Abergavenny | Y Fenni

[mrs-leary.livejournal.com]

I think we must consider Abergavenny as an honourary Merlin Location due to the antics of our adorkable Bradley and his video camera towards the end of the third episode of Merlin: Secrets & Magic. Bless him! So during my latest Merlin Locations Tour, I made a pilgrimage to this Welsh market town. Or, to be exact, to the town's railway station. In honour of both Bradley Himself and my dear friend gealach_ros.

how it's used in Secrets & Magic

Mmm, well, do I need to elaborate? I'm sure we're all familiar with the footage by now! Bradley has been dropped off at the station to make his own way home from there. He is bored and (at least to start with) all alone. He decides to try out the remote control for his video camera. Much amusement ensues! This lovely young man could not be more adorable if he tried.









the place itself

There are actually reasons to visit Abergavenny other than Bradley James. No, really. There's a castle there. Also, it's at the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons, a beautiful if somewhat stark mountain range with National Park status. If you're a Torchwood fan, you'll recognise the atmospheric scenery from episode 106 Countrycide, which was filmed almost entirely in the Brecon Beacons. (The fourth photo above shows a glimpse of the Beacons from the pedestrian bridge crossing the railway lines.)

In any case, Abergavenny is only ten miles from Raglan Castle, so why not add it to your own Merlin Locations Tour…? If you want to roll around on the station platform a la Bradley, it's easy enough because you don't even have to go through a ticket barrier to get there.

links and details

• an unofficial (but thorough) site for Abergavenny
  
• the Wikipedia entry for Abergavenny
  
• the Wikipedia entry for the Brecon Beacons National Park
  
• the location on Google Maps

rating

Well… to be honest, it's not really high in my Merlin Location priorities but Abergavenny is a nice place in itself, and the Brecon Beacons are pretty awesome, and Bradley is just made of win. ♥ I'll give it a solid three pointy hats.

Comments

[sallyna-smile.livejournal.com]

It does look amazing!
And less scary in the morning light xD

[mrs-leary.livejournal.com]

Heh! Yeah, I don't think I would have wanted to be hanging around there all on my own at night. :-D Our Bradley is a brave lad, though. ♥

[cotharay.livejournal.com]

There are actually reasons to visit Abergavenny other than Bradley James.
THIS !

Thank you sweetie ♥

[mrs-leary.livejournal.com]

Hee! Glad I made you 'THIS!' That's always a good reaction to receive. :-D Loving you, my sweet! ♥

[snowy-yuki.livejournal.com]

cool!!
thank you ♥

[mrs-leary.livejournal.com]

No problems! Thank you for commenting! ♥

[gealach-ros.livejournal.com]

*weeeeeeeeeee* I'm so excited! \0/

If you want to roll around on the station platform a la Bradley, it's easy enough because you don't even have to go through a ticket barrier to get there.
And that sounds so damn tempting. :P

Thank you so much for this, darling! ❤

[mrs-leary.livejournal.com]

Hee! You're just as adorable as he is, you know. I can just imagine you doing it, too. :-D Loving you, hon! ♥

[gealach-ros.livejournal.com]

You know me - I'd do it! Whenever I'll be able to get on this platform I'll roll round a bit and you may have the pleasure of filming me.

Christ, it's not even funny what this man does to my sanity... ❤

[archaeologist-d.livejournal.com]

LOL. In my head, I'd already added to the places I wanted to do. He was so darn adorable in that video!

[mrs-leary.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the reassurance that I'm not the only silly person around here! LOL! Oh, and 'so darn adorable' completely covers it... I think even Mr Leary fell for him - momentarily at least! ♥

[osolone.livejournal.com]

Its only just down the road from me lol!

Not somewhere I'd go out of my way to visit though . . . hehe.

[mrs-leary.livejournal.com]

Hee! Yeah, I know... Oh, the things we do for the love of Bradley James... LOL!

[unavee.livejournal.com]

It would sort of be funny if people working at the station suddenly noticed an increase in the number of people wandering by and rolling around on the platform XD

[mrs-leary.livejournal.com]

I know! I was trying to imagine what kind of weird thing they'd attribute it to... Little do they realise the powerful nature of the Bradley James Cult, in which we are obliged to Go Where He Has Been and Do The Silly Things He Has Done... Oh dear... (Still I'm not managing to talk myself out of whatever's next!) :-D

[babydracky.livejournal.com]

*Thumbs up*
You totally rock, ma puce préférée! ;)
I'll have to crowl around with gealach_ros xD

[mrs-leary.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks, my darling! This next expedition is sounding very promising. Can I film you and gealach_ros rolling around on the platform...? Sounds like fun! XD

[babydracky.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... I'm not sure it'll be really good for my promotion xD