 In late 2018 filming took place on the outskirts of the village for the Universal Pictures film Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs & Shaw.Eggborough Power Station, the location of the shoot, and which borders the village, was able to be used as a location, having been decommissioned earlier that year.During the 2019 UCI Road World Championships Hensall was one of the host towns and villages along two of the races.