locations for ep 401 The Darkest Hour

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Gosh! What an episode to start out with! We had a grand tour through a great many of our significant locations in this wonderful episode.

♦ The opening scene was, I think, filmed at Trefil Quarry. However, I haven't visited there yet, so if anyone can confirm that, that would be great!
♦ Of course we had terrific use made of the Chateau de Pierrefonds and the studio sets in Cardiff.
♦ Thanks to pakafe, we know the jetty where Morgana and Morgause take the ferry was built at Speech House Lake.
♦ Thanks to archaeologist_d, we know that the scenes of the ferry nearing the Isle were filmed at the moat in Raglan Castle. And as far as I could make out, the overnight scenes where the knights are nervously camping out, were also filmed there.
♦ The deserted village, both interiors and exteriors, was Cosmeston Medieval Village. (Luckily for Hunith, it wasn't Ealdor this time!)
♦ And of course Morgana is now living in Puzzlewood! Also, Merlin and Lancelot collected firewood there.