The ITV soap was first aired on October 16, 1972, and was originally filmed in the real-life village of Arncliffe in the Yorkshire Dales before it was moved to Esholt in West Yorkshire.
After 22 years, the production moved to the Harewood estate, where a duplicate of Esholt was built, after the village became too busy to film due to congestion and disruption resulting from visits from fans of the soap who were hoping to sneak a peek at the soap’s characters in action and locations.
These images show the Emmerdale set in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside.
13. Emmerdale set in Yorkshire
The village also includes 900 square miles of turf, which is constantly looked after by a full time gardener. The show is filmed six weeks in advance before it is publicly aired, so that the production team makes sure plants in the village flower at the right time. To make sure this happens, the bulbs are nurtured in greenhouses before being planted outside. Set away from the main village, the buildings for Holdgate Farm, Pollard’s Barn and the Dingle’s house are the only real buildings on set, which date back further than 160 years. Photo: Lizzie Shepherd / ITV Studios / PA Wire