Last Alteration: Tuesday 13 November 2007
Buckhurst Park (Woods)
GPS Coordinates
00°08'46", 51°05'42"
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Buckhurst Park (Woods)
Withyham, East Sussex
The Buckhurst Park woods form part of the estate, but are not open to the public.
How to get here:
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Road: B2110 - Via Royal Tunbridge Wells (A26), follow the A264 west towards East Grinstead, then take the B2110 towards Groombridge. At Groombridge, continue across the mini-roundabout towards Withyham; the entrance to Buckhurst Park is by the Dorset Arms pub. Parking: road alongside the pub. By foot follow the drive up to the house; the woods are by a lake at the bottom of the hill. +
Access: PrivateStatus: unconfirmedBuckhurst Park (woods)
Photograph taken: 18th June 2006 by Chuck Foster [note]
Castrovalva (2-4)
Filmed: 2-3 Sep 1981
The woods surrounding Castrovalva.
Additional Notes:
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The woods where Castrovalva was filmed are part of the private area of the Estate; the photo is of one of the lakes that is publicly viewable nearby (which wasn't used as far as we know!)
Where to walk to next?
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Buckhurst House (Black Orchid). Walk back to the drive and head up the hill towards the house front gates.
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Withyham Cricket Club (Black Orchid). Walk back to the drive and head towards the entrance to the Park; the cricket ground is a few hundred yards from the entrance, on the right.
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Harrison's Rocks (Castrovalva, The Mind Robber): 1.85 miles.
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Crowborough Training Camp (The Curse of Fenric): 3.40 miles.
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Sussex Police Training Centre (Crowborough) (Castrovalva): 4.06 miles.
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Gatwick Airport (The Faceless Ones): 14.52 miles.
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Yew Tree Farm (The Curse of Fenric): 15.72 miles.
Related Stories
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Castrovalva [2-3 Sep 1981]: The TARDIS lands in woods surrounding Castrovalva.
All photographs are the copyright of the photographer and may not be utilised on any other website or media without permission.
All screen captures are the copyright of the BBC and appear here as reference to illustrate the location in comparison with it looked at the time of filming and the present day; no attempt is made to supercede this or any other copyright.
