Pembrokeshire is getting a double pay-off in its role as a Hollywood film location.

As well as the fantastic publicity for the county generated by shoots for high-profile films such as Robin Hood, Harry Potter and more recently Snow White and the Huntsman, production companies are making a significant financial contribution to use land and buildings.

Stars including Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth – along with 50 horses – were recently at Marloes Sands for a week’s filming for the Snow White blockbuster.

And a £30,000 licence payment for the use of the foreshore was paid by the filming company to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority.

The BBC production of Richard II, shot at Carew Castle and Whitesands, also generated £7,000 for the authority.

A total of £45,000 has been received by the authority in the current financial year for filming licences in the county, which will contribute towards an anticipated £125,000 surplus, the authority’s audit and corporate services review committee was told on Wednesday.

Also expected is a £80,000 boost in car park income, while further savings will come from a £15,000 reduction in the authority’s insurance premium; £20,000 income from the Countryside Council for Wales for coast path work and £20,000 savings on the Local Development Plan.

These figures are offset by £56,000 of revenue funds used for capital expenditure, and early retirement costs of £115,000.