Last Alteration: Sunday 07 April 2013
Penwyllt Quarry
Penwyllt Quarry
Pen-y-Cae, Swansea, Wales
How to get here from Powell Street:
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Walk: Head away from the terraces to the car park, then bear right and follow the slope into the quarry. (0.1 miles, 2m) +
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Parking area near quarry
The quarry is just beside the car park.
Access: publicStatus: recognisableThe quarry
Countrycide
Filmed: 2006
Torchwood set up camp.
Countrycide
Filmed: 2006
Someone makes off with the SUV!
Countrycide
Filmed: 2006
Someone makes off with the SUV!
Countrycide
Filmed: 2006
The team look across to a village across the hills.
Where to walk to next?
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Powell Street (Countrycide). Follow the slope out of the quarry, and turn left and enter the terrace. (0.1 miles, 1m)
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Penwyllt Inn (Countrycide). Follow the slope out of the quarry, and then cross the carpark and walk to the railway path. Turn left and follow this to the slope down the ditch to reach the style opposite, then head up the hill to the inn. (0.2 miles, 4m)
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Craig-Y-Nos Castle Hotel (Tooth and Claw): 1.08 miles. 
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National Showcaves Centre for Wales (The Pirate Planet): 1.11 miles.
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Tower Colliery (The Hungry Earth, Cold Blood): 8.46 miles. 
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National Park Visitor Centre (Children of Earth: Day One, Children of Earth: Day Three, Children of Earth: Day Four): 9.97 miles.
Related Stories
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Countrycide [2006]: Torchwood set up camp in a quarry.
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