HAMPSHIRE is becoming a go-to destination for Hollywood film makers.

Last year 11 feature films and five high-profile TV productions were shot in the county with a range of A-list celebrities including Tom Cruise, Dame Judi Dench, Kevin Costner, Scarlett Johansson and Benedict Cumberbatch.

The key productions that chose to film in Hampshire include Mission Impossible 5, Pride and Prejudice, The Avengers: Age of Ultron and Downton Abbey.

Hampshire County Council’s executive member for economy, transport and environment Seán Woodward said: “Film Hampshire have done an outstanding job in 2014 attracting many high profile productions into the county which has a positive effect on our economy, with film crews staying and spending money locally as well as publicising Hampshire to support our tourism industry.

“Tourism plays a vital role in Hampshire generating well over £3 billion each year from visitors coming into Hampshire, and providing more than 60,000 jobs.”