Last Alteration: Saturday 04 July 2009

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"I once spent decades faithfully cataloguing all the locations, every visit from the smallest camera angle to the largest zoom. But no sooner had I finished when it all started changing - new series, new filming, locations running amuck ... I had to start amending my entries - oh the task is endless!"

- Light, had he been a locations enthusiast (Ghostlight)

Welcome to the Locations Guide, a website devoted to the filming of the classic and new television series Doctor Who, and spin-offs such as Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures.

This site is designed to be a guide to the many locations around the UK and the world which have been used during the making of the series, providing details on how they were used within the shows, where to find them, and a comparison between how they look in the modern day to their original appearance on screen.

Our aim is to maintain an up-to-date database of locations and how they change over time, which means that unlike printed publications we can reflect alterations, demolition or name changes as they occur. However, being that there are some 1010 locations in the database, this might be a never-ending task!

This means we depend on you! We hope to provide a community for location-seekers in order for them to organise trips to places themselves, and to provide feedback on what they find. Please send us any news, updates, and photo submissions for locations; we're also interested in filming reports, and also photos portraying places at the time of filming or or in subsequent years before they were altered/demolished.

Please note that this is a fan-run site, and is not directly connected to either the BBC or the production of Doctor Who!

As of 22nd June there are 2907 photos submitted, covering 758 out of the 1010 known locations listed on site.
A selection of those photos are below (full list) - why not submit your own! (here is a list of locations we don't have photos for at present)

Latest News

website updates16th June 2009 - Facebook Page

Just a reminder that we have a Facebook Page where details of press reports, events, and general discussion can take place. If you have a Facebook account please do become a fan to help support the page!

website updates15th June 2009 - Dropdown menus

The dropdown menus have been altered slightly to enable them to be expanded with more options in the future; in particular this means that the submenus now operate the same way as the main ones, and on the locations pages the related storied are now listed under one heading; we've also added an option for the nearby locations, too.

There was a browser compatibility issue with Internet Explorer (what else?!) that threw the menu alignment out; hopefully this is now fixed. As always, if you see something that doesn't look right on a page please let us know where and which browser.

misc30th May 2009 - Torchwood: Children of Earth extended trailer

A new extended trailer for Children of Earth is now available from the BBC's Torchwood site; as before it highlights a number of locations from the story, including London scenes such as International Press Centre last seen in The Runaway Bride.

filming details29th May 2009 - Filming in Llandaff on Sunday 31st May

It has been reported that filming will be taking place in the Llandaff area of Cardiff for the Sarah Jane Adventures on Sunday, with shops having placed notices up apologising for any inconvenience caused!

Filming for the series has also been taking place at Court Colman Manor, last seen as the guest hotel for Gwen's wedding in Something Borrowed. Update 30th May: filming is carrying on at the hotel on Monday 1st June.

filming details22nd May 2009 - Filming wraps for Tennant's era

It has been reported that principal filming has now wrapped for the last episodes of David Tennant's tenure as the Doctor, with Tennant himself finishing yesterday. So, barring odd pickups in post-production this marks the end of filming reports for the 10th Doctor era ...

... or does it? It has been rumoured (now confirmed in DWM) that the 10th Doctor will be appearing in The Sarah Jane Adventures, so we haven't seen the last of Tennant on location yet!

publications14th May 2009 - Western Mail: "Would you let Cybermen smash up your windows?"

A recent article published in the Western Mail investigating how residents of places that have been used in films and television feel about the 'fame' their properties receive from having appeared in series such as Doctor Who or Gavin and Stacey; interviews included Rhodri Traherne of Coedarhydyglyn, John George of No 11 Nant-Fawr Road, and Richard Morgan-Price and Huw Thomas of Egerton Grey Country House Hotel.

There was also an interview with Doctor Who location manager Gareth Skelding.

filming details21st April 2009 - Cardiff Filming

After a fairly quiet weekend, filming was back underway yesterday in Cardiff, with no less than three units operational. Daytime filming in Penarth took place at Paget Road, last seen in the 2008 series during The Stolen Earth. Then it was over to St Augustines Church for some evening filming, and then to the "main event" for night-time filming on Wharton Street, an area being set up for several days. Thanks as always to the Kinda group for capturing events at Paget Road, St Augustines Church and Wharton Street respectively.

Surprisingly, filming took a trip to Somerset late last week to an old haunt for Who: Wookey Hole Caves played host to cast and crew on Friday!

filming details13th April 2009 - Swansea Filming

Work on the Christmas specials continues today, with filming taking place on Portland Street in Swansea.

Update 14th: articles about the filming appeared in the Evening Post, Western Mail and the Standard, and some photos are now in the archive, courtesy of Rhys Lewis and Chazz Collins.

website updates11th April 2009 - Planet of the Dead locations identified

Well Planet of the Dead has now aired, and we are pleased to say that all the locations featured in the story have been identified, thanks to the sterling efforts of the location-watchers in Cardiff and The United Arab Emirates.

The next story to be broadcast later in the year will be The Waters of Mars; one new location from the trailer is National Botanic Garden of Wales. The site has been updated with the episode name for various links, but if I have missed any please let me know!

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