Cumbria finally has
a film studio.
Two purpose-built studios, a green room and a production office on the historic Crofton Hall estate — 15 minutes from Carlisle. Green screen, podcast, photography and live streaming under one roof.
Two studios.
One complete
production base.
The Lake District pulls production into Cumbria every year. Until now there was nowhere to base it. Cumbria Film Studios gives crews, agencies and content teams a proper facility on their doorstep — so the budget stays here instead of driving to Manchester, Newcastle or Glasgow.
Studio One
650 sq ft. Green screen infinity cove, blackout curtain space, full kitchen set and a rustic wood background.
Studio Two
450 sq ft. Three-camera podcast suite, photography space with six paper backgrounds, plus a workshop area.
Green Room
Somewhere for guests and clients to settle. Changing room, toilet, tea and coffee — and a Nintendo 64.
Production Office
Three desks for planning, calls, live monitoring, edits and client work without crowding the studio floor.
Four looks
in one room.
Studio One switches between a green screen infinity cove, a full blackout curtain space, a working kitchen set and a rustic reclaimed wood wall — without striking the room and starting again.
- Commercials, branded content and TV inserts
- Cooking and product demonstrations on the kitchen set
- Interviews, training films and social campaigns
- Live streaming from either studio
Closer than
you think.
Crofton Hall sits just off the A595, fifteen minutes west of Carlisle, with free parking right outside the door. It is a straightforward run from every major production centre in the north.
Bring the brief.
The room adapts.
Hire a single space by the hour, take a studio for the day, or book the whole facility and run a full production from one address.
- Commercials & brand films
- Video podcasts
- Product photography
- Portrait & headshot sessions
- Green screen & virtual sets
- Training & internal comms
- Cooking & demo content
- Live streamed events
- Social & vertical content
- Interviews & talking heads
- Music promos
- Set & prop building
Turn up with a laptop
or a full unit.
Camera, lighting and grip packages are available on top of any studio booking, and our crewing service helps you source experienced local crew rather than importing a team from three hours away.
- Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro G2
- 3× Blackmagic Cinema cameras & production switcher
- Aputure Nova P300C & Amaran 100d lighting
- Sennheiser boom and radio mics
- Hauge K12 jib arm and tripod dolly
Twenty years of
production, brought
home to Cumbria.
Founder Ben Phoenix has been making films since 2005 and built his first green screen studio from an empty shell in Birmingham in 2012. That studio worked with national broadcasters and commercial clients for years. Cumbria Film Studios applies the same thinking to a region that has never had a facility of its own.
Come and see it
for yourself.
We run regular filmmaker meetups at the studio, and our official Open Day lands on Thursday 10 September 2026. Drop in, look round the spaces, and meet the people making work in this region.
Studio Open Day
Drop in any time between 4:00pm and 7:30pm. Live studio demos, a look round every space, drinks, food and a short welcome at 5:30pm.
Book a studio day or
arrange a walkthrough.
Tell us what you are making and when. We will come back with availability, a price and anything you need to know about the space.