Which is why so many film crews regularly descend on the county to make great movies and TV shows, like the ones featured here. Did you see the film crews?
17. Filmed in Lancashire
Blackpool Pleasure Beach and Charnock Hall in Preston were just two of the venues in Lancashire filmed for Yvette Fielding's Most Haunted TV programme Photo: Press Association
18. Filmed in Lancashire
Celebrity sisters Emma and Sophie Thompson filmed a pastiche of the Great British Bake Off on the contested land near Preston New Road called 'Frack Free Bake Off'. The site, leased by fracking firm Cuadrilla, was transformed by Greenpeace volunteers into a film studio inspired by the popular BBC show, complete with white marquee, vintage utensils, and bunting. The celebrities baked energy-themed cakes in a bespoke kitchen powered by wood and solar panels Photo: Thomas Temple
19. Filmed in Lancashire
Britain's Got Talent is another regular visitor to the coast, to tap into the county's future stars. Here's Ant and Dec on the Promenade in 2012 Photo: Bill Johnson
20. Filmed in Lancashire
Blackpool features in an exciting scene from Tim Burton's film Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, which saw Samuel L Jackson arrive in the resort for filming in 2015 Photo: Archive