28/09/2026The Riot Women filming locations are mostly in and around Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire. Following on from her acclaimed series Happy Valley, Sally Wainwright again drew on her local knowledge and personal experience to create Riot Women. This time the focus is on the stresses and strains of the menopause, alongside relationship breakdowns and caring for elderly parents, wayward teenagers and adult offspring.
As with the award-winning police drama, one of the main “characters” is the town of Hebden Bridge, nestled in the picturesque steep hillsides of the Upper Calder Valley. This time the series draws more strongly on the town’s reputation for quirkiness and diversity. It has been voted the “fourth funkiest town in the world” by British Airways’ High Life magazine.
The Riot Women filming locations in Hebden Bridge are easy to explore on foot on a day trip, and provide a fascinating glimpse into Wainwright’s inspiration for the series.
Location: Albert Street, Hebden Bridge
Seen in: All episodes
The pub is popular with locals. It has also survived serious flooding twice, with the town flooding six times since 2000, most notably on Boxing Day 2015.
Several pivotal scenes were filmed here. Fans will instantly recognise the frontage, the rear seating area with its colourful bunting and, of course, the bar. Later, a suicidal Beth storms out of the pub, before stumbling across the amazingly talented vocalist Kitty (Rosalie Craig) singing in another local pub.
Several pivotal scenes were filmed here, and fans will instantly recognise the frontage, the rear outdoor seating area with its colourful bunting and, of course, the bar. It’s from here that a suicidal Beth storms out, before stumbling across the amazingly talented vocalist Kitty (Rosalie Craig) singing in another local pub.
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Location: Bridge Gate, Hebden Bridge
Seen in: Episode 1
Feeling dejected after “creative differences” with her bandmates, Beth is about to cross the old packhorse bridge opposite this pub. Suddenly, she hears Kitty belting out a rock song.
She turns and heads into the pub in a fantastic 360-degree shot as Kitty’s voice reaches her. In that moment, she realises she has found the band’s charismatic, albeit very angry and troubled, lead singer.
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Location: Albert Street, Hebden Bridge
Slightly more upmarket than the pubs, COIN has quickly established itself as a smart place for a nice meal or a date night. That’s exactly how Holly (Tamsin Greig) and JoJo (Richard Fleeshman) enjoy it, before the hilarious misunderstanding that ends their fledgling romance. It’s also where Fearne’s parents Graham (Peter Davison) and Tricia (Claire Skinner) meet Kitty.
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Location: Albert Street, Hebden Bridge
This is the restaurant where Beth and Kitty have a meal and Kitty confesses her shocking secret about the birth mother of Beth’s adopted son. The scene was filmed in the restaurant’s upstairs dining area.
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Location: Bridge Gate, overlooking St George’s Square, Hebden Bridge
The pub’s outdoor seating overlooks the busy main square, the social hub of Hebden Bridge. Here, Kitty meets her friend SpongeBob (Thomas Flynn) and asks him to supply her with drugs.
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Location: Carlton Chambers, Carlton Street, Hebden Bridge
Inez’s café in the series, this shop is seen in the background as Jess and Inez (Natalia Tena) have a heated discussion on Albert Street. Pride flags are displayed throughout the town, and a very well supported annual Pride march celebrates Hebden Bridge’s diversity and inclusion.
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Location: off Station Road, Hebden Bridge
As her life unravels, Kitty sits under this bridge to contemplate her future and plan her next move.
Location: off Albert Street, Hebden Bridge
After chasing Kitty along Albert Street, Gavin (Mark Bazeley) violently assaults her in this car park, leaving her seriously injured.
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Location: New Road, Hebden Bridge
Seen in: Episode 6
It’s here that Kitty’s crime boss dad, Keith Eckersley, makes contact by phone. He is revealed to be played by stage and screen star Jonathan Pryce, setting up a second series, which the BBC has since confirmed.
It’s here that Kitty’s crime boss dad, Keith Eckersley, makes contact by phone, and is revealed to be played by renowned stage and screen star Jonathan Pryce. It set up the enticing prospect of a second series, which the BBC has since confirmed.
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Location: School Street, Hebden Bridge
This is the local school attended by Jess’s grandchildren, where the band enter a talent contest, and several scenes were filmed in the playground. The talent contest itself was actually shot in St Michael’s Church Hall in nearby Mytholmroyd.
Please note this is a working school, so do view it from the street.
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Location: Wadsworth Lane, Hebden Bridge
Yvonne’s house is seen when Holly drives over to visit her, and can be found overlooking the town centre beyond Birchcliffe Road.
Please note this is a private home, so do be respectful of the residents if you visit.
Hebden Bridge is the heart of the series, but filming also took place across Calderdale, from Halifax to the moors above Todmorden.
Location: Salterhebble, Halifax
Kitty’s drug habits and run-ins with the law lead to several hospital visits, with Calderdale Royal providing both the backdrop and the interiors.
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Location: Old Cock Yard, Halifax
Rowdy football fans turn a police car on its roof in front of this pub, before PC Nisha (Taj Atwal) gets caught up in horrifying violence. After being cornered and tied up by hooligans, she is discovered by Rudy (Ben Batt), who takes the opportunity to ruthlessly humiliate her.
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Location: Holdsworth Road, Holdsworth, Halifax, HX2 9TG
A Jacobean manor and now a luxury hotel, Holdsworth House played host to the cast and crew during filming. Its glorious sandstone architecture and lush gardens have also featured in Happy Valley and Last Tango in Halifax.
The Beatles checked in back in the 1960s, and since then the hotel has welcomed numerous famous guests, including the band REM and the stars of Wuthering Heights, Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.
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Location: off Eastwood Road and Windy Harbour Lane, between Blackshaw Head and Todmorden
This rocky outcrop on the moors is a dramatic local landmark. It was also the perfect location for Kitty’s angry meltdown, as she screams out her frustration into the moorland winds.
Location: Rochdale Road, Todmorden
Seen in: Episode 1
This is where we first meet Kitty, Holly and Nisha in episode one. Kitty embarks on a drink-fuelled shoplifting spree and is soon apprehended by the two police officers, in a typically dramatic opener to the series.
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Beth’s gorgeous farmhouse home is on the hillside above Ripponden. As it’s a private home in an isolated location, the exact address understandably isn’t publicly known.
Riot Women was filmed mainly in Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire, with further locations in Halifax, Todmorden, Mytholmroyd and Ripponden.
The Duke of Wellington, where Jess is landlady, is The Albert on Albert Street in Hebden Bridge.
Beth hears Kitty singing in the White Swan on Bridge Gate in Hebden Bridge, opposite the old packhorse bridge.
The festival scenes in the final episode were filmed in Calder Holmes Park, close to Hebden Bridge town centre.
Yes. Most of the Hebden Bridge locations are pubs, restaurants and shops within a short walk of each other, so they’re easy to explore in a day. Some locations are private homes, so please view them from the street.
Hebden Bridge is the star of two Sally Wainwright dramas. So, if you’re visiting the Riot Women filming locations, you can easily combine them with our guide to the Happy Valley filming locations, many of which are just around the corner.
If you’re making a trip of it, Yorkshire has plenty more TV history to explore. Further north in the Yorkshire Dales, you can visit Skeldale House, the Drovers Arms and Darrowby on our All Creatures Great and Small tour, which starts in York and includes entry to the World of James Herriot.
Written by Ursula Lumb, a local tour guide who has shown fans around the filming locations of Hebden Bridge and the Calder Valley.
