Last Alteration: Monday 04 August 2008
Oldbury Power Station
Oldbury Power Station
Oldbury Naite, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, BS35 1RQ
Oldbury is an operating nuclear power station, and is due to be decommissioned in 2009.
How to get here:
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Road: M5 - Exit junction 14, heading west on the B4509 (signposted Berkeley), and then left. At the church, turn right and follow the road towards Rockhampton. Continue on to Newton, turn right through Lower Morton, then turn right towards Oldbury. Bear right towards Oldbury Naite and the power station is at the end of the road. (7 miles, 15m) +
Car Park (for visiting the nature trail)
This location is private and has no or limited access only. The power station is private, but you can walk around the outside on a nature trail that is open to the public. Please note the visitor centre has been closed since 2006 though signs are still up for it!
Access: publicStatus: recognisable Layby
Photograph taken: 23rd July 2008 by Chuck Foster
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The Hand of Fear (3)
Filmed: 16-17 Jun 1976
The power station does not explode when hit by nuclear missiles!
Access: publicStatus: recognisable Approach Road
Photograph taken: 23rd July 2008 by Chuck Foster
"Taken from the nature trail path as it returns to the car park along the
roadside."
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The Hand of Fear (1)
Filmed: 16-17 Jun 1976
The Doctor and Dr Carter drive up to the power station.
Access: publicStatus: recognisable Side Entrance
Photograph taken: 23rd July 2008 by Chuck Foster
"Taken from the nature trail path as it runs by the buildings.
I was a little off here - the gates are just to the left of where
I actually took the photo."
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The Hand of Fear (1)
Filmed: 16-17 Jun 1976
Sarah walks up to the power station entrance.
The Hand of Fear (1)
Filmed: 16-17 Jun 1976
Armed guards surround the Doctor and Dr Carter as the enter the power station.
Other nearby locations:
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Stokefield Close (The Hand of Fear). Walk (4.6 miles, 11m) : Head along Foss Lane, and then turn left into Oldbury Lane. At the end turn right into Butt Lane, and then right onto the B4061 (Gloucester Road). When you reach the roundabout in the village, go straight across onto Castle Street, then turn left into Stokefield Close.
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Berkeley Power Station (The Pirate Planet): 4.42 miles.
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Cromhall Quarry (The Hand of Fear): 6.31 miles.
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St. Regis Paper Company (42): 7.87 miles.
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David Broome Event Centre (The Girl in the Fireplace): 7.90 miles.
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Brian Cox Motor Engineering (The Christmas Invasion): 8.43 miles.
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The Hand of Fear [16-17 Jun 1976]: Nunton Power Station
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