TV, Film, Radio & Fashion

Looking for a rural backdrop to your film, TV, radio show or fashion shoot?  Swanston Farm might be the location you are looking for.

With 700 acres of land including farm buildings, an historical village dating back to AD 1214, golf courses, Highland Cows, hens, horses and goats, woodland and the talls heights of Caerketton and Allermuir Hills of the Pentland Hills Regional Park, the space is flexible, dramatic and contains an abundance of materials suitable for film, television, radio and fashion.

Channel 4’s ‘The Piano’ Child Prodigy comes to Swanston Farm

2025-04-14T18:33:52+01:00

Swanston Farm was honoured to welcome talented finalist of Channel 4's 'The Piano' for filming, 10 year old Sum.  Sum and his family visited Swanston Farm and our Highland Cows on a chilly winter's morning for some filming ahead of the final episode of Series 2.  It was a sparkling, [...]

Channel 4’s ‘The Piano’ Child Prodigy comes to Swanston Farm2025-04-14T18:33:52+01:00

LS Productions atop Swanston Farm

2025-04-14T18:40:09+01:00

LS Productions took over the hills here at Swanston Farm for a day, filming for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.  An early start saw the most stunning of sunrises and we were blessed with a sunny September day.  Our fold of Highland Cows were located to the peaks of [...]

LS Productions atop Swanston Farm2025-04-14T18:40:09+01:00

Matt Baker: Travels with Mum & Dad

2025-04-14T18:34:10+01:00

Matt Baker took his Mum Janice and Dad Mike on a special Christmas trip to Edinburgh and popped up to visit us here at Swanston Farm!  Along with a wonderful visit to the Royal Yacht Britannia and the Kinloch Anderson Kilts and Highland Dress hub, the family enjoyed a close-up [...]

Matt Baker: Travels with Mum & Dad2025-04-14T18:34:10+01:00

Alexei Sayle & Oxford Films at Swanston Farm

2025-01-15T17:16:38+00:00

Oxford Films came to Swanston Farm to shoot on location with English actor, author and stand-up comedian Alexei Sayle for a documentary in 2022. The Fringe, Fame and Me is the story of how a small Scottish arts festival that began 75 years ago this year became a national institution – a [...]

Alexei Sayle & Oxford Films at Swanston Farm2025-01-15T17:16:38+00:00

World Curling Champions meet Thelma & Louise

2025-01-15T15:44:58+00:00

We had some very special visitors in June 2023! Team Mouat, which is led by Edinburgh-born skipper, Bruce Mouat, were crowned world curling champions in Ottawa earlier this year after defeating their Canadian hosts. Team Mouat also took home the silver medal at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing and they [...]

World Curling Champions meet Thelma & Louise2025-01-15T15:44:58+00:00

Powder dusts its magic at Swanston Farm

2025-01-15T15:49:25+00:00

The team from Powder UK chose Swanston Farm as a location for shooting a range from their Autumn/Winter 2019 Collection.  It was a very chilly January day, with Design Director Lisa Beaumont and her team, including make-up artist, stylist and photographer along with model Lauren, wearing the stunning cosy and [...]

Powder dusts its magic at Swanston Farm2025-01-15T15:49:25+00:00

Fashion on the Farm!

2025-01-15T17:47:48+00:00

In early 2018 we welcomed 2 male models Glen Power at SUPA Model Management and Richard Keep at ELITE LONDON, photographer Simon Lipman, stylist Hannah Beck and make-up artist Oscar Alexander to Swanston Farm as part of their trip to Scotland from London, to photograph a range of clothing for South China Morning [...]

Fashion on the Farm!2025-01-15T17:47:48+00:00

VisitScotland & Fifty Films

2025-01-15T18:09:34+00:00

In September 2017 VisitScotland and American film company 'Fifty Films' spent the morning at Swanston Farm, filming their young Millenials saying hello to our Highland Cattle, as part of their trip around Scotland.  The 'Swanston Hairies' were all lying down having a relaxing morning, showing their best sides!  You can [...]

VisitScotland & Fifty Films2025-01-15T18:09:34+00:00