman. No doubt many who see the film, will be eager to visit the films locations which include the shores of Lake Windermere, and Carlisle Railway Station thus boosting the number of Asian tourists.
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