Last Alteration: Thursday 26 June 2008

Nant Ffrancon Pass

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-04°01'23", 53°07'24"

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Nant Ffrancon Pass
Gwynedd, North Wales

(whereabouts of filming unconfirmed)

Nant Ffrancon is a steep glacial gorge that drops from a summit near the Llyn Ogwen lake and the town of Bethesda on the A5.

How to get here:

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Road: A5 - Follow the A5, and the pass is off the road. +

Access: publicStatus: recognisabledot The Pass dot

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Photograph taken: 22nd June 2008 by Richard Bignell
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The Abominable Snowmen (1)
Screen Shot
Filmed: 4-9 Sep 1967
The TARDIS materialises in Tibet.

The Abominable Snowmen (2)
Screen Shot
Filmed: 4-9 Sep 1967
Travers, Jamie and Victoria are chased down the mountain by Yeti.

Access: publicStatus: recognisableFilming

Photo
Photograph taken: 22nd June 2008 by Richard Bignell
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The Abominable Snowmen
Screen Shot
Filmed: 4-9 Sep 1967

 

Photo
Photograph taken: 22nd June 2008 by Richard Bignell
[view other photos in this album]

The Abominable Snowmen
Screen Shot
Filmed: 4-9 Sep 1967

Additional locations as the crow flies:

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Cwt y Bugail Quarry (McAlpine) (The Five Doctors): 10.61 miles.

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Plas Brondanw (The Five Doctors): 11.20 miles.

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Carreg Y Foel Gron (The Five Doctors): 12.66 miles.

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Portmeirion (The Masque of Mandragora): 14.63 miles.

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Cwm Bychan (The Five Doctors): 18.04 miles.

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