HEART WRENCHING film Hamnet has picked up the best drama picture award at the Golden Globes, with Jessie Buckley's performance as Shakespeare's grief-stricken wife, winning best actress.
She is now widely tipped to walk away with an Oscar in March, lending even more impressive credits to a film which was set in the idyllic village of Weobley in Herefordshire.
Filming took place in the summer of 2024, with the corner house at the bottom of the main street, turned into the family's home.
If you visit the village there is an exhibition of photographs from that time on display at the local library.
Residents were told not to take photos during actual filming, which saw over 300 film cast and crew arrive in the tiny village, but they have shots of the sets being created as Weobley was transformed into 16th century Stratford-upon-Avon.
The village has now appeared in several publications as a must-visit destination even before it opened in UK cinemas, with ticket sales at £3.5 million.
Visit Herefordshire has launched new ‘Through Tudor Landscapes Trail’ to a capitalise on all the attention and attract 'setjetters'.
The film follows Shakespeare and his wife Agnes after the death of their 11-year-old son Hamnet and was directed by Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao.
“We are very much approaching this opportunity as Herefordshire itself starring as a character in the film. It’s also a real honour to be the county trusted to represent Shakespearean England on screen to a global audience and one which we will be doing as much as possible to bring economic benefit to as many as possible,” said Jo Hilditch Co-Chair of Herefordshire County BID and Visit Herefordshire.
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