Maritime filming

Maritime filming in North West England – Lakes, Rivers & Coastal Areas

From Windermere's launches to the Mersey's ferries and the wind farms in the Irish Sea, filmed from the water and the air across the whole region.

Maritime filming in the North West

Filming lakes, rivers and coast across North West England

North West England packs a lot of marine business into one region: Windermere’s launches and lakeside hotels, Liverpool’s waterfront with its ferries and cruise terminal, the shipyard at Barrow, wind farms out in the Irish Sea, and boating on Morecambe Bay and the Lake District’s other lakes. We cover the whole region: our boats travel by road, or we have the right boat waiting locally, crewed by our own skippers.

What we film here

  • Lake hotels, launches and boat hire businesses on Windermere and the other lakes
  • Ferries, cruise calls and port operations on the Mersey
  • Offshore wind and the vessels that serve it, from the water
  • Yachts and motor boats under way, for brokers and dealers
  • Waterfront venues and developments in Liverpool and beyond

We bring the camera boat, the skipper, the camera and drone crew, and the permissions. Raw files arrive within 48 hours, or we cut the finished film.

Drones. Windermere, Coniston, Derwentwater and Ullswater are clear of restricted airspace, and so are Liverpool’s Pier Head and the Albert Dock. The upper Mersey off Speke is inside Liverpool John Lennon Airport’s zone, Barrow’s shipyard and Sellafield have restricted areas of their own, and Warton’s zone covers the Ribble estuary off Lytham, so each position is checked before the day.

Need a boat for your own crew instead? See film boat hire here. More on filming for marine businesses.

Questions

Can you fly a drone on Windermere and the other lakes?

Yes. Windermere, Coniston, Derwentwater and Ullswater are clear of restricted airspace.

Is drone filming possible on Liverpool's waterfront?

Liverpool's Pier Head and the Albert Dock are clear of restricted airspace, but the upper Mersey off Speke is inside Liverpool John Lennon Airport's zone, so each position is checked before the day.

Where are the restricted areas on the North West coast?

Barrow's shipyard and Sellafield have restricted areas of their own, and Warton's zone covers the Ribble estuary off Lytham.

Qualified people on every boat
Skippers qualified to MCA Master (Code Vessels less than 200 GT) and Officer of the Watch (Yachts less than 500 GT) · CAA Operational Authorisation for drone work · £10m public liability · PLA, harbour and airspace permissions handled

Tell us about your shoot

We reply within the hour, 8am to 8pm, 7 days, and quote the same day for most shoots. Already working with us? We are on call day or night.
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