Emmerdale Village Tour: Quick Summary

31Jul
by Cherryl

Any Emmerdale fans?

The Emmerdale Village Tour has been going for a while now I think…

Again, as with the Coronation Street tour, I don’t watch it – or any other soap opera (plus I’m pretty rubbish with TV in general), but visiting a TV set is a bit more interesting, and on this occasion, another great birthday surprise gift for mum.

To be honest, I found the ‘Corrie’ tour more interesting, and would recommend that one if you’re torn between the two….it felt more like being on a TV set.

The walk down to the main village

Interesting

Considering Emmerdale is associated with farms, you don’t see any farm sets on the tour or livestock. 🐄 🚜

As with most tv related things, a lot of scenes are shot against a green screen with little camera tricks – for things like ‘falling off cliff’. 🧐

The Emmerdale set is leased – so if the show were to stop, all tarmac would have to be dug up. All the land would have to return to farmland.

There’s a graveyard on set, with a mixture of real graves and character graves – you will have the option not to walk through it if that makes you feel uncomfortable. Jack Sugden’s grave got a lot of attention.

The photographs I’ve shared probably won’t mean anything much to you unless you actually watch the show – if you do – then please enjoy!

The Woolpack

A few bits of useful info before you go:

  1. Book tickets online
  2. Once you get to the official pick up point – you wait for the tour bus to come and get you….be warned, it pulls in and out round the back (larger car park area) of the New Inn, not the front. It’s a quick bus journey up to the set – about 5 – 10 mins. You can’t drive this bit yourself due to security – you have to get on the pick up bus.
  3. You can take photographs throughout the tour but no video footage. There are hidden cameras and security everywhere and if they catch you filming you will be escorted off the tour and required to delete the footage.
  4. You must not walk on any of the grass.
  5. The tour is 100% outdoors for roughly 2 hrs so take a brolly, raincoat and something warm to throw on in case the weather changes – be prepared!!!
  6. You won’t go inside any of the buildings, not even the legendary Woolpack – as the internal filming is done in a studio further into Leeds City Centre.
  7. When you get off the bus you’ll see the gift shop/stand. Your guide will tell you to buy any gifts and souvenirs before the tour starts because the shop will be closed by the time  the tour ends – well they did when we went.
  8. There are porta-cabin type toilets just before the tour starts – but once the tour begins there will not be any others until the end when you get back to the starting point.

We were not alllowed to walk over the bridge for “health & safety reasons”

 

 

One of the houses in the distance is where the Dingle family live

These are not real signs

Well it wouldn’t have been right to go home without at least a fridge magnet. The coasters are glossier than they look in the photo – couldn’t resist!

 

15 thoughts on “Emmerdale Village Tour: Quick Summary”

  2. Jacqueline Lambert @WorldWideWalkies – On tour! – AD (After Dogs) - We retired early to tour Europe in a caravan with four dogs. "To boldly go where no van has gone before". Since 2021, we've been at large in a 24.5-tonne self-converted ex-army truck called The Beast. BC (Before Canines) - we had adventures on every continent other than Antarctica!

    WorldWideWalkies

    What a curious place. Is it a real working village that is just used for the outdoor shots?
    Have you ever been to Laycock or Castle Combe?
    They are both beautiful villages that have been used as sets for many films and series.

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      1. Jacqueline Lambert @WorldWideWalkies – On tour! – AD (After Dogs) - We retired early to tour Europe in a caravan with four dogs. "To boldly go where no van has gone before". Since 2021, we've been at large in a 24.5-tonne self-converted ex-army truck called The Beast. BC (Before Canines) - we had adventures on every continent other than Antarctica!

        Jacqueline Lambert @WorldWideWalkies

        Oooh, sorry, Cherryl. I must have missed your Castle Combe blog. I loved it there!

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  3. jillslawit – My corner of Pennine Yorkshire may be no more than a crumb crumbled from the piecrust holding this fragile world together, but it's where I come from. I am part of the earth and moorland of my surroundings, which are deep-rooted in what I think, what I write about and what I am. I live in a small cottage amongst my pens and pencils, my photos, vintage bits and bobs, and my books. Best of all I get to share my life with small visiting granddaughters, family and some very special friends. I work full time in the charity sector. I enjoy reading, writing, taking pictures and looking after my little garden when I've time.

    Jill Morris

    I haven’t watched Emmerdale for years, since it was Emmerdale Farm and Jack Sugden was alive and not in a grave. Once went to the Woolpack for a pint.

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  4. Awakening Wonders – Everyday life is filled with wondrous things and embraceable moments, but only if we allow ourselves to be fully awakened. I invite you to join me as I share passionate life adventures and ramblings that awaken my spirit. I look forward to awakening your senses to the simple, joyous wonders that are all around us. I feel that we are destined to become soulful adventurers!

    Awakening Wonders

    I have not watched Emmerdale because I too do not watch much TV. But the countryside looks like a lovely place to visit!

