On the Road finally hits the big screen The citizens of Castle Combe should brace themselves for an onslaught of American tourists this summer. The idyllic Wiltshire town has been named by Visit Britain, our official tourist agency, as a prime destination for visitors from the United States after being used as a village location in Steven Spielberg's War Horse. Visit Britain, which in the past has described our country as "one glorious, gorgeous movie set," has now pinpointed seven must-see places that featured in Oscar-nominated movies. Dartmoor National Park, which looked ravishing in War Horse, is another. The Harry Potter tour at Leavesden Studios in Hertfordshire is an obvious choice. So, amusingly, is Geo F Trumper, the Mayfair gentlemen's hairdresser, featured in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Listen up, Yanks: there's no place like Britain for a wet shave. What with The Artist and Hugo fondly looking back to early film history, it feels timely that plans are under way to restore and reopen London's Regent Street Cinema. It's effectively the birthplace of British cinema: it screened the Lumière brothers" first-ever "moving picture show" way back in 1896. The building now houses the University of Westminster, formerly Regent Street Polytechnic, and the site for the restored cinema is currently a lecture hall. The Lumières chose it for their historic screening because the polytechnic was renowned for scientific experimentation. In three weeks" time, a new phase of the university's fund-raising campaign will be launched, with the aim of opening the box office for business late next year. Influential backers of the scheme include Working Title boss Tim Bevan, film composer George Fenton and cinematographer Seamus McGarvey (Atonement).