landmark · Yorkshire Dales, England
Old Gang Smelting Mill
A filming location from Wuthering Heights in Yorkshire Dales.
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The scene
The ruined lead-smelting mill on the moor below Healaugh Crag stands in for the estate's weathered, wind-scoured outbuildings.
How to visit
The atmospheric ruins sit beside the moor road above Reeth, in the Old Gang valley; the track is rough, so park considerately and walk the last stretch.
- The whole hillside is dotted with 19th-century lead-mining remains.
- Gunnerside Gill nearby has more dramatic mining ruins to explore.
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Good to know
- What was filmed at Old Gang Smelting Mill?
- The ruined lead-smelting mill on the moor below Healaugh Crag stands in for the estate's weathered, wind-scoured outbuildings.
- Can you visit Old Gang Smelting Mill?
- The atmospheric ruins sit beside the moor road above Reeth, in the Old Gang valley; the track is rough, so park considerately and walk the last stretch.
- Where is Old Gang Smelting Mill?
- Old Gang Smelting Mill is a real filming location in Yorkshire Dales.
More to film-spot in Yorkshire Dales
Healaugh Crag
The gritstone ridge above Healaugh in Swaledale is where Cathy waits for Heathcliff, looking down over the film's Wuthering Heights.
Swaledale
The drystone-walled valley around Low Row gives the film its brooding, timeless Yorkshire, all stone barns, sheep pasture and open sky.