All of South West Screen’s projects and activities have now been fully transferred into Creative England, the new agency providing creative industries support in the English regions outside London.

This website is no longer being updated, but will remain here for you to view details of South West Screen’s work over the last decade.

In 15 seconds, you will be automatically redirected to the Creative England website. If you would rather stay on this site, then click “stay here”.

stay here Take me to Creative England
South West Screen

Welcome to SWS | Login |

The Bottle Yard

With 300,000 sq. ft. of available space, The Bottle Yard is the largest production facility in the South West.

At a time when space in the UK is at a premium,  the site, which operated for more than 50 years as a former winery and bottling plant, now offers a unique and flexible home for UK film and television production in the South West as well as attracting major overseas productions of all sizes.

The Bottle Yard is a partnership initiative supported by the South West Regional Development Agency and Bristol City Council, managed and promoted by South West Screen.  The committed partnership approach behind the initiative has brought the empty warehouse back to life, enabling it to offer a variety of adaptable internal build spaces, workshop areas, production offices, private roadways, storage and locations.

The site will further strengthen Bristol’s growing reputation as a leading filmmaking hub outside of London, whilst stimulating the local industry, and creating employment and economic benefit. 

What they are saying about The Bottle Yard:

“The Bottle Yard is a real asset to the South West’s offering for film and television. It is providing space at a time when there is real demand from both domestic and international productions, it will create jobs for our local workforce and generate valuable economic benefit for our industry. This is particularly good news following Casualty and Being Human’s decisions to move out of Bristol. We are in dialogue with a number of high profile productions, both from home and overseas, that are interested in shooting at The Bottle Yard, and we look forward to linking them up to the vast array of expert technical skills that the South West has to offer.”
Kip Meek, Chairman of South West Screen

“Given its strong track-record of drama production and reputation in digital innovation in visual media, Bristol is well-positioned to become a vibrant and thriving regional filmmaking centre. Inward investment in the UK is running high with a production spend of £780 million in the first nine months of this year. In such a climate, space on the sheer scale of The Bottle Yard with its proximity to London and good accessibility, is incredibly valuable and in real demand. This new facility represents a significant addition to what the UK can offer international producers."
British Film Commissioner Colin Brown

“The Bottle Yard illustrates the difference that we continue to make to benefit places and communities, investing along with business and local partners to stimulate economic recovery in the UK.  Working with Bristol City Council and South West Screen we’ve found an innovative use for a publically-owned asset to attract private sector investment to an area that was deeply affected by the recession.  The RDA has been very pleased to have been able to support the Council and South West Screen to set up The Bottle Yard and bring this opportunity about."
Ian Thompson, Area Director for the South West RDA

“The Bottle Yard is important for the city in many ways. It will bring enterprise and employment opportunities to this corner of south Bristol and enhances our reputation for supporting a strong and vibrant creative industry. Bristol has an expansive skills base in TV and film, so the Council is keen to work with our partners to ensure activity here is supported. We need to keep reviving our industrial spaces to ensure we stay competitive and I look forward to hearing about the new productions attracted to Bristol over the coming years.”
Barbara Janke, Leader of Bristol City Council

The Bottle Yard