West Horsley is a small, rural town in Surrey characterized by fields, forests, and natural landscapes. The infrastructure consists mainly of old cottages located on thin, sometimes dirt roads. The local community wants to preserve the traditional character and natural environment by preventing new housing developments. One filming location being considered is the King William IV pub, dating back to 1830, which would help set the scene of an old, rural English town. Alternatives include the nearby Barley Mow pub or community notice boards if the pub is unavailable.

1. RECCE
Surrey Side

2. West Horsley
West Horsley is a small rural
town in Surrey.
It has many fields, acres of
natural land and many wonderful
forests and horticultural wonders.
As I live in Horsley, it was easy
for me to go and take some
pictures of where we would be
filming.
The pictures to the left show
some of the fields and natural
land that West Horsley
possesses, helping it hold this
rural town atmosphere.

3. Infrastructure
The infrastructure of West Horsley is
much different to that of a contemporary
town
The houses are mainly cottages, made
in the 1800’s, some have been
modernised or are more modern than
others, but many of the cottages are
very old.
The roads of Horsley are thin and many
of the side roads are dirt roads, with
potholes and muddy puddles on.
This can create issues with transport
and accessibility, but the areas we have
chosen to film in, we have chosen so
that they are easily accessible.

4. Local Community
One thing which influenced our
decision to use West Horsley as our
location to film is the local campaign
that is happening throughout.
The local community has created a
pressure group to stop the
Government from building many new
homes in West Horsley.
This is to preserve the traditional town
and to preserve the natural
environment, ensuring they don’t
build over the acres of natural land.

5. King William IV Pub
West Horsley has two main pubs,
King William IV and The Barley Mow.
Out of the two, we elected to film our
first scene at the King William IV as it
is more easily accessible, and we feel
it is better presented as a pub.
The ‘Est. 1830’ sign gives it a deep-
rooted feel, helping add to the rural
atmosphere of the town, as we feel it
is key that this town comes across as
old and traditional. This will help with
our mise-en-scene.

6. Contingency Plans – The Barley Mow
In the unlikely circumstance that we
can’t film at King William IV, the other
pub I previously mentioned, The
Barley Mow, would also be available
to film at.
The Barley Mow would be easy to get
to from the King William IV as they
are on the same road, and are
minutes apart.
The Barley Mow also gives the
atmosphere of a traditional, rural pub,
which will, again, help with the mise-
en-scene of our trailer.

7. Contingency Plans – Notice boards
West Horsley is also peppered with
notice boards on many roads.
If we can’t use the pub door to put the
notice on, we can use one of these
many notice boards as these are
open to the public and we do not
need to seek permission.
We would use these as our first
choice, however we would prefer to
use the pub doors to rip the poster off
in our first scene, as the mise-en-
scene would be excellent.