Overview

Wolf Studios Wales is the premier filming facility in Cardiff.

With an overall footprint of 255,000 sqft, Wolf Studios Wales offers 140,000 sqft of stage space across 7 stages, with one at 57.5ft in height and the tallest in Wales/one of the tallest in the UK.

We are located just 10-minutes drive from Cardiff Central Station, 30-minutes from Cardiff International Airport and just under 2 hours by train from London Paddington. Wolf Studios is also extremely convenient for reaching the many and varied amazing locations in Wales.

In addition to the 7 state-of-the-art sound stages we offer high-quality, flexible office space, edit suites, quiet spaces and gardens, auxiliary rooms, costume workshops, props storage and fabrication, visitor and crew parking, designated unit base areas and 69,000 sq ft of serviced backlot.

Screen Alliance Wales is also on site, with a purpose-built classroom and staff to assist our productions in sourcing the very best new talent, crew and equipment.

Credits since opening in 2017: A Discovery of Witches, His Dark Materials, Industry, Doctor Who and Dope Girls (see here for more information).

For all enquiries, please contact the Reception at Wolf Studios Wales via reception@wolfstudioswales.com

Accessibility

We strive to ensure that our site is accessible for all staff, crew and visitors and we welcome all feedback on the experience of working and visiting our space as we work alongside other UK Studios to reach full inclusion by 2030.

Wolf Studios Wales is an accessible space offering a warm welcome to all, offering:

• Designated disabled parking spaces, near entrances
• Accessible toilets
• A lift to 1st floor offices
• PEEPS as required
• Quiet Rooms and green spaces
• A portable hearing loop
• Visual fire alarms
• Staff who are learning BSL
• Equal opportunities policies and Respect in the Workplace training
• Accessibility champions in our Studio Operations team, here to assist with any requirements
• A digital and audio induction/welcome leaflet for visitors (see below).

We are signed up to the Disability Confident, Endometriosis Champion and Sunflower schemes and have a D&I Champion to guide our work and follow industry best practice.

Since August 2023 we have become one of the first TV Access Project Activators. By committing to being activators we are pledging to the continued improvement of accessibility at our site and have already completed the TAP Audit as required by the 10 UK broadcasters and streamers.

Sustainability

Wolf Studios Wales, and the Bad Wolf productions who are based here, operate under an Environmental Policy and GEMS and are constantly aiming to reduce our carbon footprint and we do this in the following ways:

• We are proud to have taken part for the second year running in @wearealbert’s Studio Sustainability Standard, a voluntary initiative to support film and TV studios to become zero carbon, zero waste facilities and to help productions in their own sustainability journeys.
• We support our productions with their albert certification and engagement with their suppliers.
• We constantly review activities through our Sustainability Group and have a green procurement policy, which we use to vet suppliers.
• We run a circular economy model, which re-uses costumes, props and office/location items or donates them to charities and local colleges and companies.
• We have introduced paperless clock in and out systems.

We also:

• encourage recycling and we are 0% waste to landfill
• use 100% green electricity and are 98% LED lit and have a no-generator use policy
• offset our carbon footprint annually
• look for ways to reduce the waste we produce
• offer composting and food donations to local charities
• use rainwater for our garden which has biodiverse planting
• work with Initiative for Nature Conservation Cymru on a new biodiversity project
• use bio cleaning products
• offer electric car charging
• offer a free shuttle bus from Cardiff City Centre to the Studio and back
• collect clothes and household items for Welsh charity Ty Hafan
• collect clothes for the Kit for Crew scheme
• Our limited single-use plastics are used by a local company to make playground surfaces
• Staff, crew and guests are trained and encouraged to act sustainably when on site
• HVO Bowsers on site to reduce unit diesel use

Studio Visitors
If you are coming to Wolf Studios Wales you can read our Studio Visitor Induction leaflet here. An audio version of the leaflet is available here.

Stage Dimensions:

Stage 1 21,661 sq ft, height: 32- 41 ft

Stage 2 14,531 sq ft, height: 35- 41 ft

Stage 3 14,531 sq ft, height: 35- 41 ft

Stage 4 30,000 sq ft, height 35-41 ft

Stage 5  20,000 sq ft, height: 35- 41 ft

Stage 6 24,497 sq ft, height: 57.5 ft

Stage 7 15,000 sq ft, height 32 – 41 ft