Last Alteration: Sunday 07 April 2013
Half Mile Road
Half Mile Road
Membury, Wiltshire
How to get here from Membury Airfield Business Park:
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Road: Head south along Ramsbury Road, then continue south as the road bears to the left. At the crossroads, turn left and follow the road until you reach the junction with Half Mile Road. +
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roadside
Access: publicStatus: recognisable Southern Junction
Photograph taken: 28th November 2009 by Chuck Foster
"The roadsign seen in the show looks to be genuine, as it indicates Half Mile Road; however, the sign is no longer there."
Planet of the Spiders (2)
Filmed: 12-13 Mar 1974
Lupton speeds down a road in the Whomobile (The shot is reversed!)
Planet of the Spiders (2)
Filmed: 12-13 Mar 1974
Whomobile, Bessie, and Panda car in pursuit!
Planet of the Spiders (2)
Filmed: 12-13 Mar 1974
Panda car in pursuit
Planet of the Spiders (2)
Filmed: 12-13 Mar 1974
Bessie takes a shortcut
Access: publicStatus: recognisable "Layby"
Planet of the Spiders (2)
Filmed: 12-13 Mar 1974
A policeman has nothing to report ...
Planet of the Spiders (2)
Filmed: 12-13 Mar 1974
... until the chase passes him!
Planet of the Spiders (2)
Filmed: 12-13 Mar 1974
The police car turns around ...
Planet of the Spiders (2)
Filmed: 12-13 Mar 1974
... in order to five pursuit
Other nearby locations:
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Membury Crossroads (Planet of the Spiders). Road: Head west from the junction and this leads to the crossroads. roadside
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Ramsbury Road (Planet of the Spiders). Road: Head north, then turn left at the end. Follow the road as it bears right
and this leads to the Membury Airfield business park. roadside
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Ady Godwin Car Repairs (The Dæmons): 0.87 miles. 
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Membury Hall Lane (Planet of the Spiders): 0.87 miles.
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Jacquet Weston Engineering (approach road) (Planet of the Spiders): 0.96 miles.
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Oaken Coppice (lane) (The Dæmons): 1.67 miles.
Related Stories
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Planet of the Spiders [12-13 Mar 1974]: Chasing down roads
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