Last Alteration: Sunday 07 April 2013
Hambleton Woods
Hambleton Woods
Rutland, Leicestershire
Rutland Water is a manmade reservoir, created when the Gwash Valley was flooded in 1975. As well as providing water for the area, it is also a popular venue for water sports, and much of the lake and its surrounds are home to a variety of wildlife and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.
Access: publicStatus: recognisableLakeside
Photograph taken: 22nd May 2007 by Chuck Foster
Battlefield (3)
Filmed: 16 May 1989
Excalibur rises from the lake ...
Photograph taken: 22nd May 2007 by Chuck Foster
Battlefield (3)
Filmed: 16 May 1989
Bambera helps Ace back onto the shore
Access: publicStatus: recognisable"Dig" site
Photograph taken: 22nd May 2007 by Chuck Foster
Battlefield (2)
Filmed: 16-17 May 1989
Ace puts her Nitro-9 to good use ...
Access: publicStatus: recognisableTowards the Hall
Photograph taken: 22nd May 2007 by Chuck Foster
Battlefield (1)
Filmed: 16-17 May 1989
The Doctor and Ace arrive at the convoy.
Battlefield (1)
Filmed: 8 May 1989
On the way to the hotel.
Where to walk to next?
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Hambleton Old Hall (Battlefield). Head west from the woods along the road to the Hall.
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Hambleton (Battlefield): 0.54 miles. 
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Hambleton Ridge (Battlefield): 0.72 miles.
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Barnsdale (Battlefield): 1.18 miles.
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Castle Cement Quarry (Battlefield): 5.06 miles.
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Wothorpe Towers (Battlefield): 7.51 miles.
Trivia:
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The barrier that the Doctor and Ace nip under when arriving at the UNIT convoy is the same prop that is at the MOD site when Ancelyn crashes to Earth a couple of scenes earlier! (Castle Cement Quarry)
Further links about the location:
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Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust - Official website
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Wikipedia - Rutland Water
Related Stories
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Battlefield [11,15-17 May 1989]: Lake Vortigern, and the excavation site along its shore
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