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  5. sharmlakarrispaintings – I am Sharmla Karri, I belong to the city of Visakhapatnam. Figurative art always captivated me....In my paintings, I tend to explore the nuances of relationships of humans with their environment… I dabble with all kinds of mediums, oils being my most favorite, especially experimenting with different textures….My palette is always full of vivid and vibrant colors …and colors do play an important role in interpreting or capturing transient moods or expressions of the subjects/people that I paint…it might not be something that is beautiful or perfect but just an emotion that gets expressed onto the canvas! A little bit of my art journey…. I have participated in a dozen or so group exhibitions all over India as well as internationally. Two of my paintings have been shortlisted for the grand finalists in Art Revolution Taipei, Taiwan and have been exhibited for two consecutive years 2019 and 2020. One of my paintings is part of the Bombay Art Society annual exhibition at Jehangir Art gallery in February 2020. Also two solo exhibitions….."Myriad Moods" and "Myriad Moods 0.2", in Visakhapatnam.

    sharmlakarrispaintings

    Never watched the series Cherryl but loved your cheerful photos! And such a lovely post…. thoroughly enjoyed it.😍😍

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  7. Ellie Carpenter – United Kingdom – Writing my memoirs, musings, a little fiction and a lot of poetry as a way of exploring and making the most of my life ... ... Having had a break from writing my blog for more than three years, I decided to return to write my memoirs, some day-to-day observations, views and feelings. My passion is non-fiction poetry. I have a disability and use an electric powerchair called Alfie and let nothing get in the way of living life to the full. I believe that you can never do a kindness too soon and should give credit where credit is due. A smile or a kind word could make the difference between a good or bad day for a person - we never know what's going on for another soul. Those little things, perhaps, practised daily like a mantra, could mean so much to someone else. Thank you for visiting my blog and reading a little more about me. Please, make yourself at home here. You are very welcome. Ellie x 😊

    Ellie Thompson

    Lovely and interesting photos, Cherryl. I’ve never watched Emmerdale, but that didn’t stop me from enjoying the photographs. Like you, I watch very little television except, perhaps, when I go to bed when my choice is either real-life police programmes or practical medical programmes like A&E. Very relaxing viewing, I don’t think. Somehow, they seem to lull me off to sleep. Goodness knows why! I’m not your average viewer!

    I’m surprised to hear that the Emmerdale land is leased and that the concrete would have to be restored to farming land if the programme ended. It’s a shame they had to lay concrete in the first place, but I guess the actors/residents of Emmerdale need to get their cars about. I would have liked to be on that tour, just because I’d love to see somewhere as old and interesting as that area. You do have some lovely places near to you up there, don’t you? I daresay there are beautiful places near me, too; it’s just that I don’t have transport, so I am unable to see any of them. That makes me appreciate your blog even more as it takes me on a magical mystery tour each time. Thanks for sharing these, Cherryl. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit here. Xx 😘

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    1. Cherryl – UK – This and that, an all rounder!! If it amuses, entertains, inspires or proves useful to just one person then it's doing its job! God bless x 💛🔆🌴🎨🌼✈️

      Cherryl

      Thanks Ellie, glad you enjoyed the tour!! Yes, it’s a shame tarmac had to be laid in the first place… TV has a habit of sending me to sleep as well – there must be something hypnotic about it lol 📺
      Take care and have a good week ahead 🤗✨

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  8. Sheila Landry Designs – Meteghan River, Nova Scotia, Canada – I am an artist and designer of decorative painting patterns, woodworking patterns, needlework and embroidery kits and patterns, and original artwork. My Painting and Wood Surfaces for Decorative Painting is at my "Tole Painting Designs" Website My partner Keith Fenton and I sell our scroll saw patterns at our Scroll Saw Pattern website: "Sheila Landry Designs" My needlework patterns and supplies are available at my Etsy shop: "The Stitching Kitty"

    Sheila Landry Designs

    I have not watched the series. But I imagine that part of the enchantment of watching something like that would be a bit lost after a behind-the-scenes tour. It is pretty though, and looks inviting. But the ‘look, don’t touch’ attitude would (to me) be off putting. I probably would rather live in my little fantasy world of how I perceive it to be rather than deal with the reality. My daughter went on the “Sex in the City” tour when she was in New York a couple of years ago. She is/was a big fan of the show. She liked the tour, but I feel as if she felt a little flat after it, too. We all like dreaming, I guess. (Especially with how the reality of the world is these days! Ha!) Glad to see you back. It is a beautiful post.

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    1. Cherryl – UK – This and that, an all rounder!! If it amuses, entertains, inspires or proves useful to just one person then it's doing its job! God bless x 💛🔆🌴🎨🌼✈️

      Cherryl

      I would have thought the same as you Sheila, but your theory didn’t manifest with my mum – I think it makes her enjoy the shows even more now she has more of a connection with them – having physically been there 😊✨
      Enjoy the rest of the weekend 💫

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